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{{Short description|Australian actor (1953–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Richard Carter
| image = Richard Carter (actor) 2013.jpg
| captionalt = <!-- descriptive text for use =by speech Cartersynthesis in(text-to-speech) Sydney,software 2013-->
| birth_namecaption = Carter in Sydney, Australia in =2013
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|12|11|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|12|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|7|13|1953|12|11}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|7|13|1953|12|11}}
| death_place =
| death_place = Sydney, Australia
| restingplace =
| occupation = Actor
| restingplacecoordinates =
| years_active = 1981–2019
| othername =
| occupation spouse = [[Actor]], voice{{marriage|Lindsey artistCarter|1991}}
| yearsactivechildren = =1
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
}}
'''Richard Carter''' (11 December 1953 – 13 July 2019) was an Australian actor and stand up comedian who appeared in several television series and [[independent films]].
 
==Career==
'''Richard Carter''' (11 December 1953 – 13 July 2019) was an Australian actor and [[voice-over artist]] who appeared in several television series and [[independent films]].
Richard Carter was a Sydney comedy store regular<ref>{{Cite web |last=nyst-admin |date=2019-07-19 |title=Richard Carter - A True Gentleman |url=https://www.nystlegal.com.au/2019/07/20/a-true-gentleman/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=NYST Legal {{!}} Criminal & Civil Lawyers Gold Coast & Brisbane |language=en-AU}}</ref> who branched into acting playing iconic roles in television and film. Some of Carter's filmography includes ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)|Rabbit-Proof Fence]]'', ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)|Hating Alison Ashley]]'', ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'', ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'', ''[[Our Lips Are Sealed (film)|Our Lips Are Sealed]]'' (with [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]]) and ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'', the last of which was his final role.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last1=Buckmaster |first1=Luke |title=Richard Carter, 'absolutely unforgettable' great Australian character actor, dies {{!}} Luke Buckmaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/richard-carter-absolutely-unforgettable-great-australian-character-actor-dies |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="smh">{{cite news |last1=Moran |first1=Robert |title=Australian actor Richard Carter dies aged 65 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/australian-actor-richard-carter-dies-at-65-20190716-p527j7.html |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=15 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="tvtonight">{{cite news |title=Vale: Richard Carter |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/vale-richard-carter.html |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=TV Tonight |date=15 July 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
 
Some of Carter's filmography includes ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)|Rabbit-Proof Fence]]'', ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)|Hating Alison Ashley]]'', ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'', ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'', ''[[Our Lips Are Sealed (film)|Our Lips Are Sealed]]'' (with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) and ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]''.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last1=Buckmaster |first1=Luke |title=Richard Carter, 'absolutely unforgettable' great Australian character actor, dies {{!}} Luke Buckmaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/richard-carter-absolutely-unforgettable-great-australian-character-actor-dies |accessdate=16 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="smh">{{cite news |last1=Moran |first1=Robert |title=Australian actor Richard Carter dies aged 65 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/australian-actor-richard-carter-dies-at-65-20190716-p527j7.html |accessdate=16 July 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=15 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="tvtonight">{{cite news |title=Vale: Richard Carter |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/vale-richard-carter.html |accessdate=16 July 2019 |work=TV Tonight |date=15 July 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
 
