The King (2007)

Drama
TV Movie

The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.

Cast

Graham Kennedy
Colin Bednall
Kathleen Whitta
Noeline Brown
Val Wesley
Rosemary Margan
Young Graham Kennedy
Young John Wesley
Nicky Whitta
Princess Panda
Ugly Dave Gray
Stage Hand #1
Stage Hand #2
Handsome Man
Michael Whitta
Gary Whitta
Harry M. Miller
Reception Nurse
Floor Manager / AD
Executive #1
Executive #3
Executive #4
Executive #5
Blankety Blanks Member
Bert Newton
Stage Manager
Studio Crew #1
Studio Crew #2
Radio Executive #1
Radio Executive #2
Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Richard Croft
John Wesley
Norm Spencer
Geoff "Corkie" Corke
Sir Frank Packer

Crew

Screenplay
Screenplay
Line Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Cinematography
Production Design
Art Direction
Costume Design
Unit Production Manager
Production Manager
Focus Puller
Script Supervisor
Production Accountant