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Metro
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Neighbours and Prisoner star Gerard Kennedy dies aged 93
Australian actor Gerard Kennedy has died aged 93. The award-winning star was best known for his parts in a number of soap operas in his home country – including Neighbours, Prisoner and Blue Heelers. A family friend confirmed in a statement: 'Vale Gerard Kennedy. 1932 – 2025. An iconic Australian actor of many decades. 'Well-remembered by Prisoner fans for his portrayal as terrorist Al in The Wentworth Siege episodes.' The two-time Gold Logie winner also had parts in Underbelly, Division 4, The Flying Doctors and A Country Practice. Born in Perth in 1932, he played six different characters in Crawford Productions television series Homicide, before finding fame in the Australian television spy drama Hunter. More Trending His portrayal became so popular that his character, Kragg, became the central figure of the series following the departure of co-star Tony Ward. Flying Doctors star Liz Burch has led tributes, sharing: 'Vale Gerard.' Gerard joined the cast of Neighbours in 2002, playing Pat Scully – the father of regular face Joe (Shane Connor). View More » This is a developing story, more to follow.
Perth Now
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Neighbours 'shame' TV star after Nazi salute charge
He acted in the iconic Australia soap Neighbours, now his neighbours are trying to "shame" him, a court has been told. Damien Patrick Richardson faced Moorabbin Magistrates Court on Tuesday after he was charged with performing a Nazi salute. Police allege the 55-year-old performed the gesture, in the southeast Melbourne suburb of McKinnon, on September 14. Details of the charge were not aired in court as Richardson appeared in person, on summons, where upcoming hearing dates were set. Richardson's lawyer Peter Monagle asked for his client's suburb to be removed from documents that will be released to media after his neighbours tried to shame him. "Mr Richardson did have posters of him posted outside bus stop in the area in which he lives," he told the court. "There has been a concerted effort to get Mr Richardson to feel shame, by some within that area." He will next face the court on June 20. Richardson starred as Gary Canning in Neighbours from 2014 to 2020, and also appeared in Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters and Wentworth. He retired from acting in 2021 and unsuccessfully stood as a political candidate in the 2022 federal and Victorian elections. He stood as an independent in the Senate and then ran for the right-wing Freedom Party of Victoria.
