Australian TV actor Ross Higgins dies, 85
Australian TV actor Ross Higgins who was best known for playing Ted Bullpit in Kingswood Country has died.
The actor was also well known for his radio career and voiceover work.
Tributes to the esteemed personality are flooding in on social media.
Vale Ross Higgins 1931-2016. Great entertainer. A massive loss to Australian entertainment. Pictured with Lex Marinos on Kingswood Country. pic.twitter.com/END4WgaHsi
— Chris Coleman (@CJCau) October 7, 2016
Vale Ross Higgins - the iconic theme to Kingswood Country as a tribute - my fave childhood show https://t.co/6h1raeDcSy via
— Rob Harris (@rharris334) October 7, 2016
Ross Higgins' entertainment industry career began in 1946, when he took a cadetship at Sydney's Radio 2GB at the age of 16. This led to an on-air announcing position, and hosting of breakfast, and later, evening variety shows.
During the 1960s, he consolidated his position as a leading voiceover artist, creating character voices for TV and radio ads and cartoons.
Throughout the 1970s, he and voiceover colleague Kevin Golsby dominated Australian airwaves in the voiceover field, and while enjoying this success another break-through role came in 1977, where he and Goldsby were key regular performers in sketch comedy series The Naked Vicar Show.
