
Bill Kerr
Born
1922-06-10
Place of birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Died
2014-08-28
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian film and television actor. He was born into a performing arts family in Cape Town, South Africa, but grew up in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He began working as a child actor in depression era Australia, taking his first major role in The Silence of Dean Maitland, one of Australia's first talking films. After serving in the Second World War, Kerr moved to England to further his acting career, and during the 1940s he was regularly featured in the BBC radio ser...
Known for

Peter Pan
Fairy Guide

Doctor Who
Giles Kent

Gallipoli
Jack

The Year of Living Dangerously
Colonel Henderson

Razorback
Jake Cullen

The Dam Busters
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Gladiator-in-Training

The Coca-Cola Kid
T. George McDowell

House of Mortal Sin
Mr. Davey

The Wrong Arm of the Law
Jack Coombes

The Pirate Movie
Major-General Stanley

The Lighthorsemen
Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel

The Night My Number Came Up
Soldier

Vigil
Birdie

Return to Eden
TV Series