Leo Grills

Infobox Actor
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name = Lucky Grills


imagesize = 150px
caption = Grills as Det. Sgt. "Bluey" Hills in "Bluey"
birthdate = Birth date|1928|5|26|df=yes
location = flagicon|AUS Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
deathdate = death date and age|2007|7|27|1928|5|26|df=yes
deathplace = Queensland, Australia
birthname = Leo Grills
notable role = Det. Sgt. "Bluey" Hills in "Bluey"

Leo "Lucky" Grills (26 May, 1928 – 27 July, 2007) was an Australian actor and comedian.

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Grills was best known for portraying the unconventional detective "Bluey" Hills in the television series "Bluey" in 1976. He was reintroduced to a younger generation in a recurring segment of the early-90s comedy series "The Late Show" called "Bargearse", a humorous re-dub of "Bluey". Only about three weeks after his death a DVD was released that contained (among other things) the "Bargearse" re-dubbed sketches.

Grills also made three in-person appearances on the show, including singing as a member of a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young parody band and in character as Bluey protesting the last episode of "Bargearse".

Grills died in his sleep in Queensland. On the day prior to his death he was still working and had made two public appearances back to back. [ [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=281520 Australian entertainer Lucky Grills dies] - ninemsn.com.au, "28 July 2007"]

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NAME=Grills, Lucky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Grills, Leo (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian actor and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH=26 May 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=28 July, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=Unknown