Background
He was born in London, England., and started his career as child actor, among his most notable roles, was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936).
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Desmond Tester
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Tester made his first stage appearance at the age of 12, in The Merry Wives of Windsor, receiving positive reviews from London critics. He was known more as a child actor in film in his native Britain. Tester"s characters often met with doomed fates, in such early films as Carol Reed"s, Tudor Rose (1936), Robert Stevenson"s, The Stars Look Down (1939) and Sabotage.
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After World World War II, he moved to Australia and embarked in careers in radio, theatre and television As television broadcasting began in Australia, Tester soon found work with Channel Nine"s What"s My Lincolnshire and in a variety of children"s programmes including Kaper Kops with Regional Gorman and Rod Hull.
He spent fifteen years at Channel Nine, taking charge of children"s programming, and became more involved behind the scenes in production and publicity. He later moved to Regional Grundy Productions, eventually leaving the industry entirely due to a dislike of the overall management culture.
In 1974 he revived his stage acting career on the advice of Hayes Gordon, and appeared in numerous productions including productions by playwrights Arthur Miller and John Ewing.
He also had occasional minor roles in various films, such as Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) and The Wild Duck (1983).
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Australia