Garry Who

Garry Who
Born
Garry John Weston

(1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 70)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active1980–2015

Garry Who (born Garry John Weston; 1 May 1954)[1] is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his role as Doug Stevens in the Australian sitcom All Together Now.[2][3]

Who was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he grew up in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia as he went to Maitland High School. He moved back to his home town after he finished high school to start his career.

Career

Beginning his working life as a signwriter, Who began his career in the mid-70s as a stand-up comedian. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s at the original Sydney Comedy Store.[4] In the late 1980s he began to feature on film and television.

His biggest role to date was portraying Doug Stevens in the 90's hit All Together Now. He has also appeared in A Country Practice, Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers, Water Rats, The Hollowmen, and Housos.

Discography

  • 1987 Life’s Just A Routine[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1984 On the Loose Cane Toad Feature film
1985 Emoh Ruo Policeman Feature film
1986 The Blue Lightning Mechanic Feature film
1986 Fair Game Sparks Feature film
1986 Dead End Drive-In Drive-In Cop Feature film
1989 Candy Regentag Can You Feel It Feature film
1999 Close Contact George TV movie
2003 You Can't Stop the Murders Trevor Feature film
2011 Up the Aisle Gary
2012 Housos vs. Authority Constable Garry Kock Feature film
2013 The Brothel Garry Who
2014 Fat Pizza vs. Housos Constable Garry Kock Feature film
2015 Dumb Criminals: The Movie Detective Garry

Television

Year Title Role Type
1985 A Country Practice Spanner Dooley TV series, 2 episodes
1989 E Street Yetti TV series, season 1, episode 32: "Aftermath Part 1"
1988–89 Just for the Record Reporter TV series
1989–95 Midday Resident comedian TV series
1991–93 All Together Now Doug Stevens TV series, 76 episodes
1996 G.P. Jason Powell TV series, season 8, episode 12: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
1997 Big Sky Ivan TV series, season 1, episode 36: "The Choice"
1997 Headliners Self TV series
1998 Water Rats John Lynch TV series, season 3, episode 24: "Switch Back"
2003–07 Pizza Lifesaver Les / Aussie / Gold Guy TV series, 4 episodes
2008 The Hollowmen Real Estate Agent TV series, season 1, episode 6: "A Housing Crisis"
2008 Swift and Shift Couriers Gary Hibbett TV series, season 1, episode 8: "The Safety Inspector"
2009 All Saints Jim Patterson TV series, season 12, episode 7: "Awake in Fright"
2011–22 Housos: The Thong Warrior Constable Garry Kock TV series, 13 episodes
2014 Town Centre Cameron TV series
2019–21 Fat Pizza: Back in Business Constable Garry Kock TV series, 10 episodes
2023 Darradong Local Council Garry McDuffy TV series, 9 episodes

References

  1. ^ Mark Short, 'Who's Who in the Comedy Zoo' Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 1987 p. 40
  2. ^ All Together Now, retrieved 26 December 2019
  3. ^ "Garry Who | The Sit Down Comedy Club". standup.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ Mark Short, 'Who's Who in the Comedy Zoo' Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 1987 p. 40
  5. ^ "45cat - Garry Who - Life's Just A Routine / Garry Who ... On Condoms - Chase - Australia - 650792 7". 45cat.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.