Glenn Butcher

Glenn Butcher
Born
Glenn Donald Butcher

(1961-09-16) 16 September 1961 (age 63)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1987−present
Known forFull Frontal
Soft Fruit
Young Einstein
Fisk

Glenn Donald Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an Australian actor and writer. He first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe The Castanet Club (1982–1991), in which he played parodic lounge singer Lance Norton. Alongside Butcher, The Castanet Club featured a number of other noted performers who gained prominence in various areas of the Australian media, including Stephen Abbott (aka The Sandman), Mikey Robbins, Angela Moore (aka Shirley Purvis), Penny Biggins, actor-writer-director Warren Coleman and Maynard.

Butcher was a regular cast member of the popular TV sketch comedy series Full Frontal (1993–1997),[1] as well as appearing in Soft Fruit, Play School and Young Einstein.[2] Butcher starred in the 2005 television movie, Da Kath & Kim Code, the 2012 comedy, Kath & Kimderella.[3] In 2020, Butcher was announced as part of the cast for legal comedy Fisk, starring Kitty Flanagan, Butcher would return for the third series of Fisk.[4][5]

Filmography

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Television appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2021-present Fisk Viktor 7 episodes
2012 Packed to the Rafters Roger Wiseman 1 episode
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code Rental Car Agent TV movie
2002-04 Kath & Kim Various 3 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue Theo's Doctor 1 episode
1998 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Various 1 episode
1993-97 Full Frontal (Australian TV series) Various 107 episodes
1996 Shaun Micallef's World Around Him Various TV movie
1991 Fast Forward Various 5 episodes
1990 The Big Guy Lance 1 episode
1989 A Country Practice Lachlan 1 episode
1989 Future Past Gospel Singer TV movie
1988-90 Swap Shop TV series

Film appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Three Corpse Dinner Dracula Short
2013 The 8 Inch Pinch Wildlife Officer Short
2012 Kath & Kimderella Sergio
2009 Street Angel Doctor Pangea Short
2003 Fat Pizza Priest
1999 Soft Fruit Tony
1991 The Castanet Club Lance
1988 Young Einstein Ernest Rutherford

References

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  1. ^ Knox, David (21 March 2021). "Kitty's mini-Full Frontal 'reunion' | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Glenn Butcher". IMDb. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Actor Glenn Butcher". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ Knox, David (18 April 2024). "Filming begins on Fisk S3 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (26 October 2020). "Filming begins on Kitty Flanagan comedy | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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Glenn Butcher at IMDb