The King

The King

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 20, 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.

The King

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 20, 2007

The King
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Crackerjack Productions, TV1, FremantleMedia Australia
Original title The King
Directors Susie Struth, Matthew Saville
Writers Kris Mrksa, Jaime Browne

Cast

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

Greg Marian

as Packer's Lawyer

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)