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Keith Alexander (actor)

Keith Alexander (born Keith Buckley; sometimes credited as Keith Alexander Buckley)[2] is an Australian actor and voiceover artist.[3]

Keith Alexander
Born
Keith Alexander Buckley

(1930-02-03) 3 February 1930 (age 94)
Sydney, Australia[1]
Occupation(s)Actor
Voiceover artist

Early life

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Originally from Sydney,[4] Alexander studied engineering and law at the University of Adelaide before deciding to pursue acting as a career.[5] He worked extensively in theatre,[6] but moved to London in 1965, disillusioned with the state of Australian politics. He took on the professional stage name 'Keith Alexander' as there was already an actor known as 'Keith Buckley' in the UK.[7]

Career

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Film and television

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Alexander is best known for his work in the United Kingdom, in particular his voice work, due to his specialty in reproducing accents.[8]

Alexander's UK television credits include Softly, Softly (1966), The New Avengers (1976), Minder (1979) and The Day of the Triffids (1981). On the big screen, he had roles in Submarine X-1 (1968), Superman (1978), Hanover Street (1979) and All About a Prima Ballerina (1980).

He featured in productions by Gerry Anderson, voicing John Tracy in the 1968 puppet film Thunderbird 6 (in addition to serving as the film's narrator).[9] He voiced regular character Sam Loover and numerous guest characters in the TV series Joe 90 (1968–69). His other Anderson appearances were in the film Doppelgänger (1969) and the TV series The Secret Service and UFO – the latter, as recurring character Lieutenant Keith Ford.

Alexander also spent time the United States, where he worked on The Ed Sullivan Show providing the English-language voice of the Italian puppet mouse Topo Gigio.[10]

Alexander moved back to Australia in the early 1990s, where he continues to act in Australian productions.[11]

Book

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Alexander wrote and self-published the "love crime war drama" novel "Not Just Another Love Story" in 2023.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 In the Zone Scotty TV movie
1957 Ending It Waiter TV movie
1960 Shadow of the Boomerang Stockman Feature film
1961 The Big Client Geoff Manning TV movie
1965 Moby Dick Rehearsed Starbuck TV movie
1966 Topo Gigio Comes to Town Topo Gigio (voice) TV movie[13]
1967 Toppo Jîjo no botan sensô Narrator
1969 Submarine X-1 Sub. Lt. X-3 Feature film
1968 Thunderbird 6 John Tracy / Carter / Narrator Puppet feature film[14]
1969 Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) EUROSEC Launch Controller (uncredited) Feature film
1978 Superman Newscaster Feature film[15]
1979 Hanover Street Soldier in Barn Feature film
1980 All About a Prima Ballerina Peter - The Agent
2009 The Dark Side of War Short film
2013 Finding Bennelong Voice Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 Killer in Close-Up TV series, 1 episode
1964 The Stranger John Robinson TV miniseries
1964 Tribunal Andrew Volstead TV series, 1 episode
1966 Mrs Thursday PC Matthews TV series, 1 episode
1966 Softly, Softly PC Downer TV series, 1 episode
1967 No Hiding Place 1st Customs Officer TV series, 1 episode
1967 Vendetta Sgt Bristow TV series, 1 episode
1968 Merry-Go-Round Reader TV series, 1 episode
1968–69 Joe 90 Sam Loover / various characters TV series, 30 episodes[16]
1969 Heritage Alcinous TV series, 1 episode
1969 The Secret Service Various characters (voices) TV series, 13 episodes
1970–71 UFO Lieutenant Keith Ford TV series, 15 episodes[17]
1976 The New Avengers Malloy TV series, 1 episode
1978 Life at Stake Fred Haise TV series, 1 episode[18]
1979 Minder Andy TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Day of the Triffids Newsreel voice TV miniseries, 1 episode
1993 Home and Away Male Pensioner TV series, 1 episode
1993 G.P. Harold King TV series, 1 episode
1996 Water Rats Mr Scali TV series, 2 episodes
1997 The Adventures of Sam Voice role Animated TV series
2005–06 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Various characters TV series, 2 episodes
2018 Trial by Kyle Narrator TV series [19]
2019 The Andersons Narrator BBC UK [20]
The History of the Chinese SBS TV series [21]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1949 Varsity Revue: Keep it Clean Vocalist Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide
1953 A New Verse Play University of Adelaide
1953 Sparkling Burgundy '53 University of Adelaide
1954 Romeo and Juliet University of Adelaide
1954 Traveller Without Baggage University of Adelaide
1954 The Circle Arnold Champion-Cheney University of Adelaide
1954 Sydney 1954 N.U.A.U.S. Drama Festival University of Sydney
1954 The Philadelphia Story University of Sydney
1954 A Phoenix Too Frequent University of Sydney
1954 The Relapse University of Sydney
1954 The Typewriter University of Sydney
1954 Ring Around the Moon University of Sydney
1954 The Third Person University of Sydney, University of Adelaide
1954 Miss Julie University of Sydney
1954 Anna Christie University of Sydney
1954 Crime and Punishment Studio Theatre, Adelaide
1956 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Rialto Theatre, Brisbane
1957 Lower Education University of Sydney
1957 Macbeth Malcolm Independent Theatre, Sydney
1957 The Big Knife Independent Theatre, Sydney
1957 The Lark The Promoter Independent Theatre, Sydney
1960 The Tragedy of King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke Independent Theatre, Sydney
1963 The Season at Sarsaparilla Harry Knott Theatre Royal, Sydney
1960s My Three Angels [22]

