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Bill Kerr (born 1922) is an Australian actor. He was born into a performing arts family in Cape Town, South Africa, but grew up in Australia.

He began working as a child actor in depression era Australia, taking his first major role in The Silence of Dean Maitland, one of Australia's first talking movies.

After serving in the Second World War, Kerr moved to England to further his acting career, and during the 1940s he was regularly featured in the BBC radio series Variety Bandbox. His catch phrase was "I'm only here for 4 minutes..."

In the 1950s he had a recurring role as an Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour. Initially sharper then Hancock's characterisation, it was developed in to a more dim-witted character who became the butt of Hancock's jokes. Kerr's character might be seen as a forerunner of Manuel from Fawlty Towers, or Father Dougal McGuire from Father Ted. His television appearances in Britain include a 1968 episode of Doctor Who called The Enemy of the World, with Patrick Troughton.

He also made several films in Britain, including The Dambusters and The Wrong Arm of the Law
, before moving back to Australia. Although probably best known as a comic actor, and especially for his appearances in Hancock's Half Hour, he has since played a number of serious roles, notably in Peter Weir's films Gallipoli
(1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982). He also worked on the Australian stage in the 1980s, in musicals such as My Fair Lady
, where he received excellent reviews as Alfred Doolittle. In 2001, he appeared in Australian comedy Let's Get Skase
.

His projects overseas lead him to meet his current wife Sandra, with whom he has two children. Kerr now lives in Perth, Australia, with his family. Two of his sons Willie Kerr and Wilton Kerr are involved in the performing arts in the Eastern States of Australia.

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