John Hargreaves (actor)

For other people of the same name, see John Hargreaves (disambiguation).

John Hargreaves
Born	John William Hargreaves (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	Sydney, Australia
Occupation	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.

Background

He was educated at Marist College Kogarah. 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 was gay, and died of AIDS in 1996. At Hargreaves funeral, fellow actors Sam Neill and Bryan Brown were among his pallbearers.

Filmography

Feature films and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 honorable	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)

External links

• John Hargreaves at Rotten Tomatoes
• John Hargreaves at the Internet Movie Database
• John Hargreaves at the National Film and Sound Archive