Richard Carter (actor)

Australian actor (1953–2019)

Richard Carter

Carter in Sydney, Australia in 2013

Born| (1953-12-11)11 December 1953

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died| 13 July 2019(2019-07-13) (aged 65)

Sydney, Australia

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1981–2019
Spouse|

Lindsey Carter

(m. 1991)​

Children| 1

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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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

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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.

## External links

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* Richard Carter at IMDb

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Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

* Rake, series 1 (2010): Box; Brazier; Carter; Cormack; Day; Dykstra; Joyce; Le Marquand; Morrell; Pickering; Roxburgh

* East West 101, series 3 (2011): Farinacci; Fa'aoso; Hany; Lim; Nable; Porter; Roc

* Redfern Now, series 1 (2012): Blair; Flanagan; Mailman; McGrath; Pell; Purcell; Rose; Sebbens; Yovich

* Redfern Now, series 2 (2013): Blair; Clarkson Jones; Dingo; Flanagan; Hazlehurst; Madden; Page; Pistorius; Williscroft; Wyatt; Yovich

* Rake, series 3 (2014): Allsop; Box; Brazier; Cormack; Day; Dykstra; Garvey; Joyce; Kaczmarek; Le Marquand; Lemon; Malcolm; Pickering; Roxburgh; Sacks

* The Principal (2015): Adams; Coco; De Nawi; Denkha; Demitriades; Dimitriades; Foulkes; Hanna; Lekwape; Matangi; Romahn; Xanthis; Young; Zahalka

* Cleverman, series 1 (2016): Briggs; Collins; Corr; Dawson; Glen; Hick; Mailman; O'Connor; Page-Lochard; Towney; Walton

* Cleverman, series 2 (2017): Alberts; Briggs; Collins; Corr; Dawson; Ford; Glen; Hick; Mailman; O'Connor; Page-Lochard; Ryan; Walton

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