Richard Carter (11 December 1953 – 13 July 2019) was an Australian actor and stand-up comedian who appeared in several television series and independent films.
Career Richard Carter was a Sydney comedy store regular who branched into acting, playing iconic roles in television and film, beginning in the early 1980s.
Some of Carter's filmography includes Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000) with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen), Bootmen (2000), The Man Who Sued God (2001), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), crime drama Gettin' Square (2003), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) and Baz Luhrmann epic The Great Gatsby (2013). His final role was as the Bullet Farmer in George Miller epic Mad Max: Fury Road.
His regular television roles included playing Mick Corella in Rake, Mick Deakin in East West 101 and Ted Hudson in White Collar Blue. He also appeared in Wildside, Rafferty's Rules, A Country Practice and Police Rescue, as well as Kennedy Miller miniseries Bangkok Hilton alongside Nicole Kidman.
Carter also played the role of real life killer, Bradley John Murdoch in the 2007 Australian telemovie Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, depicting the events surrounding the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and the attempted murder of his girlfriend, Joanne Lees.
Additionally, he performed voiceover work, lending his voice to 2006 animated family film Happy Feet and its 2011 sequel Happy Feet 2 as well as television commercials for Victoria Bitter and Toyota.
Death Carter died in the early hours of 13 July 2019, in Sydney, Australia after a brief illness. He was survived by his wife Lindsey and daughter Amy.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1983 Hostage Sleazy Carnival Customer (uncredited) Feature film Undercover Country Heckler Feature film 1984 Fast Talking Geography teacher Feature film1985 Emoh Ruo Thommo Feature film Rebel Harry De Wheels Feature film 1986 Spearfield's Daughter 2nd IRA Man TV film1987 Howling III First Drunk Feature film Outback Vampires Stinger Feature film1988 Belinda Bus Conductor Feature film Around the World in 80 Ways Financier Feature film The Clean Machine D.S. Frank Truro Feature film Grievous Bodily Harm Les Feature film 1989 The Punisher Cop Feature film1990 Sher Mountain Killings Mystery Conrad Feature film Father Feature film 1992 Exchange Lifeguards Al Eastman Feature film 1993 Reckless Kelly Police Sergeant Feature film1994 No Escape Sleeping Sentry Feature film Muriel's Wedding Federal Policeman Feature film Signal One Frankie Button Feature film 1995 On the Dead Side Feature film 1996 Idiot Box Big Bloke Feature film 1997 Paws Cafe Owner Feature film 1998 Babe: Pig in the City Detective (uncredited) Feature film1999 Two Hands 2NAX DJ Feature film Dogwatch Klipper Feature film2000 Bootmen Gary Okden Feature film Our Lips Are Sealed Sidney Feature film2001 My Husband My Killer Mike Hagan TV movie The Man Who Sued God Dirk Streicher Feature film2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence Farmhouse Policeman Feature film Heroes' Mountain Police Inspector TV movie2003 You Can't Stop the Murders Chief Carter Feature film Gettin' Square Craig 'Crusher' Knobes Feature film 2005 Hating Alison Ashley Lennie Grubb Feature film 2007 Murder in the Outback Bradley Murdoch TV movie 2011 Happy Feet Two Bryan the Beach Master (voice) Feature film 2013 The Great Gatsby Herzog Feature film 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road The Bullet Farmer Feature film (final role)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1983 Sons and Daughters Jim / Keith 2 episodes 1984 Bodyline Voce 1 episode 1986–1993 A Country Practice Big Jules / Detective Branco / Turf Cutter 8 episodes 1987 Vietnam Policeman 2 episodes 1987–1991 Rafferty's Rules Detective Sgt. Brown 21 episodes 1989 Bangkok Hilton Detective King Miniseries, 3 episodes 1990 The Flying Doctors Doug Holland Season 6, episode 12: Dead Reckoning 1991 Police Rescue Vic Wilson Season 1, episode 8: Raid 1992 Hey Dad..! Policeman Season 8, episode 12: Arthur McArthur, P.I.1994 Heartland Merv 1 episode The Ferals Brimley Snod Season 1, episode 15: Seasons Greedings 1994–1996 G.P. Arthur Connolly / Commander 3 episodes 1995 Blue Murder Lyail Chandler TV miniseries, 2 episodes1997 Twisted Tales Jim Nicholson Season 1, episode 11: Borrowing Bazza Fallen Angels Craig Douglas 5 episodes 1997–1999 Wildside Brian Deakin 5 episodes1999 All Saints Alistair Walsh Season 2, episode 33: True Love and the Blues Water Rats Victor Wise Season 4, episode 25: Shark Bait 2000 The Corner Crime Scene Officer Season 1, episode 6: Everyman's Blues 2000–2003 Pizza Detective / Bad Cop / Dad Stanko 4 episodes2001 The Bill Keith Drury Season 17, episode 59: Beech on the Run Blue Heelers Les Anderson 4 episodes Farscape Ullom / Kabaah 2 episodes 2002–2003 White Collar Blue Ted Hudson 44 episodes 2006–2008 Stupid, Stupid Man FA / JA 2 episodes 2007 City Homicide Larry Klein 2 episodes 2008–2011 East West 101 Mick Deakin 5 episodes 2010–2014 Rake Mick Corella 5 episodes 2013 Housos Narrator Season 2, episode 1: Voucher
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