From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Desmond Tester 17 February 1919 31 December 2002 was an English and Australian film actor and television actor host and executive He was born in London England Among his most notable roles was that of the illfated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage 1936 Tester made his first stage appearance at the age of 12 receiving positive reviews from London critics He was known more as a child actor in film in his native England Testers characters often met with doomed fates in such early films as Carol Reeds Midshipman Easy 1935 Tudor Rose 1936 The Stars Look Down 1939 and Sabotage He also appeared in The Drum 1938 After World War II he moved to Australia and embarked in careers in radio theater and television As television broadcasting began in Australia Tester soon found work with Channel Nines Whats My Line and in a variety of childrens programs including Kaper Kops with Reg Gorman and Rod Hull He spent fifteen years at Channel Nine taking charge of childrens programming and became more involved behind the scenes in production and publicity He later moved to Reg Grundy Productions eventually leaving the industry entirely due to a dislike of the overall management culture In 1974 he revived his stage acting career He also had occasional minor roles in various films such as Barry McKenzie Holds His Own 1974 and The Wild Duck 1983 Tester died in Sydney on 31 December 2002 Description above from the Wikipedia article Desmond Tester licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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