Bill Hunter (actor)
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| Born | 27 February 1940 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Film actor Stage actor Television actor |
| Years active | 1957 - present |
Bill Hunter (born February 27, 1940) is an Australian television, film and stage actor.
Hunter started out in Australian television in the 1960s, and became a prolific performer in television and feature films, in which he often played the strong, opinionated, archetypically gruff Australian whose exterior belies a softer heart.
Some of his most notable movie roles include Gallipoli (1981), Scales of Justice (1983), Strictly Ballroom (1992), Muriel's Wedding (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). He also provided the voice of the dentist in Finding Nemo (2003). In 2007, he returned to his role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in the Australian touring production of Priscilla [1]. He also portrayed United Nations Sec. Gen. Spencer Chartwell in the American science fiction series Space: Above and Beyond.
A painting of Bill Hunter by artist Jason Benjamin won the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2005 Archibald Prize [2].
[edit] Selected filmography
- Newsfront
- Gallipoli
- Fever
- Strictly Ballroom
- The Last Days of Chez Nous
- The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
- Everynight ... Everynight
- Muriel's Wedding
- Crackerjack
- Finding Nemo
- Bad Eggs
- Rikky and Pete
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Bill Hunter to join Priscilla cast", Aussie Theatre, April 16 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Bill gets a kiss from the packing room", April 16 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
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