# Terry Gill

Terry Gill (25 October 1939 – 25 February 2015) was an English Australian actor, theatre owner, producer, director and writer. A character actor, 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 Crawford Productions and Reg Grundy Organisation.

## Early life

Born in England, 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 drama Prisoner 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 as Superintendent Clive Adamson. He appeared in a guest role on Neighbours.
Gill appeared in Crocodile Dundee as the leader of a group of kangaroo shooters whom Dundee (Paul Hogan) 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 Melbourne, producing pantomimes and theatre shows featuring many well-known Australian performers.

## Personal life

Gill was married to Carole Ann Gill (née Aylett) for 52 years (until his death). They had two children.
He suffered a mild stroke in late 2014. After suffering from lung cancer, he died in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond on 25 February 2015.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Male Barracker | Feature film |
| 1976 | End Play | Ticket Collector (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | | Feature film |
| 1977 | High Rolling | Nightclub Waiter | Feature film |
| 1979 | Gail | Dad | TV movie |
| 1979 | Taxi | Dawson | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Black Planet | Constable Lonigan (voice) | TV movie |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Mechanic | Feature film |
| 1984 | The Phantom Treehouse | Voice | Animated TV movie |
| 1986 | Jenny Kissed Me | Des Ormonde | Feature film |
| 1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Duffy | Feature film |
| 1986 | Man and Boy | Peter | Short film |
| 1987 | With Love to the Person Next to Me | Punter in black / Security guard | Feature film |
| 1988 | The Wind in the Willows | Ratty (voice, uncredited) | TV movie |
| 1990 | Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy | Detective Sergeant Bill Cullen | TV movie |
| 1990 | Escape from Madness | Hank Stardust | Feature film |
| 1997 | One Way Ticket | Birdie | TV movie |
| 1998 | Crackers | Jack Hall | Feature film |
| 1999 | Harry’s War | Publican | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Wannabes (aka Criminal Ways) | Barney the Bear | Feature film |
| 2011 | Frank & Jerry | Farmer | Feature film |
| 2015 | Charlie | Old Man | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | Australian Playhouse | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1966-75 | Homicide | Various roles | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 1967 | Hunter | Dempster | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969-75 | Division 4 | Bennett / Dusty Edwards / Various | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1970 | The Long Arm | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1971-74 | Matlock Police | Various roles | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | Jim / Chester / Sam | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Marion | Bert | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Alpha Scorpio | McIntyre | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1974 | And the Big Men Fly | Peter Williams | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1975 | Cash and Company | Higgins | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Constable Grieve | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Solo One | Bill Duncan | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976-77 | Bellbird | Reg | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1976-77 | Bluey | Detective Sergeant Reg Truscott | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 1977-81 | Cop Shop | Various | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Redcoat Sergeant | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Ed Sloane / Keith Shelton | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1979-86 | Prisoner | Detective Inspector Jack Grace | TV series, 54 episodes |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Fred | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Sullivans | Ted | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Rex | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Constable Lonigan | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Arthur | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Come Midnight Monday | Don Arblaster | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1982 | Sons and Daughters | Mr. Henderson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Special Squad | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Keepers | | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Perry | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Fast Lane | Mayor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Mr Clarke | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1985 / 1996 | Neighbours | Sergeant Herron / Mr McLean | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Whose Baby? | Alan | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1986-1992 | The Flying Doctors | Sergeant Jack Carruthers | TV series, 106 episodes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Patterson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Col'n Carpenter | Graham | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Ratbag Hero | Skipper | TV miniseries |
| 1991-92 | Boys from the Bush | Jacko | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Fred | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Minder | Collins | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Late Show | Charlie the Wonder Dog | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | G.P. | Frank Miller | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Time Trax | Detective Robertson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | A Country Practice | Lachie Morrison | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Mayor | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Wedlocked | Ainslie Barton | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1995-2001 | Blue Heelers | Superintendent Clive Adamson | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1999 / 2003 | Stingers | Barry Bender | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Something in the Air | Jeff Cassidy | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Bed of Roses | Owen Diston | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | It’s a Date | Stan | TV series, 1 episode |
| | Carols by Candlelight | Santa Claus | Annual TV special |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game |
| 2004 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game |
| 2005 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game |