Gordon Chater

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Gordon Chater
Born	Gordon Maitland Chater 6 April 1922(1922-04-06) London, England
Died	13 December 1999 (aged 77) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Gordon Chater (6 April 1922, London, England - December 13, 1999, Gold Coast) was a comedian and actor.

Chater attended Cambridge University to study to become a doctor but took part in many student revues there and did not finish his degree.

He arrived in Australia following World War II. He was a member of the Australian satirical television series The Mavis Bramston Show, for which he won the 1966 Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. He also appeared in starring roles in My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? and other television comedy series. His fellow actors have included Ray Barrett and Charles "Bud" Tingwell, among others.

As well as other stage roles, Chater appeared in the stage production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" as both "Lane" and "Merriman", joining the cast in 1990. The production was so popular that it was continuously in production between 1988 and 1992, and was televised by the ABC.

Gordon Chater later worked in the United States, including appearing on Broadway.

In later years he became particularly associated with the play The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin by Steve J. Spears.

He died on December 13, 1999 at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

[edit] Awards

Winner of the Macquarie Award in 1952 for Comedy Performance on Radio
Winner of the Gold Logie in 1966 for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (The Mavis Bramston Show)

[edit] References

Gordon Chater - Stage acting credits
"The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
"The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994