Farewell Bill Flynn
It is with great sadness that South Africa says goodbye to one of its comic heroes, Bill Flyn. 13 December 1948 - 11 July 2007.
On his recently updated website, Flynn told fans: “It’s hard to believe that I’ve been acting for 30 years now. Theatre is still my first love - because nothing can ever surpass that feeling of performing in front of a live audience. I have had offers to live and work permanently in America and England, and I have worked overseas dozens of times - but somehow I always return home. I am proud of being a South African artist and I don’t think that’s ever going to change. This is my home and I get really homesick when I’m away from it for too long.”
Flynn had a career that spanned more than 30 years in theatre, film and television.
He won 13 best-actor awards, including the Dublin Critics and Golden Entertainer Awards. His film writing also won him a best-screenplay award for Saturday Night at the Palace.
For 10 years he was lead singer with the band Vinnie & The Viscounts, which became very popular and recorded two CDs, Get Vrot and Rock & Roll Party. He left the band in 1997.
More recently, television viewers will remember him as the lead detective in e.tv’s Jozi Streets.
Flynn appeared in more than 40 feature films, including Leon Schuster’s Oh, Shucks, Here Comes UNTAG.
We’ll miss you Bill!
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