Kiwi Kingston | |
|---|---|
_trailer_-_Frankenstein%27s_monster_1.png) 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 |
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]
- ^ Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Kiwi Kingston". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012.