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Richard Carter (actor)

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Richard Carter
Carter in Sydney, Australia in 2013
Born(1953-12-11)11 December 1953
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died13 July 2019(2019-07-13) (aged 65)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2019
Spouse
Lindsey Carter
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(m. 1991)​
Children1

Richard Carter (11 December 1953 – 13 July 2019) was an Australian actor and stand up comedian who appeared in several television series and independent films.

Career

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Richard Carter was a Sydney comedy store regular[1] who branched into acting playing iconic roles in television and film. Some of Carter's filmography includes Rabbit-Proof Fence, Hating Alison Ashley, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet Two, Our Lips Are Sealed (with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) and Mad Max: Fury Road, the last of which was his final role.[2][3][4]

Death

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Carter died in the early hours of 13 July 2019, in Sydney, Australia after a brief illness.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Hostage Sleazy Carnival Customer (uncredited) Feature film
1983 Undercover Country Heckler Feature film
1984 Fast Talking Geography teacher Feature film
1985 Emoh Ruo Thommo Feature film
1985 Rebel Harry De Wheels Feature film
1986 Spearfield's Daughter 2nd IRA Man TV film
1987 Howling III First Drunk Feature film
1987 Outback Vampires Stinger Feature film
1988 Belinda Bus Conductor Feature film
1988 Around the World in 80 Ways Financier Feature film
1988 The Clean Machine D.S. Frank Truro Feature film
1988 Grievous Bodily Harm Les Feature film
1989 The Punisher Cop Feature film
1990 Sher Mountain Killings Mystery Conrad Feature film
1990 Father Feature film
1992 Exchange Lifeguards Al Eastman Feature film
1993 Reckless Kelly Police Sergeant Feature film
1994 No Escape Sleeping Sentry Feature film
1994 Muriel's Wedding Federal Policeman Feature film
1994 Signal One Frankie Button Feature film
1995 On the Dead Side Feature film
1996 Idiot Box Big Bloke Feature film
1997 Paws Cafe Owner Feature film
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Detective (uncredited) Feature film
1999 Two Hands 2NAX DJ Feature film
1999 Dogwatch Klipper Feature film
2000 Bootmen Gary Okden Feature film
2000 Our Lips Are Sealed Sidney Feature film
2001 My Husband My Killer Mike Hagan TV movie
2001 The Man Who Sued God Dirk Streicher Feature film
2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence Farmhouse Policeman Feature film
2002 Heroes' Mountain Police Inspector TV movie
2003 You Can't Stop the Murders Chief Carter Feature film
2003 Gettin' Square Craig 'Crusher' Knobes Feature film
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Lennie Grubb Feature film
2007 Murder in the Outback Bradley Murdoch TV movie
2011 Happy Feet Two Bryan the Beach Master (voice) Feature film
2013 The Great Gatsby Herzog Feature film
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road The Bullet Farmer Feature film (final role)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Sons and Daughters Jim / Keith 2 episodes
1984 Bodyline Voce 1 episode
1986–93 A Country Practice Big Jules / Detective Branco / Turf Cutter 8 episodes
1987 Vietnam Policeman 2 episodes
1987–91 Rafferty's Rules Detective Sgt. Brown 21 episodes
1989 Bangkok Hilton Detective King TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1990 The Flying Doctors Doug Holland Season 6, episode 12: Dead Reckoning
1991 Police Rescue Vic Wilson Season 1, episode 8: Raid
1992 Hey Dad..! Policeman Season 8, episode 12: Arthur McArthur, P.I.
1994 Heartland Merv 1 episode
1994 The Ferals Brimley Snod Season 1, episode 15: Seasons Greedings
1994–96 G.P. Arthur Connolly / Commander 3 episodes
1995 Blue Murder Lyail Chandler TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1997 Twisted Tales Jim Nicholson Season 1, episode 11: Borrowing Bazza
1997 Fallen Angels Craig Douglas 5 episodes
1997–99 Wildside Brian Deakin 5 episodes
1999 All Saints Alistair Walsh Season 2, episode 33: True Love and the Blues
1999 Water Rats Victor Wise Season 4, episode 25: Shark Bait
2000 The Corner Crime Scene Officer Season 1, episode 6: Everyman's Blues
2000–03 Pizza Detective / Bad Cop / Dad Stanko 4 episodes
2001 The Bill Keith Drury Season 17, episode 59: Beech on the Run
2001 Blue Heelers Les Anderson 4 episodes
2001 Farscape Ullom / Kabaah 2 episodes
2002–03 White Collar Blue Ted Hudson 44 episodes
2006-08 Stupid, Stupid Man FA / JA 2 episodes
2007 City Homicide Larry Klein 2 episodes
2008–11 East West 101 Mick Deakin 5 episodes
2010–14 Rake Mick Corella 5 episodes
2013 Housos Narrator Season 2, episode 1: Voucher

References

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  1. ^ nyst-admin (19 July 2019). "Richard Carter - A True Gentleman". NYST Legal | Criminal & Civil Lawyers Gold Coast & Brisbane. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (15 July 2019). "Richard Carter, 'absolutely unforgettable' great Australian character actor, dies | Luke Buckmaster". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Moran, Robert (15 July 2019). "Australian actor Richard Carter dies aged 65". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Vale: Richard Carter". TV Tonight. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ Groves, Don (15 July 2019). "Vale Richard Carter, actor". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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