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Henry Murdoch, born as George Henry Murdock, was an Australian aboriginal actor and stockman who appeared in Australian films of the 1940s and 1950s. He was working as stockman in Rockhampton when discovered by Ralph Smart, who was helping make The Overlanders (1946). The film's director, Harry Watt, later claimed Murdoch and fellow aboriginal actor Clyde Combo "proved to be first-class actors and were exceedingly quick witted and intelligent. They certainly disproved the conventional idea that the Australian aboriginal is an animalistic caveman."
Birth Name
George Henry Murdock
Born
Sunday, 12 September 1920
Died
Friday, 24 April 1987
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Whiplash | Billy Jo / Billy-Jo | 1960 |
The Shiralee | Sam | 1957 |
Return of the Plainsman | Dancer | 1953 |
Kangaroo | Black Tracker | 1952 |
Bitter Springs | Blackjack | 1950 |
The Overlanders | Aborigine Nipper | 1946 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
---|
Whiplash | Billy Jo / Billy-Jo | 1960 |
The Shiralee | Sam | 1957 |
Return of the Plainsman | Dancer | 1953 |
Kangaroo | Black Tracker | 1952 |
Bitter Springs | Blackjack | 1950 |
The Overlanders | Aborigine Nipper | 1946 |