- Gerald Campion
Infobox Person
name = Gerald Campion
birth_name = Gerald Theron Campion
image_size = 240px
caption = Gerald Campion as a 29 year old 'Billy Bunter' from the TV Series of the same name
birth_date = birth date|1921|04|23
birth_place = flagicon|EnglandLondon ,England
death_date = death date and age|2002|07|09|1921|04|23
death_place = flagicon|FranceAgen ,France
occupation =Actor
spouse = Jean Symond, then Susan Mark
parents = Cyril Campion
children = Ann, Anthony, AngelicaGerald Theron Campion (
23 April 1921 ,Bloomsbury ,London ,England –9 July 2002 ,Agen ,France ), was an Englishactor best-known for his role asBilly Bunter in a 1950stelevision adaptation ofbook s by Frank Richards. [ [http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/GeraldCampion.htm Profile of Gerald Campion] : "ComicsUK.co.uk" website. Retrieved onOctober 4 2007 .]The son of a screen writer,
Cyril Campion , Gerald Campion appeared in numerousfilm s and television programmes — mostly comedies — but his only major success was as Bunter, a juvenile role he played successfully despite being much older than his character (he was 40 when the series ended). In 1979 he recorded an appearance in "Shada ", a "Doctor Who " story which was recorded in part but never broadcast.After dropping out of acting, he ran clubs and restaurants in London's Soho, the most famous - and enduring - of which is Gerry's, a private member's club attracting a mainly theatrical membership.
Personal life
He was married twice: to Jean Symond in 1947 (divorced 1972) and to Susan Mark in 1972 until his death. He had three children with his first wife: Ann (a singer who married composer
Thomas Rajna ), Anthony and Angelica.References
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