Gerald Campion

Gerald Campion

Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921 – 9 July 2002) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton). His father Cyril Theron Campion (1894–1961) – a playwright and screenwriter – and Blanche Louise Tunstall née Bear (1890–1933) – a first cousin of Charlie Chaplin – married in 1920 in London. Campion was born in Bloomsbury, London, an only child. He won a place at RADA at age 15, and appeared in numerous films and television programmes – mostly comedies. In 1937, he appeared in Tavs Neiiendam's radio play Inspiration to a Poet on the BBC Home Service. His only major success was as Bunter, a juvenile role he played successfully despite being much older than his character (he was 40 when the series ended). Campion later reprised the role (now Lord Bunter of Hove, who had succeeded in betting shops and property) in the BBC Radio 7 series Whatever Happened to ...? in the episode that speculated on whether Bunter's form master at Greyfriars School, Horace Henry Samuel Quelch, became a secret agent. In 1979, he recorded an appearance in Shada, a Doctor Who story which was not completed in its intended form. After dropping out of acting, Campion ran clubs and restaurants in London's Soho, the best known of which is Gerry's, a long running private members' club attracting a mainly theatrical membership. Campion's first marriage, with Jean M Sherman (Simmonds) (b. 1925) in London in 1947, ended in divorce in 1972. They had three children: Anthea (a singer who married composer Thomas Rajna); Anthony, born in 1948; and Angelica, born in 1962. His second marriage, with Susan (Suzie) Marks in 1973, ended with his death. Campion lived in Wittersham, Kent for many years. He and his wife Suzie moved to France in 1991. He died in 2002 aged 81 in Agen, Aquitaine, France. Source: Article "Gerald Campion" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Filmography

2017

Doctor Who: Shada
Doctor Who: Shada
as Wilkin (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/24/2017

1992

Doctor Who: Shada
Doctor Who: Shada
as Wilkin
Movie - Released: 7/6/1992

1989

Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Mr Raymond
TV - Released: 7/9/1989

1988

Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond
as Uncle Holly
Movie - Released: 9/1/1988

1984

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Morse Hudson
TV - Released: 4/24/1984

1981

Never the Twain
Never the Twain
as Customer
TV - Released: 9/7/1981

1979

Minder
Minder
as Cafe Proprietor
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1970

Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall
as Clergyman
Movie - Released: 10/14/1970

1969

Department S
Department S
as Eldon
TV - Released: 9/9/1969

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
as Minister
Movie - Released: 12/17/1968

1967

The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers
as Customer in China Shop
Movie - Released: 6/25/1967
Movie
Morning, Noon and Night
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence
as Fat Boy
Movie - Released: 12/21/1967

1966

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
as Fred - Sandwich Man in Suit of Armour
Movie - Released: 7/1/1966

1964

The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
as Gerry
Movie - Released: 9/3/1964
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own
as Glazier
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964

1963

Money Sings
Money Sings
Movie - Released: 7/9/1963

1962

Jigsaw
Jigsaw
as Glazier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/21/1962
The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady
as Actor in Scottish TV Show
Movie - Released: 12/14/1962

1961

Double Bunk
Double Bunk
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 5/6/1961

1960

School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
as Proudfoot
Movie - Released: 3/24/1960
Inn for Trouble
Inn for Trouble
as George
Movie - Released: 1/31/1960

1959

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
as Harvey Hale
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1958

Carry On Sergeant
Carry On Sergeant
as Andy Calloway
Movie - Released: 8/31/1958
TV
Fair Game
as Jumbo Woodruff
TV - Released: 7/5/1958

1955

Fun at St. Fanny's
Fun at St. Fanny's
as Fatty Gilbert
Movie - Released: 12/15/1955

1954

Monsieur Ripois
Monsieur Ripois
as Harry (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1954

1953

Top of the Form
Top of the Form
as Pugley
Movie - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
as Joe, the Fat Boy
Movie - Released: 11/14/1952
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
as Billy Bunter
TV - Released: 2/19/1952

1948

Miranda
Miranda
as Lift Boy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/6/1948

1947

Take My Life
Take My Life
as Newspaper Seller at Station (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/30/1947

1941

The Ghost of St. Michael's
The Ghost of St. Michael's
as Pupil at Rear of Class
Movie - Released: 4/1/1941