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Bill Hunter

Acting

Born February 27, 1940 · Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Died May 21, 2011

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   William John "Bill" Hunter (27 February 1940 – 21 May 2011) was an Australian actor of film, stage and television. He appeared in more than 60 films and won two Australian Film Institute Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Hunter (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Centenary Medal · 2001

Filmography29 titles

Finding Nemo

2003as Dentist (voice)

Red Dog

2011as Jumbo Smelt

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994as Bob Spart

Gallipoli

1981as Major Barton

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010as Bubo (voice)

Muriel's Wedding

1994as Bill Heslop

The Man from Hong Kong

1975as Peterson

Australia

2008as Skipper (Qantas Sloop)

Strictly Ballroom

1992as Barry Fife

The Hit

1984as Harry

Police Rescue

1989as Snr. Sgt. Col Buchanan

Water Rats

1996as Tom Christey

On the Beach

2000as Prime Minister Seaton

The Echo of Thunder

1998as Cooper (uncredited)

All Saints

1998as Ron Williams

The Square

2008as Gil Hubbard

The Return of Captain Invincible

1983as Tupper / Coach

Stone

1974as Barman

Moby Dick

as Captain Boomer

Mad Dog Morgan

1976as Sgt. Smith

The Cup

2011as Bart Cummings

Blue Murder

as Angus McDonald

Newsfront

1978as Len Maguire

A Difficult Woman

as Paul Scanlon

Kangaroo Jack

2003as Blue

Race the Sun

1996as Commissioner Hawkes

An Indecent Obsession

1985as Colonel Chinstrap

Mull

1989as Frank Mullens

Death of a Soldier

1986as Det. Sgt. Adams