Biography
Richard Carter (11 December 1953 – 13 July 2019) was an Australian actor and voice-over artist who appeared in several television series and independent films. Some of Carter's filmography includes Rabbit-Proof Fence, Hating Alison Ashley, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet Two, Our Lips Are Sealed (with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) and Mad Max: Fury Road. He died in the early hours of 13 July 2019 after a brief illness.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Trick or Treat
2019
as Damo
Greg Kielty's life is turned upside down when his estranged brother Dan turns up, claiming to have drunkenly run someone over. But has Dan just murder...

Blaze
2018
Set Production Assistant
Re-imagining the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting Texas legend.

Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as The Bullet Farmer
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed figh...

The Great Gatsby
2013
as Herzog
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gat...

Happy Feet Two
2011
as Bryan (voice)
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mu...

Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback
2007
as Bradley John Murdoch
After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents....

Happy Feet
2006
as Barry (voice)
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fier...

Hating Alison Ashley
2005
as Lennie
Classmates Erica Yurken and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.

Gettin' Square
2003
as Craig Knob
Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and...

You Can't Stop the Murders
2003
as Chief Carter
Australian small-town cop Gary enjoys his nearly pastoral existence, with traffic violations providing the major excitement to his normally low-key da...

Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002
as Farmhouse Policeman
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
My Husband, My Killer
2001
as Mike Hagan
Based on the true story of an Australian woman that was murdered in bed next to her husband.

The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Dirk Streicher
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance m...

Bootmen
2000
as Gary
Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can ma...

Our Lips Are Sealed
2000
as Sidney
Mary-Kate and Ashley star in this Down Under adventure filled with nonstop Aussie intrigue, laughs and romance. After running afoul of a notorious gan...
The Date
1999
as Mr. Hart
An illicit affair with a politician's daughter leads a young man on a city wide search for the perfect condom.

Dogwatch
1999
as Klipper
Adrift in hostile waters, during the last vicious battles of the Triad societies after explusion from mainland China, The Captain, William, is ruined....

Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Detective
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Ba...

Idiot Box
1997
as Big Bloke
Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it.

Signal One
1994
as Frankie Button
Emotional detective Martin Bullet has shot up a kid in a drug bust gone rotten. Now he must come to terms with his haunted feelings. He starts a new l...

Muriel's Wedding
1994
as Federal Policeman
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

No Escape
1994
as Sleeping Sentry
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle is...

Reckless Kelly
1993
as Police Sergeant (Aust.)
A satirical take on a modern day Ned Kelly who is forced to Hollywood in order to make enough money to save his family's land. As it goes against his ...

Wet and Wild Summer
1992
as Al Eastman
A property developer wants to take over an Australian beach for a high rise resort. He sends his son to Australia to check out the situation, posing a...

Sher Mountain Killings Mystery
1990
as Conrad
A gem with magic powers falls into the wrong hands. A man known as "The Protector" is charged with tracking down the criminals who stole it and gettin...

The Punisher
1989
as Cop
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a ...

Grievous Bodily Harm
1988
as Les
A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.

The Wicked
1988
as Stinger (as Ric Carter)
Sir Alfred Terminus reigns supreme in the tiny outback town of Yarralumla. The Terminus family simply love a bit of new blood which is why they are de...

The Clean Machine
1988
as Det. Frank Truro
A new Premier is elected promising to clean up corruption. He sets up a taskforce headed by a traffic cop thinking he won’t get far. But Inspector Rio...

Howling III: The Marsupials
1987
as First Drunk
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. I...

Vietnam
1987
as Policeman
The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.

Rebel
1985
as Harry De Wheels
This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is...

Emoh Ruo
1985
as Thommo
Nothing and no one is safe in this biting satire of the trials and tribulations of young marrieds buying their first home. "Emoh Ruo" takes direct aim...

Fast Talking
1984
as Geography Teacher
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.

Hostage
1983
as Smart Aleck
Set in 1980's Australia, this is the true story of a woman whose husband eventually reveals to her that he is an active member of the Nazi party. A re...

Kotch
1971
Producer
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a roa...

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Book
A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up wit...