Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey was an English-born Australian actor, comedian, musician, lyricist and composer who also worked as a compere and was sometimes credited as Slim De Grey or Slim de Gray. He was born in Lancashire and came to Australia at the age of six. During World War II he served in the Australian Army, was taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore and held at Changi Prison, where he wrote, produced and presented shows. He later appeared in films including Newsfront (1978) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), and in the miniseries Changi. His television work included Young Ramsay, Bellamy and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. He won four Mo Awards, the Australian prizes for achievement in live entertainment.