John Hargreaves (actor)

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John Hargreaves
Born	John William Hargreaves Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor

John Hargreaves (28 November 1945 – 8 January 1996) was an Australian actor. He was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, and educated at Marist College Kogarah. He taught in Mendooran, New South Wales, but moved to Sydney in the 1960s. 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, in which he starred alongside Serge Lazareff. Hargreaves had roles in The Removalists, Don's Party, The Odd Angry Shot, and Malcolm, among many other films. In 1994 he became the first actor to receive the Byron Kennedy Award. He died of AIDS in 1996.

Roles

Actor Credits

• The Removalists (1975) – Constable Ross
• Mad Dog (1976) – Baylis
• Don's Party (1976) – Don Henderson
• Deathcheaters (1976) – Steve Hall
• Young Ramsay (1977) – Peter Ramsay
• Long Weekend (1978) – Peter
• Little Boy Lost (1978) Norman – "Jacko" Walls
• The Odd Angry Shot (1979) – "Bung" Holey
• The Killing of Angel Street (1981) – Jeff Elliot
• Hoodwink (1982) – Martin Stang
• Scales of Justice (TV miniseries) (1983) – Constable Borland
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) – Logan
• The Great Gold Swindle (1984)
• My First Wife (1984) – John
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1984)
• Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Arthur Allan Thomas
• Sky Pirates (1986) – Harris
• Malcolm (1986) – Frank Baker
• The Place at the Coast (1987) – Neil McAdam
• Cry Freedom (1987) – Bruce
• The Lizard King (Sentiments : Au bout de l’espoir) (1987)
• Boundaries of the Heart (1988) – Andy Ford
• Emerald City (1989) – Colin Rogers
• Comrades (1989) – Convict
• Rome, Romeo (1992) – David Waldberg
• No Worries (1993)
• Blackfellas (1993) – Detective Maxwell
• Hotel Sorrento (1995) – Dick Bennett
• Country Life (1995) – Jack Dickens
• Lust and Revenge (1997) – 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 IMDb
• John Hargreaves at the National Film and Sound Archive