John Hargreaves (Australian actor)
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John Hargreaves was an Australian actor. He won three Australian Film Institute Awards
and was nominated six times.
. 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. Hargreaves was mainly a film actor, but perhaps is best remembered by Australian audiences for the title role in the TV drama Young Ramsay
in the 1970s. 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
.
He died of AIDS
in 1996.
Below The Line Credits
Other Credits
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
and was nominated six times.
Background
He was educated at Marist College KogarahMarist College Kogarah
Marist College Kogarah is a systemic Catholic College for boys from Years 7 to 12, located in Bexley, New South Wales, Australia.The College was founded in 1909, and has a tradition based on the teachings of the French educator Saint Marcellin Champagnat...
. He taught in Mendooran, New South Wales, but moved to Sydney in the 1960s. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
in 1970. Hargreaves was mainly a film actor, but perhaps is best remembered by Australian audiences for the title role in the TV drama Young Ramsay
Young Ramsay
Young Ramsay was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1977 to 1980 on the Seven Network. It was produced by Crawford Productions as two series of 13 episodes each.-Plot:...
in the 1970s. Hargreaves had roles in The Removalists
The Removalists
The Removalists is a play written by Australian playwright David Williamson. The main issues the play addresses are violence, specifically domestic violence, and the abuse of power and authority...
, Don's Party
Don's Party
Don's Party is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The film based on the play was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
, The Odd Angry Shot
The Odd Angry Shot
Based on the novel of the same name by William L. Nagle, The Odd Angry Shot is a film following the experience of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War...
, and Malcolm
Malcolm (film)
Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film, written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with petty crime. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film.At the start of the film Malcolm is...
. He was also the love interest of Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
in Emerald City
Emerald City (play)
Emerald City is a 1987 play by Australian playwright David Williamson, a satire about two entertainment industries: film and publishing.-Story:...
.
In 1994 he became the first actor to receive the Byron Kennedy Award
Byron Kennedy Award
The Byron Kennedy Award was established in 1984 by the Australian Film Institute in honour of the late film producer Byron Kennedy."This is an accolade usually bestowed upon someone early in their career, whose quality of work is marked by their relentless pursuit of excellence."It is accompanied...
.
He died of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
in 1996.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Pastures of the Blue Crane | TV series | |
| 1972 | Over There | Robert Kirby | TV series |
| 1972–1974 | Matlock Police Matlock Police Matlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975.... |
Doug Thompson/Peter Smith/Roy Jones | 3 episodes; "Everybody Else Has Everything", "The Last Laugh", "A Weekends Entertainment" |
| 1973 | Division 4 Division 4 Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes.... |
Jackson/John | 2 episodes; "Wasteground", "A Wild Wild Rose" |
| 1973 | Spyforce Spyforce Spyforce was an Australian TV series produced from 1971 to 1973, based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South West Pacific during World War II... |
Captain/Navigator | 2 episodes; "The Trail", "The Journey" |
| 1974 | And the Big Men Fly And The Big Men Fly And the Big Men Fly is an Australian-based play by Alan Hopgood, written in 1963. Its primary subject is about the old Australian rules football team, the Crows.- Plot summary :... |
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 | The Last Rites | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Silent Number | Terry Lucas | 1 episode; "His Own Private War" |
| 1975 | Sunday Too Far Away Sunday Too Far Away Sunday Too Far Away is an Australian feature film which was directed by Ken Hannam and released in 1975. It belongs to the Australian Film Renaissance which occurred during that decade.... |
Uncredited | |
| 1975 | The Removalists The Removalists The Removalists is a play written by Australian playwright David Williamson. The main issues the play addresses are violence, specifically domestic violence, and the abuse of power and authority... |
Constable Neville Ross | |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory Power Without Glory Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by Australian writer Frank Hardy. It was later adapted into a mini-series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission .- Publication :... |
Bill Evans | Mini-series |
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan Mad Dog Morgan Mad Dog Morgan is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil. It is based upon the life of Dan Morgan... |
Baylis | |
| 1976 | Bluey | Eric Yates | 1 episode; "One Man Band" |
| 1976 | Don's Party Don's Party Don's Party is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The film based on the play was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Don Henderson | |
| 1976 | Death Cheaters | Steve Hall | |
| 1977–1980 | Young Ramsay Young Ramsay Young Ramsay was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1977 to 1980 on the Seven Network. It was produced by Crawford Productions as two series of 13 episodes each.-Plot:... |
Peter Ramsay | Series regular |
| 1978 | A Good Thing Going A Good Thing Going A Good Thing Going is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Arch Nicholson. It stars John Hargreaves and won four Logie Awards.-Plot:Phil Harris spends more time with his best friend, Terry than with his wife and children... |
Phil Harris | Logie Award for Best Actor in a mini-series/telemovie Logie Awards of 1980 The 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 14 March 1980 at Hilton Hotel in Sydney, and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the ABC was the Master of Ceremonies. British film star Michael York, comedian Cilla Black and television actors Nicola Pagett and John Inman... |
| 1978 | Long Weekend | Peter | Nominated - Sitges Film Festival award for Best Actor |
| 1978 | Little Boy Lost Little Boy Lost (1978 film) Little Boy Lost is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Nathan Dawes as Stephen Walls, John Hargreaves as Jacko Walls, Lorna Lesley as Dorrie Walls, Tony Barry as Constable O'Dea and Steve Dodd as William Stanley, the Aboriginal tracker.... |
Jacko Walls | |
| 1979 | The Odd Angry Shot The Odd Angry Shot Based on the novel of the same name by William L. Nagle, The Odd Angry Shot is a film following the experience of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War... |
Bung | |
