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person_profile-Desmond Tester

Desmond Tester Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Desmond Tester

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1919

Country of birth:

England

Died:

Dec 31, 2002

Biography of

Desmond Tester

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an English and Australian film actor and television actor, host and executive. He was born in London, England. Among his most notable roles was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936).

    Tester made his first stage appearance at the age of 12, receiving positive reviews from London critics. He was known more as a child actor in film in his native England. Tester's characters often met with doomed fates, in such early films as Carol Reed's Midshipman Easy (1935), Tudor Rose (1936), The Stars Look Down (1939), and Sabotage. He also appeared in The Drum (1938).

    After World War II, he moved to Australia and embarked in careers in radio, theater and television. As television broadcasting began in Australia, Tester soon found work with Channel Nine's What's My Line and in a variety of children's programs including Kaper Kops with Reg Gorman and Rod Hull. He spent fifteen years at Channel Nine, taking charge of children's programming, and became more involved behind the scenes in production and publicity. He later moved to Reg Grundy Productions, eventually leaving the industry entirely due to a dislike of the overall management culture.

    In 1974 he revived his stage acting career. He also had occasional minor roles in various films, such as Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) and The Wild Duck (1983).

    Tester died in Sydney on 31 December 2002.

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Filmography of

Desmond Tester

Found 10 Movies in total

The Wild Duck

Elderly Guest ( Actor )

... 1984

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Marcel Escargot ( Actor )

... 1974

An Englishman's Home

Billy Brown ( Actor )

... 1940

The Stars Look Down

Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother ( Actor )

... 1940

The Drum

Bill Holder ( Actor )

... 1938

Non-Stop New York

Arnold James ( Actor )

... 1937

Sabotage

Stevie - Her Young Brother ( Actor )

... 1937

Tudor Rose

Edward VI ( Actor )

... 1936

The Beloved Vagabond

Asticot ( Actor )

... 1936

Midshipman Easy

Gossett ( Actor )

... 1935