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Name Bill Hunter
Birth Year 1940
Death Year 2011
Country Unknown
Comments Bill Hunter is one of Australia's acting legends, having worked with almost every notable Australian director and actor of the last thirty years - evidence of his genuine popularity among the public and acting fraternity alike. He started out in Australian television in the '60s (a hotbed of well written and directed drama), and rapidly became a favorite of directors during the boom in the Australian movie industry in the '70s. He has often played the strong, opinionated, stereotypically gruff Australian who ultimately betrays a softer heart.



Named Australian Movie Star of the Year in 1994, and a 1996 Honorary Membership recipient into the Australian Cinematography Society, Bill Hunter is notable as one of Australia's most recognised actors. Born 27 February 1940 in Kew, Victoria, the Actor tragically passed away in 2011, sparking a great deal of interest in the Australian Films in which he starred. Throughout his career, Hunter worked with numerous Directors, creating films such as Muriel's Wedding, Strictly Ballroom, Gallipoli and most controversially, Phillip Noyces Backroads. Playing the role of Jack King in Backroads, Hunter acted alongside Aboriginal political activist Gary Foley, in what remains an insightful and political take on the culture of both Indigenous politics as well as sparking a revolution in Australian Film, with the first significant creative contributions of Indigenous people toward a feature film.
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