Sydney Desmond Tester was an English film and television actor, host and executive.
10 Facts About Desmond Tester
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Desmond Tester was born in London, England, and started his career as a child actor; among his most notable roles, was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage.
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Desmond Tester's characters were often doomed to untimely deaths in such early films as Carol Reed's Midshipman Easy, Tudor Rose, The Stars Look Down and Sabotage.
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Desmond Tester was a musical prodigy in Robert Stevenson's Non-Stop New York and a drummer boy in The Drum.
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Desmond Tester spent fifteen years at Channel Nine, taking charge of children's programming, and became more involved behind the scenes in production and publicity.
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Desmond Tester later moved to Reg Grundy Productions, eventually leaving the industry entirely due to a dislike of the overall management culture.
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Desmond Tester introduced the Bee Gees for their first TV appearance in 1960.
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Desmond Tester had occasional minor roles in various films, such as Barry McKenzie Holds His Own and The Wild Duck.
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On 10 November 1939 Desmond Tester was registered as a conscientious objector, conditional upon performing farm work, which he did on a pig farm, saying he liked it.
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Desmond Tester died on 31 December 2002, in Sydney, New South Wales, at the age of 83.