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Radio

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Last Cargo of the Cathay Queen Ship owner (top billing) [24]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson Entertainment (2 May 2022). "Pod 203: Behind the Mic with Keith Alexander". YouTube. Event occurs at 36:16. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ Anderson Entertainment (2 May 2022). "Pod 203: Behind the Mic with Keith Alexander". YouTube. Event occurs at 36:16. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Keith Buckley".
  4. ^ Frampton, Andrew (9 April 2009). "ITC Promotional Booklet". bigrat.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Keith Alexander".
  6. ^ "AusStage".
  7. ^ "Pod 203: Behind the mic with Supermarionation voice Keith Alexander!". 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ Frampton, Andrew (9 April 2009). "ITC Promotional Booklet". bigrat.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ^ Archer, Simon; Hearn, Marcus (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson. London, UK: BBC Books. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
  10. ^ Tibballs, Geoff (1991). The Golden Age of Children's Television. Titan Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 9781852864071.
  11. ^ "Keith Alexander".
  12. ^ https://www.amazon.com.au/NOT-JUST-ANOTHER-LOVE-STORY-ebook/dp/B0CFQ2GDR4
  13. ^ "Pod 203: Behind the mic with Supermarionation voice Keith Alexander!". 2 May 2022.
  14. ^ Anderson Entertainment (2 May 2022). "Pod 203: Behind the Mic with Keith Alexander". YouTube. Event occurs at 36:16. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  15. ^ https://www.amazon.com.au/NOT-JUST-ANOTHER-LOVE-STORY-ebook/dp/B0CFQ2GDR4
  16. ^ Anderson Entertainment (2 May 2022). "Pod 203: Behind the Mic with Keith Alexander". YouTube. Event occurs at 36:16. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  17. ^ Anderson Entertainment (2 May 2022). "Pod 203: Behind the Mic with Keith Alexander". YouTube. Event occurs at 36:16. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  18. ^ https://www.amazon.com.au/NOT-JUST-ANOTHER-LOVE-STORY-ebook/dp/B0CFQ2GDR4
  19. ^ "Keith Buckley".
  20. ^ "Keith Buckley".
  21. ^ "Keith Buckley".
  22. ^ "Keith Alexander".
  23. ^ "AusStage".
  24. ^ "Keith Alexander".
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