240:
discussion of filming techniques, theme music, as well as personal recollections and quotes from the film makers he had interviewed. From 23 October 1995 until his retirement on 20 October 2018, he presented films for the Foxtel cable television network FOX Classics. His celebrity status allowed him to take cameo roles in film and television, notably
239:
He was widely recognised in
Australia for his passionate enthusiasm for films, and his profile allowed him to meet and become acquainted with a range of film makers from the "Golden Age of Hollywood". His presentations usually consisted of a brief review of the film and its actors, specific
601:
591:
146:(4 December 1934 – 20 June 2019) was an Australian film critic and film historian, radio and television presenter, journalist, author and lecturer best known for presenting
576:
506:
461:
596:
356:
220:, Collins' appreciation of cinema led him to write reviews in the early 1960s and resulted in him working as a film presenter for the
446:
581:
348:
194:
142:
29:
606:
527:
428:
132:
586:
213:
190:
147:
55:
386:
272:
154:
276:
159:
316:
217:
502:
280:
571:
566:
256:
242:
202:
198:
206:
503:""Critic Collins gets Logies Hall of Fame honour" ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"
295:
551:
414:
321:
372:
283:, which they listed for sale in August 2017, but which Joan still owned as of February 2020.
233:
221:
432:
352:
311:
326:
259:
on film and related subjects. In 1987, he published a book of film reviews and essays,
345:
560:
485:
302:
Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received the inaugural ASTRA Lifetime
Achievement Award.
178:
131:
This article is about the
Australian-born Hollywood film critic. For others, see
299:
248:
425:
164:
298:(OAM) for services to film and television. In 2009, he was inducted into the
193:, Sydney, the son of a policeman and school teacher. He was educated at
224:(then the Australian Broadcasting Commission). He moved from the ABC to
201:, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Latin in 1959, a
547:
410:
216:
and his alma mater
Canterbury Boys' High School, and later lecturer at
271:
Collins met his wife Joan in 1983 when he was 48. They both lived in
174:
447:"Mr Movies Bill Collins and wife Joan selling their Berry home"
228:
Channel 9 working there between 1967 and 1974; later moving to
229:
225:
528:
Bill
Collins to receive ASTRA Lifetime Achievement Award
255:
In addition to his television work, he lectured at the
505:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 April 2009.
462:"Australia's 'Mr Movies', Bill Collins, dies aged 84"
261:
Bill
Collins Presents "The Golden Years of Hollywood"
121:
113:
87:
79:
63:
37:
23:
232:Channel 7 from 1975 to 1979. In 1980 he moved to
592:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
602:People educated at Canterbury Boys' High School
373:COLLINS, BILL Australian Television Personality
387:"Bill Collins wraps 55 years of movie hosting"
294:In 1987, Collins was awarded the Medal of the
163:. He was well known for his association with
8:
286:Collins died in his sleep on 20 June 2019.
279:. In 2005, they moved to a large house in
20:
375:, The Museum of Broadcast Communications.
177:, presenting movies on the cable channel
212:Originally an English school teacher at
338:
170:Bill Collins' Golden Years of Hollywood
367:
365:
7:
445:Nicholls, Stephen (20 August 2017).
357:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
222:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
509:from the original on 21 April 2009
173:for fifteen years, and later with
153:Collins specialised in the era of
16:Australian film critic (1934–2019)
14:
577:Australian television presenters
460:Idato, Michael (21 June 2019).
385:Knox, David (19 October 2018).
275:. From Vincentia they moved to
236:to present movies nationally.
97:radio and television presenter
1:
486:COLLINS, William Roderick OAM
426:Speaker Details: Bill Collins
157:, and his favourite film was
150:on television in Australia.
346:Talking Heads – Bill Collins
195:Canterbury Boys' High School
597:University of Sydney alumni
214:East Hills Boys High School
56:Sutherland, New South Wales
623:
273:Vincentia, New South Wales
155:Classical Hollywood cinema
130:
466:The Sydney Morning Herald
435:, Saxton Speakers Bureau.
