Glenn Butcher

Glenn Donald Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an Australian actor and writer.

Career

The Castanet Club Butcher first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe The Castanet Club (1982–1991), in which he played parodic lounge singer Lance Norton. Alongside Butcher, The Castanet Club featured a number of other noted performers who gained prominence in various areas of the Australian media, including Stephen Abbott (aka The Sandman), Mikey Robbins, Angela Moore (aka Shirley Purvis), Penny Biggins, actor-writer-director Warren Coleman and Maynard.

Television Butcher was a regular cast member of the popular TV sketch comedy series Full Frontal (1993–1997), as well as hosting Play School and appearing in the films Soft Fruit and Young Einstein. He starred in the 2005 television movie, Da Kath & Kim Code and the 2012 comedy film, Kath & Kimderella. In 2020, Butcher was announced as part of the cast for legal comedy Fisk, starring Kitty Flanagan, Butcher would return for the third series of Fisk.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2013 Three Corpse Dinner Dracula Short film 2013 The 8 Inch Pinch Wildlife Officer Short film 2012 Kath & Kimderella Sergio Feature film 2009 Street Angel Doctor Pangea Short film 2005 Da Kath & Kim Code Rental Car Agent TV movie 2003 Fat Pizza Priest Feature film 1999 Soft Fruit Tony Feature film 1991 The Castanet Club Lance Feature film 1989 Future Past Gospel Singer TV movie 1988 Young Einstein Ernest Rutherford Feature film

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2021–present Fisk Viktor 11 episodes 2012 Packed to the Rafters Roger Wiseman 1 episode 2002–04 Kath & Kim Maitre'D / Commonwealth Games Committee / Barman 3 episodes 2003 White Collar Blue Theo's Doctor 1 episode 1998 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Various characters 1 episode 1997–2000 Play School Host 23 episodes 1993–97 Full Frontal Various characters 107 episodes 1996 Shaun Micallef's World Around Him Various TV special 1991 Fast Forward Various characters 5 episodes 1990 Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig Lance Norton 1 episode 1989 A Country Practice Lachlan Spencer 1 episode 1988 Swap Shop TV series

Theatre

As actor YearTitleRoleNotes 1979 The Miracle Worker James Keller Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company 1979 Under Milk Wood Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company 1980 Black Comedy Brindsley West End Theatre Club, Newcastle 1980 Dracula Renfield West End Theatre Club, Newcastle 1981 Treasure Island Fort Scratchley, Newcastle 1981 Rafferty Rules Newcastle schools tour 1981; 1982 Red Earth Newcastle schools tour, Newcastle City Hall, Jesmond Centre, Jesmond with Freewheels Theatre Company 1981 Yule Play it Again Piccardi Restaurant, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company 1982 Until Ya Say Ya Love Me Newcastle schools tour, Wood Street Theatre, Newcastle with Magpie Theatre Company & Freewheels Theatre Company 1982 They Came from the Fun Dimension Wayne Slazenger Wood Street Theatre with Freewheels Theatre Company for Newcastle Mattara Festival 1982 Howzatt Wood Street Theatre, Newcastle 1992 The Rocky Horror Show Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney 1993 By Jingo, It's Bingo Playhouse, Newcastle 1995 By Jingo, It's Bingo / Anthony Morgan Bondi Pavilion, Sydney for Sydney Fringe Festival 1996 The New Rocky Horror Show Brad Majors Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre with Paul Dainty Productions 1998 Follies Sydney Opera House for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2001 Kid Stakes Roo Arts Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Repertory Theatre Inc 2001; 2002 Singin’ in the Rain Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Festival Theatre, Adelaide 2002; 2003 Barrackers Comics Lounge, Melbourne, Prince Alfred Hotel, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2006 Dusty – The Original Pop Diva Mr O'Brien State Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane 2008 The Convict’s Opera Convicts’ Director / John Gay Sydney Theatre for STC & Out of Joint Theatre Company 2010 Sung Like a Horse The Stables, Adelaide with Accidental Productions for Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015 The Goodbye Girl Mark / various roles Hayes Theatre Company with Neglected Musicals 2016; 2017 Kinky Boots Mr Price Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Capitol Theatre, Sydney

As crew YearTitleRoleNotes 1990; 1991 The Headbutt Director Playhouse, Newcastle, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1992 The Coast Mongrels Musical Director Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company