Kiwi Kingston
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Born
1914
Ernest Walter Kingston
1914
Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
OccupationsActor
professional wrestler
professional wrestler
YearsactiveProfessional wrestling career
Kiwi Kingston | |
|---|---|
_trailer_-_Frankenstein's_monster_1.png) Kingston as Frankenstein's monster in The Evil of Frankenstein | |
| Born | Ernest Walter Kingston 1914 Banks Peninsula, New Zealand |
| Died | 1992 (aged 77–78) |
| Occupations | Actor professional wrestler |
| Years active | Professional wrestling career |
| 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 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]
Kingston was trained by Anton Koolmann. He was billed as 6 '5" in height, although New Zealand sources give his height at 6' 2" or 3".[3][4] He experienced success in Europe starting in the late 1930s. He had matches with Bert Assirati and would often ride to the ring on horseback, dismounting on the ring apron.[5][6]