277:Winmalee, New South Wales
189:Bill Collins was born in
94:Film critic and historian
139:William Roderick Collins
42:William Roderick Collins
582:Australian film critics
351:18 January 2010 at the
218:Sydney Teachers College
431:3 October 2009 at the
281:Berry, New South Wales
607:Australian lecturers
257:University of Sydney
203:Diploma of Education
199:University of Sydney
587:Logie Award winners
207:Master of Education
181:from 1995 to 2018.
492:, 26 January 1987.
449:. Daily Telegraph.
296:Order of Australia
290:Awards and honours
160:Gone with the Wind
322:Margaret Pomeranz
129:
128:
114:Years active
74:Sydney, Australia
614:
535:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
499:
493:
483:
477:
476:
474:
472:
457:
451:
450:
442:
436:
423:
417:
408:
402:
401:
399:
397:
382:
376:
369:
360:
359:, 17 April 2006.
343:
145:
80:Other names
70:
51:
49:
32:
21:
622:
621:
617:
616:
615:
613:
612:
611:
557:
556:
544:
539:
538:
534:, 25 July 2013.
526:
522:
512:
510:
501:
500:
496:
484:
480:
470:
468:
459:
458:
454:
444:
443:
439:
433:Wayback Machine
424:
420:
409:
405:
395:
393:
384:
383:
379:
371:Moran, Albert:
370:
363:
353:Wayback Machine
344:
340:
335:
312:Ivan Hutchinson
308:
292:
269:
187:
148:Hollywood films
141:
136:
109:
75:
72:
68:
59:
53:
52:4 December 1934
47:
45:
44:
43:
33:
28:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
620:
618:
610:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
559:
558:
555:
554:
543:
542:External links
540:
537:
536:
520:
494:
490:It's an Honour
478:
452:
437:
418:
403:
377:
361:
337:
336:
334:
331:
330:
329:
327:David Stratton
324:
319:
314:
307:
304:
291:
288:
268:
265:
205:in 1960 and a
186:
183:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
108:
107:
104:
101:
98:
95:
91:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
71:(aged 84)
65:
61:
60:
54:
41:
39:
35:
34:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
619:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
562:
553:
549:
546:
545:
541:
533:
529:
524:
521:
508:
504:
498:
495:
491:
487:
482:
479:
467:
463:
456:
453:
448:
441:
438:
434:
430:
427:
422:
419:
416:
412:
407:
404:
392:
388:
381:
378:
374:
368:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
347:
342:
339:
332:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
309:
305:
303:
301:
297:
289:
287:
284:
282:
278:
274:
267:Personal life
266:
264:
262:
258:
253:
251:
250:
245:
244:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
184:
182:
180:
176:
172:
171:
167:, presenting
166:
162:
161:
156:
151:
149:
144:
140:
134:
124:
120:
116:
112:
105:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
90:
86:
82:
78:
66:
62:
57:
40:
36:
31:
22:
19:
548:Bill Collins
531:
523:
511:. Retrieved
497:
489:
481:
469:. Retrieved
465:
455:
440:
421:
411:Bill Collins
406:
394:. Retrieved
390:
380:
341:
293:
285:
270:
260:
254:
247:
241:
238:
211:
188:
179:FOX Classics
169:
168:
158:
152:
138:
137:
133:Bill Collins
125:Joan Collins
69:(2019-06-20)
67:20 June 2019
25:Bill Collins
18:
572:2019 deaths
567:1934 births
249:Howling III
246:(1985) and
234:Channel Ten
88:Occupations
58:, Australia
561:Categories
396:20 October
391:TV Tonight
333:References
317:John Hinde
191:Sutherland
165:Network 10
100:journalist
83:Mr. Movies
48:1934-12-04
532:Mumbrella
252:(1987).
209:in 1965.
185:Biography
117:1963–2018
513:20 April
507:Archived
429:Archived
349:Archived
306:See also
243:Prisoner
197:and the
106:lecturer
471:21 June
300:Logies
175:Foxtel
122:Spouse
103:author
552:IMDb
515:2009
473:2019
415:IMDb
398:2018
64:Died
38:Born
550:at
413:at
230:ATN
226:TCN
143:OAM
30:OAM
563::
530:,
488:,
464:.
389:.
364:^
355:,
263:.
517:.
475:.
400:.
135:.
50:)
46:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.