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Kevin Golsby

Biography

Kevin Golsby is an Australian actor and voice-over performer, who began in radio as an announcer at 16 on 2MG in Mudgee. Two years later he was the youngest announcer on Sydney station 2UE. In 1959 he traveled to Europe and the US for 2CH, interviewing jazz figures including Nina Simone and Count Basie. For Fox Movietone he narrated over a thousand news stories between 1960 and 1976, and in 1965 he was the voice of Dollar Bill in commercials introducing decimal currency. His breakthrough came in 1977 as a host and regular performer on the sketch comedy series The Naked Vicar Show, which ran two seasons across radio, television and theater. He appeared in dozens of Australian TV series, often as a police officer, and in stage productions including Flexitime and The Jetty. His film credits include The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), plus The Final Winter and Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon.

Movie Career

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3
Career span
23 years1974 to 1997

Every film, newest first

  1. 1997PawsIMDb rating 4.8
  2. 1977Dot and the KangarooIMDb rating 6.9
  3. 1974The Cars That Ate ParisIMDb rating 5.6

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  1. A first

    Golsby narrated newsreels for Fox Movietone (Australia), which later became Cinesound Movietone Productions. From 1960 to 1976, he provided the voice for more than one thousand news stories.

  2. A change of course

    In 1965, Golsby was the voice of "Dollar Bill" in television commercials that taught Australians about decimal currency. Ross Higgins, a frequent collaborator, played "Mr.Pound" in the same ads.

  3. Big break

    In 1977 Golsby landed his break-through role, hosting and performing as a key regular in the sketch comedy series Naked Vicar Show alongside Noeline Brown and Ross Higgins. The show spanned radio, television and theater.

  4. A change of course

    In 1959 Golsby gave up his regular presenting spot and toured the world, going to Europe and the US for 2CH. He interviewed jazz musicians there, among them Nina Simone and Count Basie.

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