Richard Carter

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 was a Sydney comedy store regular who branched into acting, playing iconic roles in television and film, beginning in the early 1980s. Some of Carter's filmography includes Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Our Lips Are S...

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 was a Sydney comedy store regular who branched into acting, playing iconic roles in television and film, beginning in the early 1980s. Some of Carter's filmography includes Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000) with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen), Bootmen (2000), The Man Who Sued God (2001), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), crime drama Gettin' Square (2003), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) and Baz Luhrmann epic The Great Gatsby (2013). His final role was as the Bullet Farmer in George Miller epic Mad Max: Fury Road. His regular television roles included playing Mick Corella in Rake, Mick Deakin in East West 101 and Ted Hudson in White Collar Blue. He also appeared in Wildside, Rafferty's Rules, A Country Practice and Police Rescue, as well as Kennedy Miller miniseries Bangkok Hilton alongside Nicole Kidman. Carter also played the role of real life killer, Bradley John Murdoch in the 2007 Australian telemovie Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, depicting the events surrounding the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and the attempted murder of his girlfriend, Joanne Lees. Additionally, he performed voiceover work, lending his voice to 2006 animated family film Happy Feet and its 2011 sequel Happy Feet 2 as well as television commercials for Victoria Bitter and Toyota. Death Carter died in the early hours of 13 July 2019, in Sydney, Australia after a brief illness. He was survived by his wife Lindsey and daughter Amy. Filmography Film Television References External links Richard Carter at IMDb