Clifford Frank de Grey (20 May 1918 – 16 March 2007), better known as Slim De Grey, was an English-Australian actor, compere, musician, lyricist, composer and comedian. He served in the

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during

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, seeing action in the Malayan campaign with the 2/10th Field Ambulance, part of the 8th Division of the

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. He became a POW at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and was imprisoned in

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until the end of the war. While at Changi he composed, presented and produced shows. His television roles included '' Young Ramsay'', '' Bellamy'' and '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo''. He was married to Christina de Grey and they had two sons: Calvin, an actor (1957-2008); and Darrell. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the

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Select film credits

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'' (1966) *'' Wake in Fright'' (1971) *''

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'' (1974) *''

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'' (1978) *''

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (also known as ''Crocodile Dundee III'') is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. It is the sequel to '' Crocodile Dundee II'' (1988) and the third and final film of t ...

'' (2001) * ''Changi'' (2001-TV mini-series)

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Slim De Grey won four awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1975 , Slim De Grey , Comedian of the Year , , - , 1976 , Slim De Grey , Comedian of the Year , , - , 1978 , Slim De Grey , Comedian of the Year , , - , 2006 , Slim De Grey , Hall of Fame , , -

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Grey, Slim Australian male film actors Australian male comedians 1918 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Australian comedians Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian prisoners of war World War II prisoners of war held by Japan British emigrants to Australia