Gerald Campion

Biography

Gerald Campion was an English actor born in Bloomsbury, London, to a playwright and screenwriter father and a first cousin of Charlie Chaplin's mother. He won a place at RADA at 15 and gained recognition for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation of Frank Richards' books. Campion also appeared in radio plays and films, including a Doctor Who story in 1979, before pursuing a career in club management and running a private members' club in Soho.