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John Hargreaves (actor) 
Summary
John William Hargreaves (28 November 1945 – 8 January 1996) was an Australian actor. He won three Australian Film Institute Awards and was nominated six times.[1]
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| Born | John William Hargreaves 28 November 1945 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 8 January 1996 (aged 50) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Background edit
Hargreaves was educated at Marist College Kogarah.[2] He taught in Mendooran, New South Wales, but moved to Sydney in the 1960s. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1970.[3]
Hargreaves was mainly a film actor, but is well-remembered by Australian audiences for the title role in the TV drama Young Ramsay in the 1970s and worked in a number of stage productions. Hargreaves had roles in The Removalists, Don's Party, The Odd Angry Shot, and Malcolm. He played the love interest of Nicole Kidman's character in Emerald City.
In 1994 he became the first actor to receive the Byron Kennedy Award.[4]
Personal life and death edit
Although he had exclusively heterosexual relationships while young, by the early 1980s Hargreaves acknowledged and embraced his homosexuality. Between 1984 and 1988, he partnered with French actor Vincent Perrot.[4][5]
Hargreaves contracted HIV about 1994 and died of AIDS-related complications in a hospice in Sydney on 8 January 1996.[4] Pallbearers at Hargreaves' funeral included actors Sam Neill and Bryan Brown.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Youth reading paper at train station (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1974 | Essington | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Last Rites | Bennett | TV movie |
| 1975 | Sunday Too Far Away | Uncredited | Feature film |
| 1975 | The Removalists | Constable Neville Ross | Feature film |
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | Baylis | Feature film |
| 1976 | Don's Party | Don Henderson | Feature film |
| 1976 | Death Cheaters | Steve Hall | Feature film |
| 1978 | A Good Thing Going | Phil Harris | TV movie Logie Award for Best Actor in a miniseries/telemovie |
| 1978 | Long Weekend | Peter | Feature film Nominated – Sitges Film Festival award for Best Actor |
| 1978 | Little Boy Lost | Jacko Walls | Feature film |
| 1979 | The Odd Angry Shot | Bung | Feature film |
| 1979 | Banana Bender | Tom Hardy | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Killing of Angel Street | Elliott | Feature film |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Martin Stang | Feature film Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1982 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Arthur Allan Thomas | Feature film |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Logan | Feature film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1984 | The Great Gold Swindle | Ray Mickelberg | TV movie |
| 1984 | My First Wife | John | Feature film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1986 | Double Sculls | Sam Larkin | Feature film |
| 1986 | Comrades | Convict | Animated film |
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Lt. Harris | Feature film |
| 1986 | Malcolm | Frank Baker | Feature film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1987 | The Place at the Coast | Neil McAdam | Feature film |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Bruce Haigh | Feature film (based on Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh) |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Andy Ford | Feature film |
| 1988 | Emerald City | Colin Rogers | Feature film Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1990 | Sweet Revenge | Jim Harris | Feature film |
| 1993 | Blackfellas | Detective Maxwell | Feature film |
| 1994 | No Worries | Clive Ryan | Film |
| 1994 | Country Life | Jack Dickens | Film Byron Kennedy Award Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Dick Bennett | Feature film |
| 1996 | Lust and Revenge | Gallery Sleaze | Feature film |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Pastures of the Blue Crane | TV series | |
| 1972 | Over There | Robert Kirby | TV series |
| 1972 | Behind the Legend | Tom Roberts | TV series |
| 1972–74 | Matlock Police | Doug Thompson / Peter Smith / Roy Jones | TV series, 3 episodes: "Everybody Else Has Everything", "The Last Laugh", "A Weekends Entertainment" |
| 1973 | Division 4 | Jackson/John | TV series, 2 episodes: "Wasteground", "A Wild Wild Rose" |
| 1973 | Spyforce | Captain/Navigator | TV series, 2 episodes: "The Trail", "The Journey" |
| 1974 | And the Big Men Fly | Achilles Jones | TV series |
| 1974–76 | Homicide | Billy Day / David Taylor / Kevin Watson / Steve Brennan | TV series, 4 episodes: "Cowboy Billy Day", "You Hear about the Slasher", "The Egotist", "On The Run" |
| 1975 | Silent Number | Terry Lucas | TV series, 1 episode: "His Own Private War" |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Bill Evans | TV miniseries |
| 1976 | Bluey | Eric Yates | TV series, 1 episode: "One Man Band" |
| 1977–80 | Young Ramsay | Peter Ramsay | TV series |
| 1982 | Last Breakfast in Paradise | ||
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Constable Borland | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Dr. Jim Cairns | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | TV series | |
| 1988 | The Heroes | Ted Carse | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | Opération Mozart | Harrington | TV short |
| 1988 | The Alien Years | William | TV miniseries |
| 1991 | Marie Curie, une femme honourable | Rutherford | TV miniseries |
| 1992 | The Leaving of Liverpool | Harry | TV miniseries |
| 1992 | Rome Roméo | David Waldberg | |
| 1993 | G.P. | Dr. Oliver Loyd | TV series, 1 episode: "Infected" |
| 1995 | Blue Murder | Chester Porter QC | TV miniseries |
Below the line credits edit
- Without a Clue (1988) – runner
Other credits edit
- Second Best (1994)
- completion guarantee services (The Completion Bond Company Inc) Whore (1991)
Theatre edit
References edit
- ^ Gail McCrea, "Captain of the Clouds", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p38-41
- ^ Marist College Kogarah- Famous Ex-students Archived 8 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:17-07-2007)
- ^ OBITUARY:John Hargreaves The Independent. 7 February 1996
- ^ a b c O'Hanlon, Paul (8 January 2016). "John Hargreaves: tribute to an Aussie cinema pioneer and legend". Australian Times. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Healey, Ken (2022). "Hargreaves, John William (1945–1996)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "AusStage".
External links edit
- John Hargreaves at Rotten Tomatoes
- John Hargreaves at IMDb
- John Hargreaves at the National Film and Sound Archive
- John Hargreaves: Tribute to an Aussie cinema pioneer and legend http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/john-hargreaves-tribute-to-an-aussie-cinema-pioneer-and-legend/