In the 1950s, Bill Kerr was one of Tony Hancock's regular sidekicks in the popular radio series 'Hancock's Half Hour'. In the first series he was smarter than Tony, but as the series progressed he became more and more stupid and childlike, regularly calling Tony 'Tubb'. Despite remaining on the radio series throughout its six year run, when the TV...
He made his stage debut in a touring production when he was still a infant in his mother's arms.
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He served in the Australian Army in WWII.
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One aspect of Bill's life which writers Galton and Simpson picked up on for "Hancock's Half Hour" was that, between the ages of 5 and 19, he genuinely lived in the New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga.
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Born of Australian parentage
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1990
TV Movie
Scotty
Kokoda Crescent
1989
Russ
The Heroes
1988
TV Movie
Paddy McDowell
Rob Roy
1987
Video voice
Bushfire Moon
1987
Trevor Watson
Running from the Guns
1987
Gilman
The Lighthorsemen
1987
Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
Double Sculls
1986
TV Movie
Curly Pilsudki
Return to Eden
1986
TV Series
Dave Welles
Sons and Daughters
1986
TV Series
Jeff Dalton
Relatives
1985
Grandpa
Anzacs
1985
TV Mini-Series
Gen. Monash
General Monash
The Coca-Cola Kid
1985
T. George McDowell
A Fortunate Life
1985
TV Mini-Series
Narrator
The Narcissus Factor
1984
Video
Gilbert
The Settlement
1984
Kearney
Vigil
1984
Birdie
Razorback
1984
Jake Cullen
Return to Eden
1983
TV Mini-Series
Dave Welles
Dusty
1983
Tom Lincoln
Great Expectations
1983
TV Movie voice
Platypus Cove
1983
Mr. Anderson
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
Colonel Henderson
The Pirate Movie
1982
Major General
1915
1982
TV Mini-Series
..Deadline..
1982
TV Movie
William Ashby
Save the Lady
1982
MacDuff
Gallipoli
1981
Jack
Trial by Marriage
1980
TV Series
The Young Doctors
1980
TV Series
Douglas Kennedy
Glenview High
1977-1979
TV Series
Harry Carter
Run from the Morning
1978
TV Series
Father, Dear Father in Australia
1978
TV Series
Customs Man
The Melting Pot
1975-1976
TV Series
Bluey Notts
The Confessional
1976
Mr. Davey
Girls Come First
1975
Short
Hugh Jampton
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
Giacomo
Tiffany Jones
1973
Morton
Dixon of Dock Green
1972
TV Series
Stan Pritchard
Doctor Who
1967-1968
TV Series
Giles Kent
Adam Adamant Lives!
1967
TV Series
Inspector Foster
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
Gladiator-in-Training
Carnaby, M.D.
1966
Digger
It's Not Me: It's Them!
1965
TV Mini-Series
Len
Compact
1963-1965
TV Series
Ben Bishop
Miss Adventure
1964
TV Series
Max Parrish
Doctor in Distress
1963
Australian Sailor
Armchair Theatre
1963
TV Series
McKinney
Comedy Playhouse
1963
TV Series
First Customs Officer
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
Jack Coombes
Benny Hill
1963
TV Series
Lester
Garry Halliday
1962
TV Series
Eddie Robbins
No Hiding Place
1962
TV Series
Hosking
A Pair of Briefs
1962
Victor - Club Owner
Sykes and A...
1962
TV Series
Ghost Squad
1961
TV Series
Wacker
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961
TV Movie
Various Characters
Citizen James
1960
TV Series
Bill
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1960
TV Series
Bill - with Sid James
Boyd Q.C.
1960
TV Series
Lewis Gorman
The Captain's Table
1959
Bill Coke
The Flying Doctor
1959
TV Series
Ted Mason
The Shiralee
1957
uncredited
Port of Escape
1956
Dinty Missouri
The Dam Busters
1955
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander)