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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 series began he was not required. See full bio »

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2004 Southern Cross
Tom Casely
 
2003 Peter Pan
Fairy Guide
 
2003 The Shark Net (TV movie)
Mr. Coleman
 
2001 Changi (TV mini-series)
Older Eddie
– Pacifying the Angels (2001) … Older Eddie
 
2001 Let's Get Skase
Mitchell Vendieks
 
1998 Minty (TV series)
Willie Courtnay / Old Thane
– All Good Things (1998) … Old Thane
– All the World's a Stage (1998) … Willie Courtnay
– Reality Bites Back (1998) … Willie Courtnay
– Good One, Sport (1998) … Willie Courtnay
– The Great Escape (1998) … Willie Courtnay
See all 11 episodes »
 
1993-1994 Ship to Shore (TV series)
Horace / Mr. Brinkmann
– Siege Perilous (1994) … Horace
– The Joker Is Wild (1993) … Mr. Brinkmann
 
1993 Snowy (TV series)
Stuart McLachlan
– Episode #1.12 (1993) … Stuart McLachlan
– Episode #1.13 (1993) … Stuart McLachlan
– Episode #1.11 (1993) … Stuart McLachlan
– Episode #1.10 (1993) … Stuart McLachlan
– Sweethearts Sweet Oblivion (1993) … Stuart McLachlan
See all 13 episodes »
 
1992 Over the Hill
Maurice
 
1991 The River Kings (TV mini-series)
Captain Elijah
 
1991 Sweet Talker
'Uncle' Cec
 
1990-1991 The New Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Samuel Burton
– The Convicts (1991) … Samuel Burton
– Hope (1990) … Samuel Burton
– The Sea Horses (1990) … Samuel Burton
– Out of Sight, Out of Mind (1990) … Samuel Burton
– A Question of Justice (1990) … Samuel Burton
See all 24 episodes »
 
1990 The Private War of Lucinda Smith (TV movie)
Scotty
 
1989 Kokoda Crescent
Russ
 
1988 The Heroes (TV movie)
Paddy McDowell
 
1987 Bushfire Moon (TV movie)
Trevor Watson
 
1987 Running from the Guns
Gilman
 
1987 The Lighthorsemen
Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
 
1987 Rob Roy (video) (voice)
 
1986 Return to Eden (TV series)
Dave Welles
– Episode #1.14 (1986) … Dave Welles
– Episode #1.15 (1986) … Dave Welles
 
1986 Platypus Cove
Mr. Anderson
 
1986 Double Sculls
Curly Pilsudki
 
1985 Anzacs (TV mini-series)
Gen. Monash / General Monash
– Now, There Was a Day... (1985) … Gen. Monash
– Fields of Fire (1985) … General Monash
 
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
T. George McDowell
 
1985 A Fortunate Life (TV mini-series)
Narrator
– Bush Schooling (1905-1908) (1985) … Narrator (voice)
– Journey (1908-1914) (1985) … Narrator (voice)
– Providence (1914-1916) (1985) … Narrator (voice)
– Starting Out (1897-1905) (1985) … Narrator (voice)
 
1985 Relatives
Grandpa
 
1984 The Settlement
Kearney
 
1984 Vigil
Birdie
 
1984 Razorback
Jake Cullen
 
1983 Return to Eden (TV mini-series)
Dave Welles
– Part 1 (1983) … Dave Welles
 
1983 Dusty
Tom Lincoln
 
1983 Great Expectations (TV movie) (voice)
 
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously
Colonel Henderson
 
1982 The Pirate Movie
Major General
 
1982 1915 (TV mini-series)
 
1982 Save the Lady
MacDuff
 
1982 ..Deadline.. (TV movie)
William Ashby
 
1981 Gallipoli
Jack
 
1980 Trial by Marriage (TV series)
 
1980 The Young Doctors (TV series)
Douglas Kennedy
– Episode #1.832 (1980) … Douglas Kennedy
– Episode #1.833 (1980) … Douglas Kennedy
 
1977-1979 Glenview High (TV series)
Harry Carter
– The Night Watchman (1979) … Harry Carter
– The Quietest Thunder (1979) … Harry Carter
– When Alls Said and Done (1979) … Harry Carter
– The Three R's (1979) … Harry Carter
– Fight (1979) … Harry Carter
See all 39 episodes »
 
1978 Father, Dear Father in Australia (TV series)
Customs Man
– Once More with Feeling (1978) … Customs Man
 
1978 Run from the Morning (TV series)
 
1976 The Confessional
Mr. Davey
 
1975 Girls Come First (short)
Hugh Jampton
 
1975 The Melting Pot (TV series)
Bluey Notts
 
1973 Tiffany Jones
Morton
 
1973 Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Giacomo
 
1972 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Stan Pritchard
– The Bad Debt Men (1972) … Stan Pritchard
 
1967-1968 Doctor Who (TV series)
Giles Kent
– The Enemy of the World: Episode 6 (1968) … Giles Kent
– The Enemy of the World: Episode 5 (1968) … Giles Kent
– The Enemy of the World: Episode 4 (1968) … Giles Kent
– The Enemy of the World: Episode 3 (1968) … Giles Kent
– The Enemy of the World: Episode 2 (1967) … Giles Kent
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Inspector Foster
– The Deadly Bullet (1967) … Inspector Foster
 
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Gladiator-in-Training
 
1966 Carnaby, M.D.
Digger
 
1963-1965 Compact (TV series)
Ben Bishop
– Journey's End (1965) … Ben Bishop
– Mistaken Identity (1964) … Ben Bishop
– Over the Wall (1964) … Ben Bishop
– To the Rescue (1964) … Ben Bishop
– Moving On (1964) … Ben Bishop
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964 Miss Adventure (TV series)
Max Parrish
– Strangers in Paradise: Part 1 (1964) … Max Parrish
 
1963 Doctor in Distress
Australian Sailor
 
1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
Jack Coombes
 
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
First Customs Officer
– Have You Read This Notice? (1963) … First Customs Officer
 
1963 Benny Hill (TV series)
Lester
– The Shooting of Willie the Kid (1963) … Lester
 
1962 Garry Halliday (TV series)
Eddie Robbins
– Two for the Price of One (1962) … Eddie Robbins
– The Gun Runners Part 1: Down to Earth (1962) … Eddie Robbins
– The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 1: Live and Die (1962) … Eddie Robbins
 
1962 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Hosking
– A Job for Johnny (1962) … Hosking
 
1962 A Pair of Briefs
Victor (club owner)
 
1962 Sykes and A... (TV series)
– Sykes and a Gamble (1962)
 
1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Wacker
– Hong Kong Story (1961) … Wacker
 
1961 Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value (TV movie)
Various characters
 
1960 Citizen James (TV series)
Bill
– The Brand Image (1960) … Bill
– The Rivals (1960) … Bill
– The Elixir (1960) … Bill
– The Race (1960) … Bill
 
1959 The Captain's Table
Bill Coke
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
Ted Mason
– The Conspiracy (1959) … Ted Mason
 
1957 The Shiralee (uncredited)
 
1956 Port of Escape
Dinty Missouri
 
1955 The Dam Busters
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander)
 
1955 The Night My Number Came Up
Soldier
 
1954 You Know What Sailors Are
Lt. Smart
 
1953 Raiders in the Sky
Flight Lieutenant Bill Brown
 
1952 My Death Is a Mockery
Hansen
 
1951 Penny Points to Paradise
Digger Graves
 
1934 The Silence of Dean Maitland
Cyril Maitland Jr.
 
1933 Harmony Row
Leonard aka Sonny (as Willie Kerr)
 
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1982 The Pirate Movie (performer: "The Modern Major General's Song")
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2011 The Jesters (TV series)
Himself
– The Fallout (2011) … Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hattie Jacques (2002) … Himself
 
1999 Funny by George: The George Wallace Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Family Tree (documentary)
 
1982 Tracks of the Rainbow
Himself - Narrator
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself
– Peter Finch (1980) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Unknown Hancock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1976) He acted in Julian Slade's musical, "Salad Days," at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Elizabeth Seal, Adam Bareham, Sheila Steafel, and Ian Talbot in the cast. David Conville was director. See more »

Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

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. See more »

Trademark:

Catchphrase "I'm only here for four minutes!" See more »