==Death==
HeCarter died in the early hours of 13 July 2019, in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]] after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.if.com.au/vale-richard-carter-actor/ |title=Vale Richard Carter, actor |last=Groves |first=Don |date=2019-07-15 |access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Hostage (1983 film)|Hostage]]''
| Sleazy Carnival Customer (uncredited)
| Feature film
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Undercover (1983 film)|Undercover]]''
| Country Heckler
| Feature film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Fast Talking]]''
| Geography teacher
| Feature film
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Emoh Ruo]]''
| Thommo
| Feature film
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Rebel (1985 film)|Rebel]]''
| Harry De Wheels
| Feature film
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Spearfield's Daughter]]''
| 2nd IRA Man
| TV film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Howling III]]''
| First Drunk
| Feature film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Outback Vampires]]''
| Stinger
| Feature film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Belinda (film)|Belinda]]''
| Bus Conductor
| Feature film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Around the World in 80 Ways (film)|Around the World in 80 Ways]]''
| Financier
| Feature film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Clean Machine]]''
| D.S. Frank Truro
| Feature film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Grievous Bodily Harm]]''
| Les
| Feature film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Punisher (1989 film)|The Punisher]]''
| Cop
| Feature film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Sher Mountain Killings Mystery]]''
| Conrad
| Feature film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Father (1990 film)|Father]]''
|
| Feature film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Exchange Lifeguards]]''
| Al Eastman
| Feature film
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Reckless Kelly]]''
| Police Sergeant
| Feature film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[No Escape (1994 film)|No Escape]]''
| Sleeping Sentry
| Feature film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Muriel's Wedding]]''
| Federal Policeman
| Feature film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Signal One]]''
| Frankie Button
| Feature film
|-
| 1995
| ''On the Dead Side''
|
| Feature film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Idiot Box (film)|Idiot Box]]''
| Big Bloke
| Feature film
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Paws (film)|Paws]]''
| Cafe Owner
| Feature film
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]''
| Detective (uncredited)
| Feature film
| Uncredited
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Two Hands (1999 film)|Two Hands]]''
| 2NAX DJ
| Feature film
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Dogwatch''
| Klipper
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Bootmen]]''
| Gary Okden
| Feature film
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Our Lips Are Sealed (film)|Our Lips Are Sealed]]''
| Sidney
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2001
| ''My Husband My Killer''
| Mike Hagan
| (TV Movie)movie
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Man Who Sued God]]''
| Dirk Streicher
| Feature film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)|Rabbit-Proof Fence]]''
| Farmhouse Policeman
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Heroes' Mountain''
| Police Inspector
| (TV Movie)movie
|-
| 2003
| ''[[You Can't Stop the Murders]]''
| Chief Carter
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Gettin' Square]]''
| Craig 'Crusher' Knobes
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)|Hating Alison Ashley]]''
| Lennie Grubb
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback|Murder in the Outback]]''
| Bradley Murdoch
| (TV Movie)movie
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Happy Feet Two]]''
| Bryan the Beach Master (voice)
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''
| Herzog
| Feature film
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]''
| The Bullet Farmer
| Feature film (final role)
|
|}
 
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| 1 episode
|-
| 1986–93
| 1986-1993
| ''[[A Country Practice]]''
| Big Jules / Detective Branco / Turf Cutter
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| 2 episodes
|-
| 1987–91
| 1987-1991
| ''[[Rafferty's Rules]]''
| Detective Sgt. Brown
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| ''[[Bangkok Hilton]]''
| Detective King
| TV miniseries, 3 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Flying Doctors]]''
| Doug Holland
| Season 6, - Episodeepisode 12: ''Dead Reckoning''
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Police Rescue]]''
| Vic Wilson
| Season 1, - Episodeepisode 8: ''Raid''
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Hey Dad..!]]''
| Policeman
| Season 8, - Episodeepisode 12: ''Arthur McArthur, P.I.''
|-
| 1994
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| ''[[The Ferals]]''
| Brimley Snod
| Season 1, - Episodeepisode 15: ''Seasons Greedings''
|-
| 1994–96
| 1994-1996
| ''[[G.P.]]''
| Arthur Connolly / Commander
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| ''[[Blue Murder (miniseries)|Blue Murder]]''
| Lyail Chandler
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)|Twisted Tales]]''
| Jim Nicholson
|
| Season 1, - Episodeepisode 11: ''Borrowing Bazza''
|-
| 1997
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| 5 episodes
|-
| 1997–99
| 1997-1999
| ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]''
| Brian Deakin
| 5 episodes
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| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
| Alistair Walsh
| Season 2, - Episodeepisode 33: ''True Love and the Blues''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]''
| Victor Wise
| Season 4, episode 25: ''Shark Bait''
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Corner]]''
| Crime Scene Officer
| Season 1, - Episodeepisode 6: ''Everyman's Blues''
|-
| 2000–03
| 2000-2003
| ''[[Pizza (TV series)|Pizza]]''
| Detective / Bad Cop / Dad Stanko
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| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Keith Drury
| Season 17, - Episodeepisode 59: ''Beech on the Run''
|-
| 2001
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| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002–03
| 2002-2003
| ''[[White Collar Blue]]''
| Ted Hudson
| 44 episodes
|-
| 2006-200808
| ''[[Stupid, Stupid Man]]''
| FA / JA
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| 2 episodes
|-
| 2008–11
| 2008-2011
| ''[[East West 101]]''
| Mick Deakin
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2010–14
| 2010-2014
| ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]''
| Mick Corella
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| ''[[Housos]]''
| Narrator
| Season 2, - Episodeepisode 1: ''Voucher''
|-
|}
 
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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Australian male comedians]]
[[Category:Australian male film actors]]
[[Category:Australian male televisionsoap opera actors]]
[[Category:Australian male video game actors]]
[[Category:Australian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Australian stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:Comedians from Sydney]]
[[Category:Male actors from Sydney]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian male actors]]
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