Bill Hunter (born February 27, 1940) is one of Australia's acting legends, having worked with almost every notable Australian director and actor of the last thirty years - evidence of his genuine popularity amongst the public and acting fraternity alike. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He started out in Australian television in the 1960s (a hotbed of well written & directed drama), and rapidly became a favourite amongst directors during the boom in the Australian movie industry in the 1970s. He often played the strong, opinionated, archetypically gruff Australian - who ultimately betrays a softer heart. Australian television Black and white television began in Australia in between 1955 and 1957, with colour television being introduced generally to the country in 1975 to 1976, in time for the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Some of his most notable movie roles include the Australian officer (Major Barton) who will only ask his troops to do as he would, in Gallipoli (Peter Weir's groundbreaking 1981 movie, starring the young Mel Gibson), the meddling Barry Fife in Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann's 1st international hit), the scheming politician Bill Heslop in Muriel's Wedding (P.J. Hogan's 1st international hit), the lovable country battler in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving's 1st major internationally successful movie). Gallipoli is a 1981 film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. ... Peter Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an Academy Award–winning American actor, director and producer best known for acting in the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, acting in and directing the Academy Award–winning Braveheart and directing the 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Muriels Wedding is a 1994 Australian movie written and directed by P. J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette as Muriel, and Rachel Griffiths as her sensible and down to earth friend Rhonda. ... Paul John P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australian film director born in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian film about two drag queens, and a transsexual woman driving across the outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a large bus they have named Priscilla. ... Guy Pierce in a scene from Memento. ... Weaving as Smith in The Matrix Revolutions. ...

Fans of the Pixar feature film Finding Nemo will recognise his voice as that of the dentist. Pixar Animation Studios is an award-winning American computer-generated imagery (CGI) animation division of the Walt Disney Company based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ...

Trivia

The painting of Bill Hunter by artist Jason Benjamin won the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2005 Archibald Prize. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marcus Willss winning painting in 2006, The Paul Juraszek Monolith, was based on this print by an earlier Marcus, Marcus Gheeraerts The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize, and is the most prominent of all arts prizes, in Australia. ...

Selected filmography

• Newsfront
• Gallipoli
• Strictly Ballroom
• The Last Days Of Chez Nous
• The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
• Everynight ... Everynight
• Muriel's Wedding
• Crackerjack
• Finding Nemo
• Bad Eggs
• Rikky and Pete

Gallipoli is a 1981 film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. ... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian film about two drag queens, and a transsexual woman driving across the outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a large bus they have named Priscilla. ... Everynight . ... Muriels Wedding is a 1994 Australian movie written and directed by P. J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette as Muriel, and Rachel Griffiths as her sensible and down to earth friend Rhonda. ... Crackerjack was a 2002 Australian motion picture comedy starring Mick Molloy, Bill Hunter, Frank Wilson, Monica Maughan, Samuel Johnson, Lois Ramsay, Bob Hornery and Judith Lucy. ... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... Bad Eggs is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. ... Rikky and Pete is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass and written by David Parker starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis. ...

External links

• Bill Hunter at the Internet Movie Database