Actor
Gerald Campion
April 23, 1921 · Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Terry-Thomas
3 titles together
Atlantic Wall, School for Scoundrels, The Sandwich Man
Eric Barker
3 titles together
Carry On Sergeant, That's Carry On!, The Fast Lady
John Le Mesurier
3 titles together
School for Scoundrels, Jigsaw, The Sandwich Man
Brian Oulton
3 titles together
Miranda, Jigsaw, Department S
Anna Quayle
2 titles together
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Sandwich Man
James Robertson Justice
2 titles together
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Fast Lady
Full filmography · 35
Doctor Who: Shada
as Wilkin (archive footage)
20177.1
What's a Carry On?
as Private Andy Calloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Doctor Who: Shada
as Wilkin
1992
Just Ask for Diamond
as Uncle Holly
1988
That's Carry On!
as Private Andy Galloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
19775.8
Atlantic Wall
as Clergyman
19706.2
Up in the Air
as Innkeeper
1969
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
as Minister
19686.8
Half a Sixpence
as Fat Boy
1967
The Sorcerers
as Customer in China Shop
19676.2
The Sandwich Man
as Fred - Sandwich Man in Suit of Armour
1966
A Home of Your Own
as Glazier
1964