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Kiwi Kingston
New Zealand wrestler and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernest Walter "Kiwi" Kingston (1914-1992) was a 6' 5" wrestler and film actor from New Zealand.[1] He is relatively unknown, but still remembered for his role as the Karloff-like Frankenstein's monster in Hammer's The Evil of Frankenstein (1964). He also appeared in the film Hysteria (1965).[2]
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Kiwi Kingston | |
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![]() Kingston as Frankenstein's monster in The Evil of Frankenstein | |
Born | Ernest Walter Kingston 1914 Banks Peninsula, New Zealand |
Died | 1992 Christchurch, New Zealand |
Occupation(s) | Actor professional wrestler |
Years active | |
Ring name(s) | Cowboy Kiwi Ernie Kingston Kiwi Kingston Gaucho Kiwi |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Trained by | Anton Koolmann |
Debut | 1939 |
Retired | 1970 |
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