# Keith Alexander (actor)

Keith Alexander (born Keith Buckley; sometimes credited as Keith Alexander Buckley) is an Australian actor and voiceover artist.

## Early life

Originally from Sydney, Alexander studied engineering and law at the University of Adelaide before deciding to pursue acting as a career. He worked extensively in theatre, but moved to London in 1965, disillusioned with the state of Australian politics. He took on the professional stage name 'Keith Alexander' as there was already an actor known as 'Keith Buckley' in the UK.

## Career
### Film and television

Alexander is best known for his work in the United Kingdom, in particular his voice work, due to his specialty in reproducing accents.
Alexander's UK television credits include Softly, Softly (1966), The New Avengers (1976), Minder (1979) and The Day of the Triffids (1981). On the big screen, he had roles in Submarine X-1 (1968), Superman (1978), Hanover Street (1979) and All About a Prima Ballerina (1980).
He featured in productions by Gerry Anderson, voicing John Tracy in the 1968 puppet film Thunderbird 6 (in addition to serving as the film's narrator). He voiced regular character Sam Loover and numerous guest characters in the TV series Joe 90 (1968–69). His other Anderson appearances were in the film Doppelgänger (1969) and the TV series The Secret Service and UFO – the latter, as recurring character Lieutenant Keith Ford.
Alexander also spent time the United States, where he worked on The Ed Sullivan Show providing the English-language voice of the Italian puppet mouse Topo Gigio.
Alexander moved back to Australia in the early 1990s, where he continues to act in Australian productions.

### Book

Alexander wrote and self-published the "love crime war drama" novel "Not Just Another Love Story" in 2023.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | In the Zone | Scotty | TV movie |
| 1957 | Ending It | Waiter | TV movie |
| 1960 | Shadow of the Boomerang | Stockman | Feature film |
| 1961 | The Big Client | Geoff Manning | TV movie |
| 1965 | Moby Dick Rehearsed | Starbuck | TV movie |
| 1966 | Topo Gigio Comes to Town | Topo Gigio (voice) | TV movie |
| 1967 | Toppo Jîjo no botan sensô | Narrator | |
| 1969 | Submarine X-1 | Sub. Lt. X-3 | Feature film |
| 1968 | Thunderbird 6 | John Tracy / Carter / Narrator | Puppet feature film |
| 1969 | Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) | EUROSEC Launch Controller (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1978 | Superman | Newscaster | Feature film |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | Soldier in Barn | Feature film |
| 1980 | All About a Prima Ballerina | Peter – The Agent | |
| 2009 | The Dark Side of War | | Short film |
| 2013 | Finding Bennelong | Voice | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1958 | Killer in Close-Up | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Stranger | John Robinson | TV miniseries |
| 1964 | Tribunal | Andrew Volstead | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1966 | Mrs Thursday | PC Matthews | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1966 | Softly, Softly | PC Downer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1967 | No Hiding Place | 1st Customs Officer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1967 | Vendetta | Sgt Bristow | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1968 | Merry-Go-Round | Reader | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1968–69 | Joe 90 | Sam Loover / various characters | TV series, 30 episodes |
| 1969 | Heritage | Alcinous | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Secret Service | Various characters (voices) | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1970–71 | UFO | Lieutenant Keith Ford | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Malloy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | Life at Stake | Fred Haise | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Minder | Andy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Newsreel voice | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Home and Away | Male Pensioner | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | G.P. | Harold King | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Mr Scali | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Sam | Voice role | Animated TV series |
| 2005–06 | The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky | Various characters | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Trial by Kyle | Narrator | TV series |
| 2019 | The Andersons | Narrator | BBC UK |
| | The History of the Chinese | | SBS TV series |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
| 1949 | Varsity Revue: Keep it Clean | Vocalist | Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1953 | A New Verse Play | | University of Adelaide |
| 1953 | Sparkling Burgundy '53 | | University of Adelaide |
| 1954 | Romeo and Juliet | | University of Adelaide |
| 1954 | Traveller Without Baggage | | University of Adelaide |
| 1954 | The Circle | Arnold Champion-Cheney | University of Adelaide |
| 1954 | Sydney 1954 N.U.A.U.S. Drama Festival | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | The Philadelphia Story | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | A Phoenix Too Frequent | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | The Relapse | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | The Typewriter | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | Ring Around the Moon | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | The Third Person | | University of Sydney, University of Adelaide |
| 1954 | Miss Julie | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | Anna Christie | | University of Sydney |
| 1954 | Crime and Punishment | | Studio Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1956 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | | Rialto Theatre, Brisbane |
| 1957 | Lower Education | | University of Sydney |
| 1957 | Macbeth | Malcolm | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1957 | The Big Knife | | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1957 | The Lark | The Promoter | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1960 | The Tragedy of King Richard II | Henry Bolingbroke | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1963 | The Season at Sarsaparilla | Harry Knott | Theatre Royal, Sydney |
| 1960s | My Three Angels | | |

## Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | The Last Cargo of the Cathay Queen | Ship owner (top billing) | |