Terry Gill (25 October 1939 – 25 February 2015) was an

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actor, theatre owner, producer,

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and writer. A

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, 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

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and

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Early life

Gill was born on 25 October 1939 in

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, 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

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'' 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 ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ...

'' as Superintendent Clive Adamson. He appeared in a guest role on ''

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''. Gill appeared in '' Crocodile Dundee'' as the leader of a group of kangaroo shooters whom Dundee (

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) 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

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, producing pantomimes and theatre shows featuring many well-known Australian performers.

Personal life

He suffered a mild

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in late 2014. After suffering from lung cancer, he died in the inner

suburb of

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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

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Terry 1939 births 2015 deaths Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors Deaths from cancer in Victoria (state) Deaths from lung cancer in Australia English emigrants to Australia Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors