Gerard Kennedy (born 8 March 1932) is an Australian double Gold Logie award-winning actor, best known for his roles in early television series.[1] His career spanned 50 years in the industry[2]
Gerard Kennedy | |
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Born | (1932-03-08) 8 March 1932 (age 90) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1965–2015 |
Awards | Two Gold Logies, 2 Silver Logie, TripleX Penguin Award's , Australian Television and Film Award |
Kennedy played six different characters in guest appearances in Crawford Productions television series Homicide and in 1967 he shot to fame as the antagonist in Australian television spy drama Hunter, becoming so popular that his character changed sides, eventually becoming the main character after lead actor Tony Ward left the series. Kennedy won a TV Week Logie Award for 'Best New Talent' for his portrayal of the character.[3] Kennedy followed this with a starring role in police procedural television series, Division 4,[4][5] winning multiple Logie Awards—including two Gold Logies as most popular personality on Australian TV—for his work in the series.[6][7] He has consistently acted in Australian television and film productions since that time.
Later regular television series roles included Tandarra in 1976, Bellbird in 1977,[8] the miniseries Against the Wind in 1978, Skyways in 1979–1981, Golden Pennies in 1985, and The Flying Doctors between 1986 and 1989 (non-consecutive episodes). Guest TV roles include appearances in Carson's Law, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, City Homicide, The Saddle Club, and Neighbours. In 2008, he played Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh in Underbelly[9] and in Fat Tony & Co..
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Eliza Fraser | Martin Cameron | |
1977 | Raw Deal | Palmer | |
1977 | The Mango Tree | Preacher Jones | |
1978 | Newsfront | Frank Maguire | |
1978 | The Irishman | Chad Ingram | |
1979 | The Last of the Knucklemen | Tarzan | |
1980 | The Last Outlaw (miniseries) | Harry Power | |
1980 | Fatty Finn | Tiger Murphy | |
1982 | The Plains of Heaven | Lenko | |
1987 | The Lighthorsemen | Ismet Bey | |
1987 | Running from the Guns | Big Jim | |
1992 | Garbo | Trevor | |
1993 | Body Melt | Detective Sam Phillips | |
1994 | Ebbtide | Fredericks | |
1994 | Frontline | Ian Farmer, Station Manager (5 episodes) | television series |
1996 | The Inner Sanctuary | Father Kelly | |
1999 | Thunderstone | Dr. Pretorius | television series |
2002 | Blood Crime | Kaiwanasha | television film |
2005 | Plains Empty | Old Fella | Short film |
2007 | Lucky Miles | Kangaroo Shooter | |
2013 | Wolf Creek 2 | Jack | |
2015 | Glitch | Leon Massola | television series |
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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1969 | Logie Awards | George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent | Hunter | Won |
1969 | Penguin Award | Best Actor | Division 4 | Won |
1970 | Penguin Awards | Leading Talent in a Drama Series | Division 4 | Won |
1971 | Logie Awards | Gold Logie | Division 4 | Won |
1971 | Logie Awards | Best Actor | Division 4 | Won |
1972 | Logie Awards | Gold Logie | Division 4 | Won |
1972 | Logie Awards | Best Actor | Division 4 | Won |
1973 | Logie Awards | Best Actor | Division 4 | Won |
1979 | Australian TV and Film Award | Best Actor in a TV series | Against the Wind | Won |
1987 | Penguin Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series/Serial | The Flying Doctors | Won |
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Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | |
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