
Ross Higgins
Actor · 1930 – 2016 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ross Higgins (14 June 1931 – 7 October 2016) was an Australian vaudevillian, character actor, television host, comedian, singer and voice actor. Higgins was best known for his role as Ted Bullpitt in the 1980s television situation comedy series Kingswood Country and brief revival Bullpitt! He was the father of an Australian actor Brendan Higgins.
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Movie6.0ComedyMysteryThe escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He's trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters, but the pressures of school, his rival Eddie Coogan and bully Tiger Kelly make life tough for him. Besides, there's fishing to be done.
Ginger Meggs
1982 · 4 votes
Movie7.1AnimationDuring a massive flood, two children are rescued by a family of dingoes, which subsequently raises them as their own. When the children come of age, they must go out into the world and collect the "secrets of life", before becoming the new king and queen of the dingoes.
Epic
1985 · 4 votes
Movie7.2AdventureComedyEnglish Lord Phileas Fogg has just become the main suspect in a daring bank robbery. Meanwhile, he has made a wager with several other lords that he will be able to travel around this world in a mere 80 days. Joined by his butler Passepartout, Fogg begins his journey. However, hot on his heels is Scotland Yard detective Mr. Fix.
Around the World in 80 Days
1988 · 17 votes
Movie7.0FamilyAnimationYoung Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Treasure Island
1987 · 2 votes
Movie7.3AnimationAdventureAn Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she’s befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl’s home.
Dot and the Kangaroo
1977 · 10 votes
Movie4.5AnimationThird Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole.
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
1983 · 4 votes
Movie6.0AnimationTV MovieAn animated version of James Fenimore Cooper's classic wilderness adventure during the French and Indian War in colonial America. Hawkeye is in his prime as the famous scout who rescues the daughters of the Commander of a frontier fort. Produced by Burbank Films Australia.
The Last of the Mohicans
1987 · 1 votes
Movie5.0AnimationFamilyOrphaned Cindy, short for Cinderella, is an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, in this mash-up of different fairytales, including Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Pinocchio
The Magic Riddle
1991 · 8 votes
Movie9.0AnimationFamilyDot looks for a lost kangaroo with help from her bunny friend who wants to be a kangaroo, too.
Dot and the Bunny
1983 · 3 votes
Movie5.2AnimationDramaA young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
David Copperfield
1983 · 4 votes
Movie6.5AnimationMusicIn a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko.
The Gentlemen of Titipu
1973 · 2 votes
Movie6.5AnimationFamilyDot joins up with Santa Claus in order to help her friend, the mother kangaroo, find her lost joey. The pair take off into the air in Santa’s sleigh led by two kangaroos and travel the world searching for the zoo where the missing kangaroo has been sent.
Around the World with Dot
1981 · 2 votes
Movie8.5FamilyAnimationA circus owner attempts to capture a mysterious Bunyip, and Dot discovers that the circus is merely a front for an international wildlife smuggling operation. With her pals, Burra the Kookaburra and two boxing kangaroos, Dot sets out to put an end to the cruelty.
Dot and the Smugglers
1987 · 2 votes
Movie8.5FamilyAnimationWith the help of Hollywood stars, Dot wins a talent quest, and discovered by a famous director, she becomes what all dreams are made of – a film star. This enables her to raise money for her little friend Gumley the koala, who needs an operation on his eyes.
Dot Goes to Hollywood
1988 · 2 votes
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TV6.2FamilySkippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales.
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968 · 21 votes
TV8.3ComedyKingswood Country is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from a sketch on comedy program The Naked Vicar Show that had featured Ross Higgins as a blustering bigot. It was produced by RS Productions.
Kingswood Country
1980 · 4 votes
TV5.7DramaEcho Point was an Australian television soap opera produced by Southern Star Group for Network Ten on 1 June 1995 until 1 December 1995. The series was devised as an attempt by the Ten Network to rival the opposition soap Home and Away on the Seven Network. The series focused on several families and teenagers in a coastal community, and a key on-going storyline concerned renewed interest in a long-unsolved local murder mystery. Echo Point originally aired at 7:00pm weeknights to low ratings and the series was cancelled after a little over 100 episodes had been produced. The final episodes were aired in a late night 11.30pm slot. The only purchaser of the series in the UK was Central Television, the only member of the ITV network to screen it. Central screened the series at 1315-1345 in the summer of 1998 following the conclusion of A Country Practice. TV3 in New Zealand picked up the series for just a few weeks in 1996 but then later cancelled, the show featured former Shortland Street actor Martin Henderson.
Echo Point
1995 · 3 votes
TV6.0DramaAction & AdventureRush was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1974 and 1976. The first 13 episodes were produced in 1974 and filmed in black and white. In 1976, 13 more episodes were produced, in colour, in conjunction with French production company Antenne 2. Each series featured a different cast with the exception of John Waters.
Rush
1974 · 2 votes
TV9.3Action & AdventureDramaRiptide is an Australian adventure television
Riptide
1969 · 3 votes
TV7.4ComedyAnimationAround the World in 80 Days is an animated television series that lasted one season of sixteen episodes, broadcast during the 1972-1973 season by NBC. It was the first Australian-produced cartoon to be shown on American network television. Leif Gram directed all sixteen episodes, and the stories were loosely adapted by Chester "Chet" Stover from the novel by Jules Verne.
Around the World in Eighty Days
1972 · 17 votes
TV10.0ComedyBullpitt! sees the return of the character Ted Bullpitt (from Kingwood Country). The legend of Wombat Crescent has packed up the Kingswood, loaded Neville the statue and moved into “Whispering Pines” retirement village. Australia’s favourite hero, Ted Bullpitt, tries to retire gracefully but can’t help plunging the village into chaos and confusion.
Bullpitt!
1997 · 1 votes
- TV8.5Drama
Late For School
1992 · 2 votes
- TV9.0Comedy
A variety show with sketch comedy, guest musical performances and commentary on news and politics of the day, filmed in front of a studio audience. Premiered on ABC Radio in 1976 as a radio show, before making the transition to television broadcast on the Seven Network in 1977 and ended in 1978.
The Naked Vicar Show
1977 · 1 votes