Gerard Kennedy (actor)

Gerard Kennedy
Born	8 March 1932 Perth, Western Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1966 - present
Awards	Two Gold Logies

Gerard Kennedy (born 8 March 1932) is an Australian actor and two-time Gold Logie winner.^[1] After playing six different characters in guest appearances in Crawford Productions series Homicide in 1966 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.^[2] Kennedy followed this with a starring role in police procedural television series, Division 4,^[3][4] winning multiple Logie Awards—including two Gold Logies as most popular personality on Australian TV—for his work in the series.^[5][6] He has consistently acted in Australian television and film productions since that time.

Television

Later regular television series roles included Bellbird in 1977,^[7] the miniseries Against the Wind in 1978, Skyways in 1979–1981, Golden Pennies in 1985, and The Flying Doctors between 1986-1989 (non-consecutive episodes). Guest TV roles include appearances in Carson's Law, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, City Homicide, and Neighbours. In 2008, he played Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh in Underbelly^[8] and in Fat Tony & Co..

Films

• Eliza Fraser (1976)
• Raw Deal (1977)
• The Mango Tree (1977)
• Newsfront (1978)
• The Irishman (1978)
• The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
• Fatty Finn (1980)
• The Plains of Heaven (1982)
• The Lighthorsemen (1987)
• Running from the Guns (1987)
• Garbo (1992)
• Body Melt (1993)
• Ebbtide (1994)
• The Inner Sanctuary (1996)
• Plains Empty (2005)
• Lucky Miles (2007)

Awards

• 1967 - TV Week Logie Award (Best New Talent) - Hunter
• 1969 - Penguin Award
• 1970 - Penguin Award (Leading Talent in Drama Series) - Division 4
• 1971 - TV Week Gold Logie (Australia's Top Male Personality)
• 1972 - TV Week Logie Award (Best Actor) - Division 4
• 1972 - TV Week Gold Logie (Australia's Top Male Personality)
• 1973 - TV Week Logie Award (Best Actor) - Division 4
• 1979 - Australian TV and Film Award (Best Actor in a TV Series) - Against the Wind
• 1987 - Penguin Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Series/Serial) - The Flying Doctors

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
1996	The Inner Sanctuary	Father Kelly
2005	Plains Empty	Old Fella	Short film
2007	Lucky Miles	Kangaroo Shooter
2013	Wolf Creek 2	Jack

References

1. Kimball, Duncan. "Logies". MilesAgo Television. MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964-1975. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
2. Storey, Don. "Hunter". Classic Australian Television. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
3. Storey, Don. "Division 4". Classic Australian Television. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
4. "Division 4". National Film & Sound Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
5. "Division 4". Crawford Productions. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
6. "Gold Logie Winners". PerthNow. 1971. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
7. Myall, Robert. "Bellbird". Aussie Soap Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
8. Ziffer, Daniel (14 February 2008). "Underbelly wins Ratings War". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

External links

• Gerard Kennedy at the Internet Movie Database