Bill Hunter
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Also Known As
William John Hunter,
William Hunter
Birth Place
Ballarat, Victoria, AU
Born
February 27, 1940
Died
May 21, 2011
Cause of Death
Cancer
Biography
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Legendary Australian actor Bill Hunter has worked with a variety of notable directors over a career that has spanned more than 50 years. They include such antipodean luminaries as Peter Weir, Baz Luhrman, and George Miller. Hunter started his career working extensively in Australian television dramas, while also showing up on British ("Doctor Who") and American ("Dynasty") shows. Hunter'...
Biography
Legendary Australian actor Bill Hunter has worked with a variety of notable directors over a career that has spanned more than 50 years. They include such antipodean luminaries as Peter Weir, Baz Luhrman, and George Miller. Hunter started his career working extensively in Australian television dramas, while also showing up on British ("Doctor Who") and American ("Dynasty") shows. Hunter's prolific film career began in 1970, when he appeared in the bushranger drama "Ned Kelly," starring Mick Jagger. In 1981 he landed his breakthrough role as an Army commander in Peter Weir's critically acclaimed "Gallipoli," starring a alongside a young Mel Gibson. Hunter later portrayed ballroom-dancing tyrant Barry Fife in Baz Luhrman's loony hit "Strictly Ballroom." Two years later Hunter appeared in another sleeper hit, "Muriel's Wedding," as the stern father of the ABBA-loving title character. Later that same year Hunter starred as a mechanic alongside cross-dressers Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp in the cult road-movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Voice
The Square
(2009)
Australia
(2008)
Tom White
(2004)
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Dentist [P. Sherman]
Kangaroo Jack
(2003)
15 Amore
(1998)
Narrator
The Echo of Thunder
(1998)
Cooper
Road to Nhill
(1997)
Bob
Race the Sun
(1996)
River Street
(1996)
Vincent Pierce
Muriel's Wedding
(1994)
Everynight, Everynight
(1994)
Berriman
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
(1994)
Bob
The Custodian
(1993)
Managing Director
Deadly
(1993)
Shotgun Wedding
(1993)
Broken Highway
(1993)
Wilson
Strictly Ballroom
(1992)
Barry Fife
The Last Days of Chez Nous
(1992)
Beth'S Father
Rikky And Pete
(1988)
Whitstead
Mullaway
(1988)
Dad
Fever
(1987)
Jack Welles
Sky Pirates
(1986)
O'Reilly
Rebel
(1986)
Death of a Soldier
(1986)
An Indecent Obsession
(1985)
Colonel
A Fortunate Life
(1985)
Mr Bibby
The Leonski Incident
(1985)
Sergeant Bluey Adams
The Hit
(1984)
Harry
Street Hero
(1984)
Detective Fitzpatrick
Far East
(1983)
Walker
The Return of Captain Invincible
(1983)
Heatwave
(1982)
Robert Duncan
Gallipoli
(1981)
Major Barton
Hard Knocks
(1980)
Brady
Sam
(1980)
Brady
Dead Man's Float
(1980)
Eddie Bell
Maybe This Time
(1980)
Stephen
In Search of Anna
(1979)
Peter
Weekend of Shadows
(1978)
Backroads
(1977)
Jack King
Mad Dog
(1976)
Sergeant Smith
Eliza Fraser
(1976)
Youlden
The Man From Hong Kong
(1974)
Peterson
27a
(1974)
Cornish
Stone
(1973)
Barman
Ned Kelly
(1970)
Officer
Hot Rod Hullabaloo
(1966)
The Buccaneer
(1959)
Pirate
The Buccaneer
(1959)
Pirate with gun
Lucy Gallant
(1955)
Caged
(1950)
Guard
Dangerous Years
(1948)
Detective
Unconquered
(1947)
Ramparts soldier
California
(1947)
Miner
That Way with Women
(1947)
Policeman
The Kid from Brooklyn
(1946)
Man in window
To Each His Own
(1946)
Policeman
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
(1945)
Guard
The Thin Man Goes Home
(1945)
Officer
Her Highness and the Bellboy
(1945)
Cop
Youth on Trial
(1945)
Coach
Roughly Speaking
(1945)
M.P.
Nob Hill
(1945)
Bouncer
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Slave
Texas Masquerade
(1944)
Sykes
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Soldier at the gate
Destination Tokyo
(1944)
Market St. "commando"
Up in Arms
(1944)
Corporal of the guards
Air Force
(1943)
Marine
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
(1943)
Trapper
Murder on the Waterfront
(1943)
Guard
Spy Train
(1943)
Detective
The Ghost Rider
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Chief petty officer
No Place for a Lady
(1943)
Thomas
Broadway Big Shot
(1942)
Buck White
Flying Tigers
(1942)
Mechanic
Half a Sinner
(1940)
The Last Gangster
(1937)
Guard
Tough to Handle
(1937)
Barney
County Fair
(1937)
Dutch
Producer (Feature Film)
The Centurion
(1962)
Presented By
The Huns
(1962)
Presented By
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Attack of the Jungle Women
(1959)
Prod Supervisor
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
Beautiful People
(2000)
Special Thanks
Cast (Special)
Frontier: Stories From Australia's Forgotten War
(1999)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
On the Beach
(2000)
Prime Minister Seaton
The Violent Earth
(1999)
Moby Dick
(1998)
Life Events
Videos
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