| Birth Date: | 25 October 1939 |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Spouse: | Carole Ann Gill (1962–2015, his death) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Yearsactive: | 1967–2011 |
Terry Gill (25 October 1939 – 25 February 2015) was an English Australian actor, theatre owner, producer, director and writer. A character actor, he carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. He appeared in over 26 Australian television productions either as a regular or in guest roles. He was often associated with Crawford Productions and Reg Grundy Organisation.
Born in England, Gill never knew his father.[1] He immigrated to Australia with his actress wife Carole Ann Gill.
Gill was a recurring cast member in the women's prison drama Prisoner[2] as Det. Insp. Jack Grace, a regular cast member as Sgt. Jack Carruthers in The Flying Doctors[3] and played another recurring role in Blue Heelers as Superintendent Clive Adamson. He appeared in a guest role on Neighbours.
Gill appeared in Crocodile Dundee as the leader of a group of kangaroo shooters whom Dundee (Paul Hogan) fights in the Walkabout Creek Hotel bar, and later uses a dead kangaroo as a cover to shoot at the shooters and scare them. He portrayed Santa Claus on Australian TV's annual Carols by Candlelight for 27 years (in later years alongside well-known children's entertainers Hi-5 and Australian TV icon Humphrey B. Bear).[4]
For many years, Gill and his wife Carol Ann ran The Tivoli theatre restaurant in Melbourne,[5] producing pantomimes and theatre shows featuring many well-known Australian performers.
Gill was married to Carole Ann Gill (née Aylett) for 52 years (until his death). They had two children.
He suffered a mild stroke in late 2014. After suffering from lung cancer, he died in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond on 25 February 2015.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Male Barracker | Feature film | |
| 1976 | End Play | Ticket Collector (uncredited) | Feature film | |
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | Feature film | ||
| 1977 | High Rolling | Nightclub Waiter | Feature film | |
| 1979 | Gail | Dad | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Taxi | Dawson | TV movie | |
| 1980 | The Black Planet | Constable Lonigan (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Mechanic | Feature film | |
| 1984 | The Phantom Treehouse | Voice | Animated TV movie | |
| 1986 | Jenny Kissed Me | Des Ormonde | Feature film | |
| 1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Duffy | Feature film | |
| 1986 | Man and Boy | Peter | Short film | |
| 1987 | With Love to the Person Next to Me | Punter in black / Security guard | Feature film | |
| 1988 | The Wind in the Willows | Ratty (voice, uncredited) | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Detective Sergeant Bill Cullen | TV movie | ||
| 1990 | Escape from Madness | Hank Stardust | Feature film | |
| 1997 | One Way Ticket | Birdie | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Crackers | Jack Hall | Feature film | |
| 1999 | Harry’s War | Publican | TV movie | |
| 2003 | The Wannabes (aka Criminal Ways) | Barney the Bear | Feature film | |
| 2011 | Frank & Jerry | Farmer | Feature film | |
| 2015 | Charlie | Old Man | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australian Playhouse | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1966-75 | Homicide | Various roles | TV series, 21 episodes | |
| 1967 | Hunter | Dempster | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1969-75 | Division 4 | Bennett / Dusty Edwards / Various | TV series, 16 episodes | |
| 1970 | The Long Arm | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1971-74 | Matlock Police | Various roles | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 1973 | Ryan | Jim / Chester / Sam | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1974 | Marion | Bert | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Alpha Scorpio | McIntyre | TV series, 5 episodes | |
| 1974 | And the Big Men Fly | Peter Williams | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1975 | Cash and Company | Higgins | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Constable Grieve | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1976 | Solo One | Bill Duncan | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1976-77 | Bellbird | Reg | TV series, 5 episodes | |
| 1976-77 | Bluey | Detective Sergeant Reg Truscott | TV series, 21 episodes | |
| 1977-81 | Cop Shop | Various | TV series, 13 episodes | |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Redcoat Sergeant | TV miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 1979 | Skyways | Ed Sloane / Keith Shelton | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1979-86 | Prisoner | Detective Inspector Jack Grace | TV series, 54 episodes | |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Fred | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1980 | The Sullivans | Ted | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Rex | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Constable Lonigan | TV miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Arthur | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 1982 | Come Midnight Monday | Don Arblaster | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1982 | Sons and Daughters | Mr. Henderson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1984 | Special Squad | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1984 | The Keepers | TV series, 2 episodes | ||
| 1984 | Perry | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1985 | The Fast Lane | Mayor | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Mr Clarke | TV series, 9 episodes | |
| 1985 / 1996 | Neighbours | Sergeant Herron / Mr McLean | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1986 | Whose Baby? | Alan | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1986-1992 | The Flying Doctors | Sergeant Jack Carruthers | TV series, 106 episodes | |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Patterson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Col'n Carpenter | Graham | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Ratbag Hero | Skipper | TV miniseries | |
| 1991-92 | Boys from the Bush | Jacko | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Fred | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Minder | Collins | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1993 | The Late Show | Charlie the Wonder Dog | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1993 | G.P. | Frank Miller | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Time Trax | Detective Robertson | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1994 | A Country Practice | Lachie Morrison | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Mayor | TV series, 2 episodes | ||
| 1994 | Wedlocked | Ainslie Barton | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1995-2001 | Blue Heelers | Superintendent Clive Adamson | TV series, 5 episodes | |
| 1999 / 2003 | Stingers | Barry Bender | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Something in the Air | Jeff Cassidy | TV series, 8 episodes | |
| 2010 | Bed of Roses | Owen Diston | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013 | It’s a Date | Stan | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Carols by Candlelight | Santa Claus | Annual TV special |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game | |
| 2004 | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game | ||
| 2005 | Maurie the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo | Video game |