Ernie Carroll

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Ernie Carroll (born 1929) is an Australian entertainer and television personality most recognised for his role as the man behind (and inside) Ossie Ostrich on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Carroll first appeared on Geelong radio station 3GL in the mid-1960s. He later created the character "Professor Ratbaggy" on Melbourne television for GTV-9, which owed its origins to Denzil Howson's "Professor Nitwitty" from the late 1950's.

Carroll worked on early children's shows such as The Tarax Show, and was a writer for Graham Kennedy. Hs greatest success was as "Ossie Ostrich" on the long-running and successful live Saturday night show, "Hey Hey It's Saturday" with Daryl Somers.

He worked on "Hey Hey" from 1971 until December 1994, retiring due to ill health.

Carroll and Somers created the television production company, Somers Carroll Productions.