Reply #328: He was also well-known in the industry [View All]

[Matilda]

for being an alcoholic. Not one to be bothered by it, nor to try various forms of drying out or rehabilitation.

"I'm an alcoholic, mate". Simple statement of fact.

Mr Matilda has his Bill Hunter story - he was cast in the ABC television series 1915, and his scenes were to be shot in the NSW Southern Highlands. He was booked to be taken down in the same car as Bill Hunter, and they'd hardly started off before Bill started handing out the cans of beer. Two hours later, a cheerful Hunter and two totally inebriated cast members arrived at their destination. Hunter seemed none the worse for wear, but the other two were totally useless for the rest of the day.