Keith Alexander (born Keith Buckley; sometimes credited as Keith Alexander Buckley) is an Australian actor and voiceover artist.
Early life Originally from Sydney, Alexander studied engineering and law at the University of Adelaide before deciding to pursue acting as a career.
Career Initially, Alexander worked extensively in theatre. Disillusioned with the state of Australian politics, in 1965 he moved to London, where he took the professional name "Keith Alexander" as there was already an actor called "Keith Buckley" in the UK.
Due to his specialty in reproducing accents, Alexander is best known for his voice work, especially his work in the UK. His British television credits include Softly, Softly (1966), The New Avengers (1976), Minder (1979) and The Day of the Triffids (1981). On the big screen, he had roles in Submarine X-1 (1968), Superman (1978), Hanover Street (1979) and All About a Prima Ballerina (1980).
Alexander was also featured in productions by Gerry Anderson, beginning with the 1968 puppet film Thunderbird 6 (voicing John Tracy as well as providing the opening narration). He went on to voice the regular role of Sam Loover as well as many guest characters in the TV series Joe 90 (1968–1969). His other Anderson credits were the film Doppelgänger (1969) and the TV series The Secret Service and UFO – the latter, as recurring character Lieutenant Keith Ford.
Alexander also spent time in the United States, where he worked on The Ed Sullivan Show providing the English-language dub of the Italian puppet mouse Topo Gigio. The role of Gigio gave Alexander transatlantic recognition. He also voiced Gigio on Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the UK.
In the early 1990s he moved back to Australia, where he continues to act. He appeared as a doctor in Home and Away. In 2023, he self-published a "love-crime-war-drama" novel called Not Just Another Love Story.
Theatre roles Year Title Role Venue / Company 1949 Varsity Revue: Keep it Clean Vocalist Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide 1953 A New Verse Play University of Adelaide 1953 Sparkling Burgundy '53 University of Adelaide 1954 Romeo and Juliet University of Adelaide 1954 Traveller Without Baggage University of Adelaide 1954 The Circle Arnold Champion-Cheney University of Adelaide 1954 Sydney 1954 N.U.A.U.S. Drama Festival University of Sydney 1954 The Philadelphia Story University of Sydney 1954 A Phoenix Too Frequent University of Sydney 1954 The Relapse University of Sydney 1954 The Typewriter University of Sydney 1954 Ring Around the Moon University of Sydney 1954 The Third Person University of Sydney, University of Adelaide 1954 Miss Julie University of Sydney 1954 Anna Christie University of Sydney 1954 Crime and Punishment Studio Theatre, Adelaide 1956 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Rialto Theatre, Brisbane 1957 Lower Education University of Sydney 1957 Macbeth Malcolm Independent Theatre, Sydney 1957 The Big Knife Independent Theatre, Sydney 1957 The Lark The Promoter Independent Theatre, Sydney 1950s My Three Angels J. C. Williamson's 1960 The Tragedy of King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke Independent Theatre, Sydney 1963 The Season at Sarsaparilla Harry Knott Theatre Royal Sydney
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1957 In the Zone Scotty TV film 1957 Ending It Waiter TV film 1960 Shadow of the Boomerang Stockman Feature film 1961 The Big Client Geoff Manning TV film 1965 Moby Dick – Rehearsed Starbuck TV film 1966 Topo Gigio Comes to Town Topo Gigio (voice) TV film 1967 Toppo Jîjo no botan sensô Narrator 1969 Submarine X-1 Sub. Lt. X-3 Feature film 1968 Thunderbird 6 John Tracy / Carter / Narrator Puppet feature film 1969 Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) EUROSEC Launch Controller (uncredited) Feature film 1978 Superman Newscaster Feature film 1979 Hanover Street Soldier in Barn Feature film 1980 All About a Prima Ballerina Peter – The Agent 2009 The Dark Side of War Journalist Short film 2013 Finding Bennelong Voice Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1958 Killer in Close-Up TV series, 1 episode 1964 The Stranger John Robinson TV miniseries 1964 Tribunal Andrew Volstead TV series, 1 episode 1966 Mrs Thursday PC Matthews TV series, episode "Family Reunion" 1966 Softly, Softly PC Downer TV series, episode "Blind Man's Bluff" 1967 No Hiding Place 1st Customs Officer TV series, episode "A Through and Through with Powder" 1967 Vendetta Sergeant Bristow TV series, episode "The Desperate Man" 1968 Merry-Go-Round Reader TV series, 1 episode 1968–69 Joe 90 Sam Loover, and 49 supporting characters TV series, 30 episodes 1969 Heritage Alcinous TV series, 1 episode 1969 The Secret Service Various characters (voices) TV series, 13 episodes 1970–71 UFO Lieutenant Keith Ford TV series, 16 episodes 1976 The New Avengers Malloy TV series, episode "Gnaws" 1978 Life at Stake Fred Haise TV series, 1 episode 1979 Minder Andy TV series, episode "The Bounty Hunter" 1981 The Day of the Triffids Newsreel voice TV miniseries, episode 1 1993 Home and Away Male Pensioner TV series, 1 episode 1993 G.P. Harold King TV series, 1 episode 1996 Water Rats Mr Scali TV series, 2 episodes 1997 The Adventures of Sam Voice role Animated TV series 2005–06 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Various characters TV series, 2 episodes 2018 Trial by Kyle Narrator TV series 2019 The Andersons Narrator BBC UK The History of the Chinese SBS TV series
Radio Year Title Role Notes 1983 The Last Cargo of the Cathay Queen Ship owner (top billing)
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