Danny Adcock | |
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Born | Danny Adcock 29 June 1948 |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967-present |
Danny Adcock (born 29 June 1948) is an Australian actor, known for his work in television and theatre.
His television acting roles include 7 different roles in Crawford Production series Matlock Police as the killer of Michael Pate's character, Division 4, Homicide, Patrol Boat, Sons and Daughters as Joe Parker, Prisoner as Deputy Governor Geoff Carlson of fictional prison Woodridge, A Country Practice, E Street, Fire as "Nugget", Blue Heelers, All Saints, Stingers, and Home and Away as Bishop Pitt.
He was a regular cast member of short-lived soap opera Arcade (1980) as Duncan Adams. In Farscape he played T'raltixx in the second-season episode "Crackers Don't Matter", and Co-Kura Strappa, a recurring character throughout the third season.
His first film role was in The Cars That Ate Paris. He played small parts in the films Quigley Down Under starring Tom Selleck, and The Earthling with William Holden. He played Terry "Mr Asia" Clark in the film Greed.
Theatre
In 1998 Adcock acted in the O'Punksky's production of Brian Friel's the Faith Healer.
In 2008 Adcock acted in The Pig Iron People for Sydney Theatre Company, written by John Doyle.
In 2009, Adcock acted in the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Removalists,
In 2012 Danny Adcock played the lead role, Pablo Picasso in the Ensemble Theatre's production A Picasso.
Danny Adcock appeared in two shows for the Kirribilli Pub Theatre between 1979-80 (http://kirribillipubtheatre.tripod.com). These included The 1984 Show, The Western Show and the remount of The Vampire Show performed at the Bronte Inn.
Filmography
Film
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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The Cars That Ate Paris | 1974 | Policeman | Feature film |
Straight Enough | 1977 | TV movie | |
The Earthling | 1980 | Bus Driver | Feature film |
We of the Never Never | 1982 | Brown | Feature film |
...Deadline... | 1982 | ASIO Agent | TV movie |
Early Frost | 1982 | John Meadows | Feature film |
On the Run | 1983 | Jingles | Feature film |
Fran | 1985 | Ray | Feature film |
Quigley Down Under | 1990 | Mitchell | Feature film |
Resistance | 1992 | James Dean | Feature film |
Cody: A Family Affair | 1994 | Collins | TV movie |
Joey | 1997 | ASIO Detective | Feature film |
Airtight | 1999 | Studs | TV movie |
One of the Lucky Ones | Judge | TV movie | |
Ladies in Black | 2018 | Doctor | Feature film |
Greed | Terry "Mr Asia" Clark | Film |
Television
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Riptide | 1969 | Donald | TV series |
Spyforce | 1971 | Radio Operator | TV series |
Over There | 1972 | TV series, 2 episodes | |
Boney | 1972 | Tony Carr | TV series |
Boney | 1974 | Harry Fisher | TV series |
Matlock Police | 1971-75 | -Les Barker -Arthur Thomas at Beerssheba -Kevin O'Brien -Len Barker -Mike Chapman -Alex Andrews -Jimmy Logan | TV series |
Division 4 | 1971-75 | -Stevens -Nipper Cameron -Nipper Cameron -Woodsie -Kenny Hudson -Teddy Armstrong -Frank Gardiner | TV series |
Homicide | 1970-76 | -Don Reily -Des Giles -Bob Miller -"Blue" Fisher -Jeff Miller -Neil Freeman -Dave Coburn | TV series |
King's Men | 1975 | TV series | |
Barney | Trooper Hayes | TV series | |
Beyond Reasonable Doubt | 1977 | Leith Ratten | TV miniseries documentary |
Young Ramsay | 1978 | Ben Salter | TV series |
Skyways | 1979 | Nigel Poulter | TV series |
Patrol Boat | Petty Officer "Buffer" Johnson | TV series | |
Arcade | 1980 | Duncan Adams | TV series |
Cop Shop | 1979-80 | 3 roles -Jerry Turner -Vincie Gill -Ron Jarratt | TV series |
The Bush Gang | 1981 | Mr. Marsh | TV series |
Kingswood Country | 1981 | Fire Chief | TV series |
Kitty and the Bagman | 1982 | Thomas | TV series |
The Coral Island | 1983 | Ted Salter | TV miniseries |
Prisoner | 1982-83 | Deputy Governo Geoff Carlson | TV series |
The Secret Discovery of Australia | 1984 | Mondocas Wife | TV series |
The Keepers | 1984 | TV series | |
Sons and Daughters | 1982-83 | Joe Parker | TV series |
Australians | 1988 | SeaKanmp | TV miniseries |
True Believers | 1988 | Lloyd Ross | TV miniseries |
Rafferty's Rules | 1988-89 | Mick Robbins / George Healy | TV series |
E Street | 1991 | Charlie Simmons | TV series |
A Country Practice | 1982-92 | -Detective Donnelly -Graham Randell -Tommy Ambrose -Brian Padgatt -Antec Strzelecki | TV series |
The Flying Doctors | 1992 | Cliff Bishop | TV series |
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | 1995 | Jarrod Banks | TV series |
Fire | 1996 | Danny "Nugget" Hunt | TV series |
Bullpitt! | 1998 | Supervisor | TV series |
Water Rats | 1999 | Rhys "Kegs" Jeegan | TV series |
Halifax f.p. | 1999 | Athol Callaghan | TV series |
All Saints | 2001 | Alan Slater | TV series |
Farscape | 2000-02 | T'raltixx / Co-Kura Strappa | TV series, season 2, episode: "Crackers Don't Matter", and season 3 (recurring) |
Stingers | Damian Broadbent | TV series | |
Get Rick Quick | 2004 | Inspector Higgs | |
Blue Heelers | 2004-05 | Barry Baxter | TV series |
Constructing Australia | 2007 | John Bradfield | TV series documentary |
The Bridge | John Bradfield | TV documentary | |
Rescue Special Ops | 2010 | Graham Starkey | TV series |
The Jesters | 2011 | Bob | TV series |
Home and Away | 1998-2011 | Gordon MacLeay / Bishop Pitt | TV series |
Redfern Now | 2012 | Foreman | TV series |
A Moody Christmas | Kevin Moody | TV series | |
The Moodys | 2014 | Kevin Moody | TV miniseries |
Devil's Playground | 2014 | Father Drake | TV miniseries |
The Warriors | 2017 | Onion | TV miniseries |
Les Norton | 2019 | Moussey | TV miniseries |
The Tourist | 2021 | Ralph | TV series |
Theatre
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Faith Healer | 1998 | ||
The Pig Iron People | 2008 | Sydney Theatre Company | |
The Removalists | 2009 | Sydney Theatre Company | |
A Picasso | 2012 | Pablo Picasso | Ensemble Theatre |
The Western Show | 1979-80 | Kirribilli Pub Theatre | |
The 1984 Show | 1980 | Kirribilli Pub Theatre | |
The Vampire Show | Bronte Inn |
External links
- Danny Adcock at IMDb