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 Australian Army during World War II, seeing action in the

Malayan campaign The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the , was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between ...

with the 2/10th Field Ambulance, part of the 8th Division of the Second Australian Imperial Force. He became a

POW A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...

at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and was imprisoned in Changi Prison 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 Mo Awards.

Select film credits

*'' They're a Weird Mob'' (1966) *'' Wake in Fright'' (1971) *'' Stone'' (1974) *'' Newsfront'' (1978) *'' Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (2001) * ''Changi'' (2001-TV mini-series)

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), 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 , , -

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Slim De Grey
at Ausstage {{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