Gerald Campion
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Gerald Theron Campion (April 23 1921 – July 9 2002) was an English actor best-known for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation of books by Frank Richards.
The son of a screen writer, Cyril Campion, Gerald Campion appeared in numerous films and television programmes — mostly comedies — but his only major success was as Bunter, a juvenile role he played successfully despite being much older than his character. After dropping out of acting, he ran a restaurant.