The King

The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.

Drama TV Movie

Stephen Curry

(Graham Kennedy)

Shaun Micallef

(Colin Bednall)

Garry McDonald

(Nicky Whitta)

Steve Bisley

(Harry M. Miller)

Stephen Hall

(Bert Newton)

Todd MacDonald

(Richard Croft)

Bernard Curry

(John Wesley)

Nick Farnell

(Norm Spencer)

Donal Forde

(Geoff "Corkie" Corke)

Leo Taylor

(Sir Frank Packer)

Johnny Brady

(Tim)

Monica Maughan

(Nana Scott)

Roz Hammond

(Kathleen Whitta)

Jane Allsop

(Noeline Brown)

Beth Buchanan

(Val Wesley)

Leverne McDonnell

(Mary Kennedy)

Virginia Bowers

(Clara)

Cathy Godbold

(Rosemary Margan)

Louis Corbett

(Young Graham Kennedy)

Kodi Smit-McPhee

(Young John Wesley)

Elwood Miles

(Len)

Kate Doherty

(Princess Panda)

Thomas M. Wright

(Alfie)

Angus Sampson

(Ugly Dave Gray)

Mick Alford

(Driver)

Steve McDowell

(Stage Hand #1)

John Osborne

(Stage Hand #2)

Nigel Johnston

(Handsome Man)

Chad Hamilton

(Michael Whitta)

Riley Hamilton

(Gary Whitta)

Carole Patullo

(Reception Nurse)

Glen Hancox

(Floor Manager / AD)

Dion Mills

(Batman)

Rod Flannagan

(Executive #1)

Raymond Hatfield

(Executive #2)

Ian Swan

(Executive #3)

Dave Kenyon

(Executive #4)

Dan Purdey

(Executive #5)

Morgan Baker

(David)

Mike Shephard

(Blankety Blanks Member)

Richard Askin

(Stage Manager)

Chris Saxton

(Studio Crew #1)

Marcelle Knapp

(Studio Crew #2)

William Wood

(Radio Executive #1)

Eric McPhan

(Radio Executive #2)

Brett Donohue

(Writer #1)

Nigel Leslie

(Writer #2)

Graham Kennedy

(Himself (archive footage))

Tony Barber

(Himself (archive footage))

Bert Newton

(Himself (archive footage))