Portrait of Bill Kerr

Acting

Bill Kerr

Career

Active from 1933 to 2001, with a break from 1935 to 1950, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Christmas Visitor
The Christmas Visitor
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Kerr Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.8, average 5.5
  • Crime
    2.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Australian Outback 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 69
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fairy Guide

Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mitchell Vendieks

Changi
Changi (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Older Eddie

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Animal X
Animal X (1997)

TV show

Ship to Shore
Ship to Shore (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Snowy
Snowy (1993)

TV show ยท as Stuart McLachlan

Over the Hill
Over the Hill (1992)
GoodWatch score 54

as Maurice

The River Kings
The River Kings (1991)

TV show ยท as Captain Elijah

Sweet Talker
Sweet Talker (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as 'Uncle' Cec

The Private War of Lucinda Smith
The Private War of Lucinda Smith (1991)

TV show ยท as Scotty

The New Adventures of Black Beauty
The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990)

TV show ยท as Samuel Burton

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Kokoda Crescent
Kokoda Crescent (1989)

as Russ

The Lighthorsemen
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel

The Coca-Cola Kid
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as T. George McDowell

Razorback
Razorback (1984)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jake Cullen

Vigil
Vigil (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Birdie

The Settlement
The Settlement (1984)

as Kearney

Dusty
Dusty (1983)

as Tom Lincoln

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1983)

as (Voice)

The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

as Colonel Henderson

The Pirate Movie
The Pirate Movie (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Major-General Stanley / Ice Cream Man

Deadline
Deadline (1982)

as Willliam Ashby

Gallipoli
Gallipoli (1981)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jack

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 51
Father, Dear Father
Father, Dear Father (1978)

TV show ยท as Customs Man

Glenview High
Glenview High (1977)

TV show

House of Mortal Sin
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Davey

Girls Come First
Girls Come First (1975)

as Hugh Jampton

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

as Giacomo

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 63
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World (1968)

as Giles Kent

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

as Gladiator-in-Training

Doctor in Clover
Doctor in Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

as Digger

It's Not Me - It's Them!
It's Not Me - It's Them! (1965)

TV show ยท as Len

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Giles Kent

The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jack Coombes

Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

as Australian Sailor

Compact
Compact (1962)

TV show

A Pair of Briefs
A Pair of Briefs (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Victor / Victor - Club Owner

Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value (1961)

as Various

Citizen James
Citizen James (1960)

TV show ยท as William Montmorency Beaumont Kerr / 'Billy the Kerr'

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Garry Halliday
Garry Halliday (1959)

TV show

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

The Captain's Table
The Captain's Table (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bill Coke

The Shiralee
The Shiralee (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Port of Escape
Port of Escape (1956)

as Dinty Missouri

The Night My Number Came Up
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Soldier

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.

Appointment in London
Appointment in London (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bill Brown

My Death Is a Mockery
My Death Is a Mockery (1952)

as Hansen

Penny Points to Paradise
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

as Digger Graves

1930s

2 titles
The Silence of Dean Maitland
The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)

as Cyril Maitland Jr.

Harmony Row
Harmony Row (1933)

as Leonard