Sydney Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an English film and television actor, host and executive. He was born in London, England, and started his career as a child actor; among his most notable roles, was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936).

Desmond Tester was born on 17 February 1919 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Sabotage (1936), Non-Stop New York (1937) and Nine Days a Queen (1936). He died on 31 December 2002 in Sydney, Australia.

Desmond Tester was born on February 17, 1919 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Sabotage (1936), Non-Stop New York (1937) and Nine Days a Queen (1936). He died on December 31, 2002 in Sydney, Australia.

Dec 31, 2002 · Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an English and Australian film actor and television actor, host and executive. He was born in London, England. Among his most notable roles was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936).

Desmond and the Channel 9-Pins: With Desmond Tester, Cherry Butlin. An Australian children's television series hosted by Desmond Tester from 1957 to 1961 and Cherrie Butlin from 1961 to 1962.

Desmond Tester died on New Year’s Eve 2002 in a Sydney hospital. Of all the Effingham actors and performers, his story stands out if only because it feels scarcely believable.

Dec 31, 2002 · Child Actor, Producer and Writer. He is best remembered by his role in Hitchcock's film "Sabotage" (1936). During the 1950s and 60s, he appeared in the "Channel Ninepins," "Kaper Kops," "Slippery Sam," "The Cabbage Quiz," and "Wilma Witch." He had a career in British theatre, film, and TV.

Jan 16, 2003 · Desmond Tester, Actor, television host, 1919-2002. In Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion, the entry beside Desmond Tester's name lists him as "British boy actor of the 30s; went to Australia." Suggesting, perhaps, that his career concluded with that move.

Desmond and the Channel 9-Pins was an Australian television series which aired from 1957 to 1962 on Sydney station TCN-9. Compered by Desmond Tester, it was a children's series. In 1961, Tester retired from appearing on-screen on the series, but continued to write, producer and direct the show. [1] His hosting job was taken over by Cherrie Butlin.

Syd­ney Desmond Tester (17 Feb­ru­ary 1919 – 31 De­cem­ber 2002) was an Eng­lish film and tele­vi­sion actor, host and ex­ec­u­tive. He was born in Lon­don, Eng­land, and started his ca­reer as a child actor, among his most no­table roles, was that of the ill-fated boy Ste­vie in the Al­fred Hitch­cock film Sab­o­tage (1936).