John Hargreaves (actor)
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]
John Hargreaves | |
|---|---|
| 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
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 also 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 was also the love interest of Nicole Kidman in Emerald City.
In 1994 he became the first actor to receive the Byron Kennedy Award.[4]
Personal life and death
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Youth reading paper at a Sydney railway station and smiling slyly at the camera. | Film. Uncredited appearance. |
| 1969 | Pastures of the Blue Crane | TV series | |
| 1972 | Over There | Robert Kirby | TV series |
| 1972 | Behind the Legend | TV series | |
| 1972–1974 | Matlock Police | Doug Thompson/Peter Smith/Roy Jones | 3 episodes; "Everybody Else Has Everything", "The Last Laugh", "A Weekends Entertainment" |
| 1973 | Division 4 | Jackson/John | 2 episodes; "Wasteground", "A Wild Wild Rose" |
| 1973 | Spyforce | Captain/Navigator | 2 episodes; "The Trail", "The Journey" |
| 1974 | And the Big Men Fly | TV series | |
| 1974 | Essington | TV movie | |
| 1974–1976 | Homicide | Billy Day/David Taylor/Kevin Watson/Steve Brennan | 4 episodes; "Cowboy Billy Day", "You Hear about the Slasher", "The Egotist", "On The Run" |
| 1975 | Last Rites | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Silent Number | Terry Lucas | 1 episode; "His Own Private War" |
| 1975 | Sunday Too Far Away | Uncredited | |
| 1975 | The Removalists | Constable Neville Ross | |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Bill Evans | Mini-series |
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | Baylis | |
| 1976 | Bluey | Eric Yates | 1 episode; "One Man Band" |
| 1976 | Don's Party | Don Henderson | |
| 1976 | Death Cheaters | Steve Hall | |
| 1977–1980 | Young Ramsay | Peter Ramsay | Series regular |
| 1978 | A Good Thing Going | Phil Harris | Logie Award for Best Actor in a mini-series/telemovie |
| 1978 | Long Weekend | Peter | Nominated – Sitges Film Festival award for Best Actor |
| 1978 | Little Boy Lost | Jacko Walls | |
| 1979 | The Odd Angry Shot | Bung | |
| 1979 | Banana Bender | Tom Hardy | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Killing of Angel Street | Elliott | |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Martin Stang | Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1982 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Arthur Allan Thomas | |
| 1982 | Last Breakfast in Paradise | ||
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Const. Borland | Mini-series |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Dr. Jim Cairns | Mini-series |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | TV series | |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Logan | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1984 | The Great Gold Swindle | Ray Mickelberg | |
| 1984 | My First Wife | John | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1986 | Double Sculls | Sam Larkin | |
| 1986 | Comrades | Convict | |
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Lt. Harris | |
| 1986 | Malcolm | Frank Baker | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1987 | The Place at the Coast | Neil McAdam | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Bruce | Based on Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Andy Ford | |
| 1988 | The Heroes | Ted Carse | |
| 1988 | Opération Mozart | Harrington | TV short |
| 1988 | The Alien Years | William | TV mini-series |
| 1988 | Emerald City | Colin Rogers | Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1990 | Sweet Revenge | Jim Harris | |
| 1991 | Marie Curie, une femme honourable | Rutherford | Mini-series |
| 1992 | The Leaving of Liverpool | Harry | Mini-series |
| 1992 | Rome Roméo | David Waldberg | |
| 1993 | G.P. | Dr. Oliver Loyd | 1 episode; "Infected" |
| 1993 | Blackfellas | Detective Maxwell | |
| 1994 | No Worries | Clive Ryan | |
| 1994 | Country Life | Jack Dickens | Byron Kennedy Award Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Dick Bennett | |
| 1995 | Blue Murder | Chester Porter QC | |
| 1996 | Lust and Revenge | Gallery Sleaze |
Below The Line Credits
- Without A Clue (1988) – runner
Other Credits
- Second Best (1994)
- completion guarantee services (The Completion Bond Company Inc) Whore (1991)
References
- ^ Gail McCrea, "Captain of the Clouds", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p38-41
- ^ Marist College Kogarah- Famous Ex-students 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.
External links
- 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/