I had seen all Stamp's films and thought he was a hell of an actor. Before returning to Australia, he appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who (1966), with William Hartnell in the title role.Back home, Hunter began a long career in TV in which he specialised in playing hard men, usually policemen or criminals with a nice line in "Strine" (Australian slang). (He later appeared as the Australian prime minister in the television remake in 2000.) "Hunter's 1992 marriage to the former TV presenter Rhoda Roberts ended in divorce.• William John Bourke Hunter, actor, born 27 February 1940; died 21 May 2011Australian actor known for his roles in Strictly Ballroom and Muriel's WeddingBill Hunter at Bill Heslop, the father of the bride, with Toni Collette in the title role in Muriel's Wedding, 1994.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Sporting a neat moustache, Hunter played Major Barton, reluctantly and painfully having to send his young troops into an unwinnable battle. For many Australians, the screen persona of the character actor Bill Hunter, who has died of cancer aged 71, was the archetypal "ocker", an uncultivated Australian working man who enjoys beer, "barbies", Aussie rules football and V8 supercars. Australian actor. 18 admitted they were married –one male and female suspect were married to each other; 31 have criminal arrest histories – 9 of whom are registered felons – and one of whom has 86 previous charges in the Tampa Bay area. 1 Bill Hunter (actor) Feb 27, 1940 Ballarat. It is a craft, but there's no art involved. It was Noyce's belief in Hunter as more than just a heavy that led to Newsfront (1978), among the films of the Australian film renaissance. Muriel’s Wedding: Cast member reveals secrets behind the movie Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion. Among his early film roles was a sadistic officer in Mad Dog Morgan (1976), starring Dennis Hopper as the notorious 19th-century Australian outlaw; and the lead in Noyce's Backroads (1977), an aimless drifter who links up with an Aborigine in a car trip across New South Wales. In one of his last interviews, Hunter modestly summed up his approach to acting: "As long as the director told me where to stand and what to say, I was happy. He continued to be in demand on TV and film, one of his last appearances being in Luhrmann's epic Australia (2008) – it would have been unthinkable if Hunter, who defined a certain kind of "Ozness", had not been included in the huge cast.Hunter's final film was the yet-to-be-released horseracing drama The Cup (2011) in which he played the horse trainer Bart Cummings. The water is cool and fresh, and the day is beautiful. Photograph: Allstar All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Muriel's Wedding (1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hunter was a son of William and Francie Hunter. Life and work. Seemingly gruff and impenetrable, he could convey the tenderness beneath the exterior. Sections of this page. His father was a struggling country pub owner who eventually went broke, forcing young Bill to leave school at 13 and become a drover, guiding cattle herds across the state. Anyone who says there's any more to it than that, is full of bullshit. You put on the makeup and the wardrobe, and that is half the performance. 2 Scott Miller (swimmer) Feb 21, 1975 Sydney. BILL HUNTER: It was in 1984 on the set of The Hit.
This page was last edited on 10 October 2019, at 09:27. [2] He had a brother, John, and a sister, Marie Ann.