Keith Faulkner (born 25 July 1936) is a British-born Australian actor.

Early life

Faulkner was born in

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. He started his career at Corona Academy at the age of eleven and moved on to a career in film and television in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Career

Faulkner later left acting and moved to

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, where he worked for a

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company. In the late-1940s, he appeared at the

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in ''Annie Get Your Gun'' playing Annie Oakley's brother Little Jake. In 1951, he appeared at

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's Memorial Theatre during the

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Season, playing Falstaff's Page in ''Henry IV'' and the Boy in ''Henry V''. This was followed by an extensive tour of Britain with the Elizabethan Theatre Company, performing various Shakespearean productions. In the 1950s, Keith Faulkner was known for his roles as Ginger in ''Just William'' and Bob Cherry in ''

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'' (both BBC TV series) and also featured in juvenile roles in a number of feature films. In the early 1960s, he appeared in several B-film thrillers and crime films and starred in ''

The Man in the Back Seat ''The Man in the Back Seat'' is a 1961 British second feature crime film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt and Keith Faulkner. It was written by Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice based on an Edgar Wallace story. Plot Cold and ...

'', and ''

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''. His last screen credit was in 1963.\

Personal life

Faulkner and his wife, Pat, have two sons.

Partial filmography

* '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Johnny on the Run'' (1953) * '' The Blue Peter'' (1955) * '' Yangtse Incident'' (1957) * ''

Tunes of Glory ''Tunes of Glory'' is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness and John Mills, featuring Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, John Fraser, Duncan MacRae, Gordon Jackson and Susannah York. It is based on the 1956 nove ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) *

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Episode The Sinister Man (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

'' (1962) * '' It's All Happening'' (1963)

References

External links

* 1939 births Living people British emigrants to Australia British male child actors British male film actors {{UK-stage-actor-stub