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After winning a place at RADA when he was 15, he made appearances in films and on TV.

His biggest role was Billy Bunter in ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School'' from 1952 to 1961. Bunter was a juvinile role, ironically played by Campion [[DawsonCasting who was 40 when the series ended]]. Campion later [[RoleReprise reprised the role]] in the radio series ''Whatever Happened to ...?''.

Some of his other notable roles were in the first ''Film/CarryOn'' film, ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', and in 1979, he played a small role in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]", a story which wasn't released in any form until 1992.

By TheNineties, Campion had given up acting, and ran clubs and restaurants in Soho.

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After winning a place at RADA when he was 15, he made appearances appeared in films and on TV.

His biggest role was Billy Bunter in ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School'' from 1952 to 1961. Bunter was a juvinile juvenile role, ironically played by Campion [[DawsonCasting who was 40 when the series ended]]. Campion later [[RoleReprise reprised the role]] in the radio series ''Whatever Happened to ...?''.

Some of his other notable roles were in the first ''Film/CarryOn'' film, ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', and in 1979, he played a small role in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial serial, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]", a story which wasn't released in any form until 1992.

By TheNineties, The90s, Campion had given up acting, and ran clubs and restaurants in Soho.
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Gerald Theron Campion, (23 April 1921 -- 9 July 2002), was a British actor best known for playing Billy Bunter in ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School''.

After winning a place at RADA when he was 15, he made appearances in films and on TV.

His biggest role was Billy Bunter in ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School'' from 1952 to 1961. Bunter was a juvinile role, ironically played by Campion [[DawsonCasting who was 40 when the series ended]]. Campion later [[RoleReprise reprised the role]] in the radio series ''Whatever Happened to ...?''.

Some of his other notable roles were in the first ''Film/CarryOn'' film, ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', and in 1979, he played a small role in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]", a story which wasn't released in any form until 1992.

By TheNineties, Campion had given up acting, and ran clubs and restaurants in Soho.

He died at the age of 81.

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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
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* ''{{Film/Miranda|1948}}'' (1948) -- Lift Boy (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' (1958) -- Private Andy Galloway
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- Fireman (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'' (1968) -- Minister
* ''Film/LittleDorrit'' (1987) -- Mr. Tetterby
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* ''Series/DepartmentS'', episode "The Bones of Byrom Blain" (1969) -- Eldon
* ''Series/TheReturnOfSherlockHolmes'', episode "The Six Napoleons" (1986) -- Morse Hudson
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "Fiddler on the Hoof" (1989) -- Café Proprietor
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 1 episode of 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]" (1992) -- Wilkins
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