Bill Stalker

Bill Stalker

Infobox actor
name = Bill Stalker


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birthdate = August 3, 1948
location = flagicon|NZ New Zealand
deathdate = November 29, 1981
deathplace = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
location = flagicon|New Zealand New Zealand
notable role = "Peter Fanelli" in "Cop Shop"
"Peter Fanelli" in "Skyways"

(William) Bill Stalker (1948 - 1981) was a New Zealand-Australian actor.

Grew up in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand as the second of seven children to (Robert) Bob and Zena Stalker. Attended Canterbury University where he began his theatrical acting career. He was a keen motorbike rider and adventurer from a young age.

One of his early acting roles was as a biker in the New Zealand television series "Pukemanu" where he starred with Ginette MacDonald. In 1971 he joined Bruno Lawrence's musical and theatrical co-operative Blerta where he performed with many notable New Zealand entertainers including Beaver with whom he had two daughters. He left the group after one tour in 1972 but returned in 1975 until the group disbanded in 1976. [cite web|url=http://www.sergent.com.au/blerta.html|title=Blerta|accessdate=2007-07-31]

After moving to Australia in 1977 he joined the cast of the Crawford Productions police drama series "Cop Shop" as Detective Peter Fanelli. He moved to the Crawford airport drama series "Skyways" in 1979 with the Peter Fanelli becoming the head of airport security. After "Skyways" ended in 1981, the character returned to "Cop Shop" as a Detective Sergeant.

Stalker was killed in a motorcycle accident only a few weeks after rejoining "Cop Shop". Then girlfriend Catherine Wilkin was injured in the accident. He is survived by four children: Eleanor and Greg Carr (fraternal twins, adopted as babies and tragically never meeting Bill) and Fritha and Kate Stalker.

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