ABOUT GERALD
Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921 – 9 July 2002) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton).
His father Cyril Theron Campion (1894–1961) – a playwright and screenwriter – and Blanche Louise Tunstall née Bear (1890–1933) – a first cousin of Charlie Chaplin – married in 1920 in London. Campion was born in Bloomsbury, London, an only child.
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Born23 April 1921
Died9 July 2002
BirthplaceBloomsbury, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora17 of 37 titles
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 17
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- Sherlock HolmesIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1941
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Wilkin (archive footage)
The 1990s
2 titles
as Private Andy Calloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Wilkin
The 1980s
5 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
as Mr Raymond · 1 episode
as Uncle Holly
as Morse Hudson · 1 episode
Seriesas Morse Hudson · 1 episode
Seriesas Customer · 1 episode
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
Seriesas Cafe Proprietor · 1 episode
Movieas Private Andy Galloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movieas Clergyman
The 1960s
15 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Seriesas Eldon · 1 episode
as Innkeeper
Movieas Minister
Movieas Fat Boy
Movieas Customer in China Shop
Morning, Noon and Night
Not on Cineora
as Fred - Sandwich Man in Suit of Armour
as Glazier
The 1950s
8 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Harvey Hale · 1 episode
Movieas Private Andy Calloway
Fair Game
Not on Cineoraas Jumbo Woodruff · 2 episodes
as Fatty Gilbert
Movieas Harry (uncredited)
as Pugley
Movieas Joe, the Fat Boy
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
Not on Cineoraas Billy Bunter · 11 episodes
The 1940s
3 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Lift Boy (uncredited)
as Newspaper Seller at Station (Uncredited)
Movieas Pupil at Rear of Class
