Bill Kerr

Birth Name:

William Kerr

Birth Place:

Cape Town, South Africa

Profession

Actor

Was nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, one for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Gallipoli" in 1981 and one for Best Actor in a Lead Role for "Dusty" in 1982
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Harmony Row" in 1933
First appeared on stage when he was only a few months old, in his mother's arms in a touring stage production
Was a child actor in Australia, once being described as "the Jackie Coogan of Australian vaudeville․"
Best known for his role as Jack in "Gallipoli" and as Colonel Henderson in "The Year of Living Dangerously․"
Had a regular role as an Australian lodger "Hancock's Half Hour," a BBC radio comedy series, in the 1950s
Appeared opposite Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor, in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Enemy of the World" in 1967-68

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