Desmond Tester
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an English and Australian film actor and television actor, host and executive. He was born in London, England. Among his most notable roles was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936). Tester made his first stage appearance at the age of 12, receiving positive reviews from London critics. He was known more as a child actor in film in his native England. Tester's characters often met with doomed fates, in such early films as Carol Reed's Midshipman Easy (1935), Tudor Rose (1936), The Stars Look Down (1939), and Sabotage. He also appeared in The Drum (1938). After World War II, he moved to Australia and embarked in careers in radio, theater and television. As television broadcasting began in Australia, Tester soon found work with Channel Nine's What's My Line and in a variety of children's programs including Kaper Kops with Reg Gorman and Rod Hull. He spent fifteen years at Channel Nine, taking charge of children's programming, and became more involved behind the scenes in production and publicity. He later moved to Reg Grundy Productions, eventually leaving the industry entirely due to a dislike of the overall management culture. In 1974 he revived his stage acting career. He also had occasional minor roles in various films, such as Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) and The Wild Duck (1983). Tester died in Sydney on 31 December 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Desmond Tester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sabotage
as Stevie - Her Young BrotherKarl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live...
Movie pageThe Wild Duck
as Elderly GuestIbsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's...
Movie pageThe Drum
as Bill HolderSet in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey)...
Movie pageTudor Rose
as Edward VIThe tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before...
Movie pageThe Stars Look Down
as Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brotherDavey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to...
Movie pageAn Englishman's Home
as Billy BrownA German spy is dispatched to Britain to search out targets for a planned invasion.
Movie pageBarry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Marcel EscargotBarry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated...
Movie pageMidshipman Easy
as GossettSet during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the...
Movie pageNon-Stop New York
as Arnold JamesA young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight...
Movie pageThe Beloved Vagabond
as AsticotFlying from one charming lady---eluding another---and almost losing both!
Movie pageRafferty's Rules
as BonieczeckRafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the...
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