Gordon Chater

 ( 1922 Births ) 

Gordon Chater later worked in the United States, including appearing on Broadway theatre.

In the 1970s Chater was particularly associated with the play The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin by Steve J. Spears, the stage role for which he became best known. The play broke new ground in Australian theatre with its shocking opening scene (in which Chater walked onstage naked) and its discussion of paedophilia.

• Winner of the Nine Radio in 1952 for Comedy Performance on Radio
• Winner of the Gold Logie in 1966 for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television ( The Mavis Bramston Show)
• Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 1999 It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 May 2015

• Gordon Chater – Stage acting credits
• " The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
• " The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
• " The Importance of Being Earnest" — (information and photo): [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]
• Gordon Chater Dies aged 77 – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• My Name's McGooley – What's Yours? – Classic Australian Television
• The Mavis Bramston Show – Nostalgia Central
• The History of The Mavis Bramston Show
• Tributes 1999 – Gordon Chater – Mark Juddery Tributes