Terry Norris

Terry Norris, born 9 June 1930 in Melbourne, died 20 March 2023, was an Australian actor who interrupted his career for 10 years with a stint in state politics, for the Australian Labor Party with the Victorian Legislative Assembly. In the 1950s and early 1960s he worked as an actor in England, appearing in repertory in Bradford, Huddersfield and York among other places, before returning to Australia in 1963. He appeared in many roles on television, film and theatre and was possibly best known for two long-running television series roles. He played Joe Turner in Bellbird from 1969 until the series ended in 1977. He then played Senior sergeant Eric O'Reilly in police series Cop Shop starting December 1977. Norris also appeared in the television series Bobby Dazzler and The Last of the Australians.