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Born:
1943-11-06

Birthplace:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Credits:
4 Total Roles

Ian Turpie

Acting

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Biography

Ian Bruce Turpie (6 November 1943 – 11 March 2012), sometimes referred to as Turps, was an Australian performer, actor (theatre, television, film), pop singer and presenter (television, radio). He was the host of the teen pop music TV show, The Go!! Show (1965–66) and various TV game shows, The Price Is Right (1981–1985, 1989), and Supermarket Sweep (1992–1994). As a TV actor he portrayed Keith Warne on Swift and Shift Couriers (2008, 2011) and Wazza and Narrator in Housos (2011). He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2011 and died in the following year, aged 68.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2008 Swift and Shift Couriers TV Keith Warne
1999 Somewhere in the Darkness MOVIE Weatherman
1965 Funny Things Happen Down Under MOVIE Lennie
1964 Homicide TV Lindsay Murdock

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