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William John "Bill" Hunter (27 February 194021 May 2011) was an Australian actor of film, stage and television, who was also prominent as a voice-over artist. He appeared in more than 60 films and won two AFI Awards. He is also a recipient of the Centenary Medal. ==Life and work== Hunter was born in Ballarat, a son of William and Francie Hunter.〔 He had a brother, John, and a sister, Marie Ann.〔 During his teens, Hunter was a champion swimmer, and briefly held a world record for the 100 yards freestyle until his record was broken by John Devitt in the very next heat ten minutes later.〔Atterton, Margot; Alan Veitch: ''The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz'' (1984).〕 Hunter had qualified for the Australian swimming team in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia but a bout of meningitis ended his Olympic hopes.〔(Bill Hunter gravely ill with inoperable cancer ), ''Herald Sun'', 19 May 2011.〕 Hunter made his film debut as an extra in 1957 film ''The Shiralee''. An introduction to Ava Gardner saw him gain a job as an extra and swimming double in the Hollywood film ''On the Beach'', which was filming in Melbourne.〔 Hunter claimed that he was inspired to take up acting after watching one of the leads (variously claimed to be either Gregory Peck or Fred Astaire) do 27 takes of a scene, and thinking he could do better.〔(Bill Hunter faces the final curtain ), ''Herald Sun'', 19 May 2011.〕〔Bodey, Michael: (Charismatic wild man of cinema ), ''The Australian'', 23 May 2011.〕 He took an intensive drama course in Melbourne, and then won a two-year scholarship to the prestigious Northampton Repertory Company in England. In 1966, he made his television debut in an uncredited role in two episodes of the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Ark''.〔(Muriel's Wedding star Bill Hunter 'gravely ill' ), ninemsn, 18 May 2011.〕〔(Production notes ), ''The Ark'' DVD, BBC.〕 Returning to Australia in the 1960s, Hunter started out in television, and became a prolific performer in television and feature films, in which he often played the strong, opinionated, archetypal gruff Australian whose exterior belies a softer heart. Some of his most notable movie roles include ''Newsfront''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Film and Sound Archive: Newsfront on australianscreen online )〕 (1978), ''Gallipoli'' (1981), The Dismissal, ''Scales of Justice''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Film and Sound Archive: Scales of Justice on australianscreen online )〕 (1983), ''Strictly Ballroom''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Film and Sound Archive: Strictly Ballroom on australianscreen online )〕 (1992), ''Muriel's Wedding''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Film and Sound Archive: Muriel's Wedding on australianscreen online )〕 (1994), ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994) and ''Australia'' (2008). In 2007, he reprised the role of Bob in the Australian touring stage production of ''Priscilla''. He also provided the voice of the dentist in ''Finding Nemo'' (2003) and the voice of Bubo in ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' (2010). He portrayed United Nations Secretary General Spencer Chartwell in the American science fiction series ''Space: Above and Beyond''. His last film role was in ''The Cup'' (2011). Of acting, Hunter said, "As long as the director told me where to stand and what to say, I was happy. Anyone who says there's any more to it than that, is full of bullshit. ... It's a job. It is a craft, but there's no art involved. What you need is common sense and a reasonably rough head. You put on the makeup and the wardrobe, and that is half the performance. That upsets the purists, but never mind, they don't work as much as I do."〔(Bill Hunter, 71, voiced the dentist in ''Finding Nemo'' ). ''blog.bcdb.com'', 23 May 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Hunter (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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