| 1979 | Banana Bender | Tom Hardy | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Killing of Angel Street The Killing of Angel Street The Killing of Angel Street is a 1981 Australian thriller film based on the real life disappearance of Juanita Nielson, an activist against mass development in Sydney in the late 1970s.... |
Elliott | |
| 1981 | Hoodwink Hoodwink (1981 film) Hoodwink is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Claude Whatham and written by Ken Quinnell. It stars John Hargreaves and Judy Davis. The film is based on the true story of a well-publicized Australian con artist... |
Martin Stang | Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual AACTA Awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts... |
| 1982 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt Beyond Reasonable Doubt (film) Beyond Reasonable Doubt is a 1980 New Zealand docu-drama feature film about the conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas, later pardoned, for the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe in 1970.... |
Arthur Allan Thomas | |
| 1982 | Last Breakfast in Paradise | ||
| 1983 | Scales of Justice Scales of Justice (TV miniseries) Scales of Justice is a three-part Australian drama miniseries, made in 1983 by director Michael Jenkins. Scales of Justice was one of the most controversial Australian mini-series ever produced, examining corruption in all levels of law enforcement.... |
Const. Borland | Mini-series |
| 1983 | The Dismissal The Dismissal (TV miniseries) The Dismissal is an Australian television miniseries, first screened in 1983, that dramatised the events of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.... |
Dr. Jim Cairns | Mini-series |
| 1983 | Carson's Law Carson's Law Carson's Law is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983 and 1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson... |
TV series | |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You is a 1983 Australian drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Australian-American author Sumner Locke Elliott.... |
Logan | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1974.-Previous winners:*1974: Barry Humphries – The Great McCarthy... |
| 1984 | The Great Gold Swindle | Ray Mickelberg | |
| 1984 | My First Wife My First Wife My First Wife is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. The film won several AFI Awards in 1984. The film follows the dissolution of John and Helen's marriage and the aftermath.-Awards:... |
John | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual AACTA Awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts... |
| 1986 | Double Sculls | Sam Larkin | |
| 1986 | Comrades Comrades (film) Comrades is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Bill Douglas and starring an ensemble cast including James Fox, Robert Stephens and Vanessa Redgrave. It depicts the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, who were transported to Australia in the nineteenth century... |
Convict | |
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Lt. Harris | |
| 1986 | Malcolm Malcolm (film) Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film, written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with petty crime. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film.At the start of the film Malcolm is... |
Frank Baker | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1974.-Previous winners:*1974: Barry Humphries – The Great McCarthy... |
| 1987 | The Place at the Coast The Place at the Coast The Place at the Coast is a 1987 Australian drama film directed by George Ogilvie and starring John Hargreaves. It is based on the novel of the same name by Jane Hyde.-Plot:... |
Neil McAdam | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom Cry Freedom Cry Freedom is a 1987 British drama film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. It was written from a screenplay by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods... |
Bruce | |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Andy Ford | |
| 1988 | The Heroes The Heroes The Heroes is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Oliver Hardy - Plump * Billy Ruge - Runt* Ray Godfrey - Plump's and Runt's sweetheart* Bert Tracy - Schoolmaster* Joe Cohen - Circus Agent... |
Ted Carse | |
| 1988 | Opération Mozart | Harrington | TV short |
| 1988 | The Alien Years The Alien Years The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on April 19 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves and Academy Award-winner, Christoph Waltz... |
William | TV mini-series |
| 1988 | Emerald City Emerald City (play) Emerald City is a 1987 play by Australian playwright David Williamson, a satire about two entertainment industries: film and publishing.-Story:... |
Colin Rogers | Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual AACTA Awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts... |
| 1990 | Sweet Revenge Sweet Revenge Sweet Revenge may refer to:* Revenge, retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrongdoing- Music :* Sweet Revenge * Sweet Revenge , and the title song... |
Jim Harris | |
| 1991 | Marie Curie, une femme honorable | Rutherford | Mini-series |
| 1992 | The Leaving of Liverpool The Leaving of Liverpool The Leaving of Liverpool is a 1992 television mini-series, an Australian–British co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and British Broadcasting Corporation... |
Harry | Mini-series |
| 1992 | Rome Roméo | David Waldberg | |
| 1993 | G.P. | Dr. Oliver Loyd | 1 episode; "Infected" |
| 1993 | Blackfellas | Detective Maxwell | |
| 1994 | No Worries No Worries "No Worries" is the second single released from Blue band member Simon Webbe's debut solo album, Sanctuary. The song features backing vocals by Yvonne John Lewis. The single peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, the same position as its predecessor, "Lay Your Hands"... |
Clive Ryan | |
| 1994 | Country Life Country Life (film) Country Life is an Australian film made in 1994, adapted from the play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov.The film was directed by Michael Blakemore. Actors appearing included Sam Neill and Googie Withers.... |
Jack Dickens | Byron Kennedy Award Byron Kennedy Award The Byron Kennedy Award was established in 1984 by the Australian Film Institute in honour of the late film producer Byron Kennedy."This is an accolade usually bestowed upon someone early in their career, whose quality of work is marked by their relentless pursuit of excellence."It is accompanied... Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual AACTA Awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts... |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento Hotel Sorrento Hotel Sorrento is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called Melancholy which is a thinly disguised version of their lives... |
Dick Bennett | |
| 1995 | Blue Murder Blue Murder (mini-series) Blue Murder is a two-part Australian television miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1995, and is based on true events. Given its confronting content, the DVD release was classified MA 15+... |
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)