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Glenn Butcher

Glenn Butcher
Born
Glenn Donald Butcher

(1961-09-16) 16 September 1961 (age 63)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1987−present
Known forFull Frontal
Soft Fruit
Young Einstein
Fisk

Glenn Donald Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an Australian actor and writer.

Career

The Castanet Club

Butcher first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe The Castanet Club (1982–1991), in which he played parodic lounge singer Lance Norton. Alongside Butcher, The Castanet Club featured a number of other noted performers who gained prominence in various areas of the Australian media, including Stephen Abbott (aka The Sandman), Mikey Robbins, Angela Moore (aka Shirley Purvis), Penny Biggins, actor-writer-director Warren Coleman and Maynard.

Television

Butcher was a regular cast member of the popular TV sketch comedy series Full Frontal (1993–1997),[1] as well as hosting Play School and appearing in the films Soft Fruit and Young Einstein.[2] He starred in the 2005 television movie, Da Kath & Kim Code and the 2012 comedy film, Kath & Kimderella.[3] In 2020, Butcher was announced as part of the cast for legal comedy Fisk, starring Kitty Flanagan, Butcher would return for the third series of Fisk.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Three Corpse Dinner Dracula Short film
2013 The 8 Inch Pinch Wildlife Officer Short film
2012 Kath & Kimderella Sergio Feature film
2009 Street Angel Doctor Pangea Short film
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code Rental Car Agent TV movie
2003 Fat Pizza Priest Feature film
1999 Soft Fruit Tony Feature film
1991 The Castanet Club Lance Feature film
1989 Future Past Gospel Singer TV movie
1988 Young Einstein Ernest Rutherford Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021–present Fisk Viktor 11 episodes
2012 Packed to the Rafters Roger Wiseman 1 episode
2002–04 Kath & Kim Maitre'D / Commonwealth Games Commitee / Barman 3 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue Theo's Doctor 1 episode
1998 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Various characters 1 episode
1997–2000 Play School Host 23 episodes
1993–97 Full Frontal Various characters 107 episodes
1996 Shaun Micallef's World Around Him Various TV special
1991 Fast Forward Various characters 5 episodes
1990 Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig Lance Norton 1 episode
1989 A Country Practice Lachlan Spencer 1 episode
1988 Swap Shop TV series

Theatre

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Miracle Worker James Keller Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company
1979 Under Milk Wood Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company
1980 Black Comedy Brindsley West End Theatre Club, Newcastle
1980 Dracula Renfield West End Theatre Club, Newcastle
1981 Treasure Island Fort Scratchley, Newcastle
1981 Rafferty Rules Newcastle schools tour
1981; 1982 Red Earth Newcastle schools tour, Newcastle City Hall, Jesmond Centre, Jesmond with Freewheels Theatre Company
1981 Yule Play it Again Piccardi Restaurant, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company
1982 Until Ya Say Ya Love Me Newcastle schools tour, Wood Street Theatre, Newcastle with Magpie Theatre Company & Freewheels Theatre Company
1982 They Came from the Fun Dimension Wayne Slazenger Wood Street Theatre with Freewheels Theatre Company for Newcastle Mattara Festival
1982 Howzatt Wood Street Theatre, Newcastle
1992 The Rocky Horror Show Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
1993 By Jingo, It's Bingo Playhouse, Newcastle
1995 By Jingo, It's Bingo / Anthony Morgan Bondi Pavilion, Sydney for Sydney Fringe Festival
1996 The New Rocky Horror Show Brad Majors Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre with Paul Dainty Productions
1998 Follies Sydney Opera House for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
2001 Kid Stakes Roo Arts Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Repertory Theatre Inc
2001; 2002 Singin’ in the Rain Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Festival Theatre, Adelaide
2002; 2003 Barrackers Comics Lounge, Melbourne, Prince Alfred Hotel, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2006 Dusty – The Original Pop Diva Mr O'Brien State Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane
2008 The Convict’s Opera Convicts’ Director / John Gay Sydney Theatre for STC & Out of Joint Theatre Company
2010 Sung Like a Horse The Stables, Adelaide with Accidental Productions for Adelaide Fringe Festival
2015 The Goodbye Girl Mark / various roles Hayes Theatre Company with Neglected Musicals[6]
2016; 2017 Kinky Boots Mr Price Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Capitol Theatre, Sydney

As crew

Year Title Role Notes
1990; 1991 The Headbutt Director Playhouse, Newcastle, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1992 The Coast Mongrels Musical Director Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company

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References

  1. ^ Knox, David (21 March 2021). "Kitty's mini-Full Frontal 'reunion' | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Glenn Butcher". IMDb. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Actor Glenn Butcher". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ Knox, David (18 April 2024). "Filming begins on Fisk S3 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (26 October 2020). "Filming begins on Kitty Flanagan comedy | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.neglectedmusicals.com.au/show/the-goodbye-girl/
  7. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/8138

Glenn Butcher at IMDb