Bill Hunter Biography

Fast Facts

• Left school at age 13
• Qualified for the Australian Olympic swimming team in 1960, but had to pull out when he contracted viral meningitis
• Made his film debut in 1957 as an extra in the film The Shiralee
• Was a stuntman in On the Beach; watching the Hollywood actors work inspired him to become an actor full-time
• Received a two-year scholarship to the Northampton Repertory Company in England
• His two biggest hits in the U
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• , Muriel's Wedding and Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, were filmed almost simultaneously and both released in 1994