Terry Gill (25 October 1939 – 25 February 2015) was an English Australian actor, theatre owner, producer, director and writer. A character actor, he carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. He appeared in over 26 Australian television productions either as a regular or in guest roles. He was often associated with Crawford Productions and Reg Grundy Organisation.

Early life

Gill was born on 25 October 1939 in England, Gill never knew his father. He immigrated to Australia with his actress wife Carole Ann Gill.

Career Gill was a recurring cast member in the women's prison drama Prisoner as Det. Insp. Jack Grace, a regular cast member as Sgt. Jack Carruthers in The Flying Doctors and played another recurring role in Blue Heelers as Superintendent Clive Adamson. He appeared in a guest role on Neighbours.

Gill appeared in Crocodile Dundee as the leader of a group of kangaroo shooters whom Dundee (Paul Hogan) fights in the Walkabout Creek Hotel bar, and later uses a dead kangaroo as a cover to shoot at the shooters and scare them. He portrayed Santa Claus on Australian TV's annual Carols by Candlelight for 27 years (in later years alongside well-known children's entertainers Hi-5 and Australian TV icon Humphrey B. Bear).

For many years, Gill and his wife Carol Ann ran The Tivoli theatre restaurant in Melbourne, producing pantomimes and theatre shows featuring many well-known Australian performers.

Personal life He suffered a mild stroke in late 2014. After suffering from lung cancer, he died in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond on 25 February 2015.

Gill was married to Carole Ann Gill (née Aylett) for 52 years until his death. They had two children.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1974 Alvin Rides Again Male Barracker Feature film1976 End Play Ticket Collector (uncredited) Feature film1976 Mad Dog Morgan Feature film 1977 High Rolling Nightclub Waiter Feature film 1979 Gail Dad TV movie 1979 Taxi Dawson TV movie1980 The Black Planet Constable Lonigan (voice) TV movie1983 Phar Lap Mechanic Feature film 1984 The Phantom Treehouse Voice Animated TV movie1986 Jenny Kissed Me Des Ormonde Feature film1986 Crocodile Dundee Duffy Feature film 1986 Man and Boy Peter Short film1987 With Love to the Person Next to Me Punter in black / Security guard Feature film1988 The Wind in the Willows Ratty (voice, uncredited) TV movie 1990 Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy Detective Sergeant Bill Cullen TV movie 1990 Escape from Madness Hank Stardust Feature film 1997 One Way Ticket Birdie TV movie1998 Crackers Jack Hall Feature film 1999 Harry's War Publican TV movie2003 The Wannabes (aka Criminal Ways) Barney the Bear Feature film 2011 Frank & Jerry Farmer Feature film 2015 Charlie Old Man Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1966 Australian Playhouse TV series, 1 episode 1966-75 Homicide Various roles TV series, 21 episodes 1967 Hunter Dempster TV series, 1 episode 1969-75 Division 4 Bennett / Dusty Edwards / Various TV series, 16 episodes 1970 The Long Arm TV series, 1 episode 1971-74 Matlock Police Various roles TV series, 7 episodes 1973 Ryan Jim / Chester / Sam TV series, 3 episodes 1974 Marion Bert Miniseries, 1 episode 1974 Alpha Scorpio McIntyre TV series, 5 episodes 1974 And the Big Men Fly Peter Williams TV series, 6 episodes 1975 Cash and Company Higgins TV miniseries, 1 episode 1976 Power Without Glory Constable Grieve TV miniseries, 2 episodes 1976 Solo One Bill Duncan TV series, 1 episode 1976-77 Bellbird Reg TV series, 5 episodes 1976-77 Bluey Detective Sergeant Reg Truscott TV series, 21 episodes 1977-81 Cop Shop Various TV series, 13 episodes 1978 Against the Wind Redcoat Sergeant TV miniseries, 4 episodes 1979 Skyways Ed Sloane / Keith Shelton TV series, 2 episodes 1979-86 Prisoner Detective Inspector Jack Grace TV series, 54 episodes 1980 Young Ramsay Fred TV series, 1 episode 1980 The Sullivans Ted TV series, 1 episode 1980 Water Under the Bridge Rex TV miniseries, 1 episode 1980 The Last Outlaw Constable Lonigan TV miniseries, 4 episodes 1981 I Can Jump Puddles Arthur TV miniseries, 3 episodes 1982 Come Midnight Monday Don Arblaster TV series, 6 episodes 1982 Sons and Daughters Mr. Henderson TV series, 1 episode 1984 Special Squad TV series, 1 episode 1984 The Keepers TV series, 2 episodes 1984 Carson's Law Perry TV series, 1 episode 1985 The Fast Lane Mayor TV series, 1 episode 1985 The Henderson Kids Mr Clarke TV series, 9 episodes 1985 / 1996 Neighbours Mr McClean / Sergeant Herron TV series, 4 episodes 1986 Whose Baby? Alan Miniseries, 1 episode 1986-1992 The Flying Doctors Sergeant Jack Carruthers TV series, 106 episodes 1989 Mission: Impossible Patterson TV series, 1 episode 1990 Col'n Carpenter Graham TV series, 1 episode 1991 Ratbag Hero Skipper TV miniseries 1991-92 Boys from the Bush Jacko TV series, 2 episodes 1992 Good Vibrations Fred TV miniseries, 2 episodes 1993 Minder Collins TV series, 1 episode 1993 The Late Show Charlie the Wonder Dog TV series, 1 episode 1993 G.P. Frank Miller TV series, 1 episode 1994 Time Trax Detective Robertson TV series, 1 episode 1994 A Country Practice Lachie Morrison TV series, 1 episode 1994 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Mayor TV series, 2 episodes 1994 Wedlocked Ainslie Barton TV series, 4 episodes 1995-2001 Blue Heelers Superintendent Clive Adamson TV series, 5 episodes 1999 / 2003 Stingers Barry Bender TV series, 2 episodes 2000 Something in the Air Jeff Cassidy TV series, 8 episodes 2010 Bed of Roses Owen Diston TV series, 1 episode 2013 It's a Date Stan TV series, 1 episode Carols by Candlelight Santa Claus Annual TV special

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Video game 2004 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Video game 2005 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Video game

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