The King
20/05/2007
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.
Movie Information
Stephen Curry
as Graham Kennedy
Shaun Micallef
as Colin Bednall
Garry McDonald
as Nicky Whitta
Steve Bisley
as Harry M. Miller
Stephen Hall
as Bert Newton
Todd MacDonald
as Richard Croft
Bernard Curry
as John Wesley
Nick Farnell
as Norm Spencer
Donal Forde
as Geoff "Corkie" Corke
Leo Taylor
as Sir Frank Packer
Johnny Brady
as Tim
Monica Maughan
as Nana Scott
Roz Hammond
as Kathleen Whitta
Jane Allsop
as Noeline Brown
Beth Buchanan
as Val Wesley
Leverne McDonnell
as Mary Kennedy
Virginia Bowers
as Clara
Cathy Godbold
as Rosemary Margan
Louis Corbett
as Young Graham Kennedy
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Young John Wesley
Elwood Miles
as Len
Kate Doherty
as Princess Panda
Thomas M. Wright
as Alfie
Angus Sampson
as Ugly Dave Gray
Mick Alford
as Driver
Steve McDowell
as Stage Hand #1
John Osborne
as Stage Hand #2
Nigel Johnston
as Handsome Man
Chad Hamilton
as Michael Whitta
Riley Hamilton
as Gary Whitta
Carole Patullo
as Reception Nurse
Glen Hancox
as Floor Manager / AD
Dion Mills
as Batman
Rod Flannagan
as Executive #1
Raymond Hatfield
as Executive #2
Ian Swan
as Executive #3
Dave Kenyon
as Executive #4
Dan Purdey
as Executive #5
Morgan Baker
as David
Mike Shephard
as Blankety Blanks Member
Richard Askin
as Stage Manager
Chris Saxton
as Studio Crew #1
Marcelle Knapp
as Studio Crew #2
William Wood
as Radio Executive #1
Eric McPhan
as Radio Executive #2
Brett Donohue
as Writer #1
Nigel Leslie
as Writer #2
Graham Kennedy
as Himself (archive footage)
Tony Barber
as Himself (archive footage)
Bert Newton
as Himself (archive footage)
