The King

The King by Matthew Saville

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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.

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Cast

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry as Graham Kennedy

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef as Colin Bednall

Garry McDonald

Garry McDonald as Nicky Whitta

Steve Bisley

Steve Bisley as Harry M. Miller

Stephen Hall

Stephen Hall as Bert Newton

Todd MacDonald

Todd MacDonald as Richard Croft

Bernard Curry

Bernard Curry as John Wesley

Nick Farnell

Nick Farnell as Norm Spencer

Donal Forde

Donal Forde as Geoff "Corkie" Corke

Leo Taylor

Leo Taylor as Sir Frank Packer

Johnny Brady

Johnny Brady as Tim

Monica Maughan

Monica Maughan as Nana Scott

Roz Hammond

Roz Hammond as Kathleen Whitta

Jane Allsop

Jane Allsop as Noeline Brown

Beth Buchanan

Beth Buchanan as Val Wesley

Leverne McDonnell

Leverne McDonnell as Mary Kennedy

Virginia Bowers

Virginia Bowers as Clara

Cathy Godbold

Cathy Godbold as Rosemary Margan

Louis Corbett

Louis Corbett as Young Graham Kennedy

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee as Young John Wesley

Elwood Miles

Elwood Miles as Len

Kate Doherty

Kate Doherty as Princess Panda

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright as Alfie

Angus Sampson

Angus Sampson as Ugly Dave Gray

Mick Alford

Mick Alford as Driver

Steve McDowell

Steve McDowell as Stage Hand #1

John Osborne

John Osborne as Stage Hand #2

Nigel Johnston

Nigel Johnston as Handsome Man

Chad Hamilton

Chad Hamilton as Michael Whitta

Riley Hamilton

Riley Hamilton as Gary Whitta

Carole Patullo

Carole Patullo as Reception Nurse

Glen Hancox

Glen Hancox as Floor Manager / AD

Dion Mills

Dion Mills as Batman

Rod Flannagan

Rod Flannagan as Executive #1

Raymond Hatfield

Raymond Hatfield as Executive #2

Ian Swan

Ian Swan as Executive #3

Dave Kenyon

Dave Kenyon as Executive #4

Dan Purdey

Dan Purdey as Executive #5

Morgan Baker

Morgan Baker as David

Mike Shephard

Mike Shephard as Blankety Blanks Member

Richard Askin

Richard Askin as Stage Manager

Chris Saxton

Chris Saxton as Studio Crew #1

Marcelle Knapp

Marcelle Knapp as Studio Crew #2

William Wood

William Wood as Radio Executive #1

Eric McPhan

Eric McPhan as Radio Executive #2

Brett Donohue

Brett Donohue as Writer #1

Nigel Leslie

Nigel Leslie as Writer #2

Graham Kennedy

Graham Kennedy as Himself (archive footage)

Tony Barber

Tony Barber as Himself (archive footage)

Bert Newton

Bert Newton as Himself (archive footage)

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