Danny Adcock

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Danny Adcock
Born1948
OccupationActor
Years active1969-present
Notable work The Moodys

Danny Adcock is an Australian actor. [1]

Career

Film and television

Adcock has worked extensively in television. After scoring a handful of guest roles, he landed his first film role as a policeman in the Ozploitation film The Cars That Ate Paris . Further small screen guest appearances included Matlock Police , Division 4 , Homicide , Skyways and Cop Shop , Rafferty's Rules , A Country Practice , The Flying Doctors , Water Rats , All Saints , Home and Away and Redfern Now .

Contents

He had regular or recurring roles in the first season of Patrol Boat (1979), [2] Arcade (1980), [3] The Bush Gang (1981), Prisoner (1982–83), Sons and Daughters (1983–84), the second season of Fire (1996), [4] Blue Heelers (2004–05), The Jesters (2011), A Moody Christmas (2012) [5] and The Moodys (2014). [6] His most recent television roles have been in The Tourist and Grey Nomads (both 2022).

Adcock's film credits include We of the Never Never (1982), Early Frost (1982), Fran (1985), Resistance (1992) and more recently Ladies in Black (2018).

On 29 October 2024, Adcock was named as part of the cast for the film Scoby. [7]

Stage

He has also appeared in numerous theatre roles throughout his career, including Hallow Ground (Belvoir Street Theatre, 2000), [8] The Seed (Company B, Belvoir St, 2007–08), [9] [10] Moby Dick (Seymour Centre, 2018), [11] What's Art Got to Do With It? The Dobell Case (Warners Bay Theatre, 2022), [12] The Marvellous Boy (Griffin Theatre Company, Stables, 2005), [13] [14] and Da (Crossroads, 1989). [15]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 Riptide DonaldTV series, 1 episode
1971 Spyforce Radio OperatorTV series, 1 episode
1972 Over There TV series
Boney Tony CarrTV series
1974 Ryan Harry FisherTV series, 1 episode
1971–75 Matlock Police Various rolesTV series, 7 episodes
Division 4 Various rolesTV series, 6 episodes
1970–76 Homicide Various rolesTV series, 7 episodes
1976 King’s Men TV series, 1 episode
1977 Beyond Reasonable Doubt Leith RattenMiniseries, 1 episode
Straight EnoughTV movie
1978 Young Ramsay Ben SalterTV series, 1 episode
1979-81 Skyways Nigel PoulterTV series, 1 episode
1979 Patrol Boat Petty Officer 'Buffer' JohnstonTV series, 13 episodes
1980 Arcade Duncan Adams / Kitty's VisitorTV series, 35 episodes
1981 The Bush Gang Mr MarshTV series, 5 episodes
Kingswood Country Fire ChiefTV series, 1 episode
1982 Deadline ASIO agentTV movie
1979–82 Cop Shop Gary Locke / Freddie Singer / Vincie Hill / Jerry Turner / Ron JarrettTV series, 9 episodes
1983 The Coral Island Tod SalterMiniseries, 2 episodes
1982–83 Prisoner Geoff CarlsonTV series, 11 episodes
1984The Secret Discovery of AustraliaMendoca's MateTV movie
1983–84 Sons and Daughters Joe ParkerTV series, 8 episodes
1984The KeepersTV series, 1 episode
1988 Australians Arthur Higgins / Harry SeekampAnthology docudrama series, episode 5: "Lottie Lyell", episode 6: "Lola Montez"
True Believers Lloyd RossMiniseries, 6 episodes
1988–89 Rafferty's Rules Mick Robbins / George HealyTV series, 2 episodes
1991 E Street Charlie SimmonsTV series, 4 episodes
1982–92 A Country Practice Antec Strzelecki / Brian Padgett / Tommy Ambrose / Graham Randall / Detective DonnollyTV series, 10 episodes
1992 The Flying Doctors Cliff BishopTV series, 1 episode
1994 Cody: A Family Affair CollinsTV movie (season 1, episode 1)
1995 Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga Jarrod BanksTV series, 1 episode
1996 Fire Firefighter Danny 'Nugget' HuntTV series, 13 episodes
1998 Bullpitt! Telstra SupervisorTV series, 1 episode
1998 Home and Away Gordon MacleayTV series
1999 Water Rats Rhys 'Kegs' KeeganTV series, 1 episode
Halifax f.p. Athol CallaghanTV series, 1 episode
AirtightStuddsTV movie
2001 All Saints Alan SlaterTV series, 1 episode
2001 BackBerner Tom McLachlanTV series
2000; 2002 Farscape Co-Kura Strappa / T'raltixxTV series, 5 episodes
2004 Stingers Damien BroadbentTV series, 1 episode
2004–05 Blue Heelers Barry BaxterTV series, 8 episodes
2006 Home and Away Prosecutor/Crown Dennis GillanTV series
2007One of the Lucky OnesJudgeTV movie
Constructing AustraliaJohn BradfieldTV series, 1 episode
2010–11 Home and Away Bishop PittTV series, recurring role
2010 Rescue: Special Ops Graham StarkeyTV series, 1 episode
2011 Jesters BobTV series, 8 episodes
2011 Tough Nuts 2 George Freeman
2012 Redfern Now ForemanTV series, 1 episode
2012 A Moody Christmas KevinMiniseries, 6 episodes
2013Legally Brown ShowVarious roles
2014; 2016 The Moodys Kevin MoodyMiniseries, 8 episodes [16] [17]
2015 Devil’s Playground Father DrakeMiniseries, 1 episode
2017The WarriorsOnionMiniseries, 2 episodes
2017The ObscureGraeme
2019 Les Norton MouseyTV series, 1 episode
2022 The Tourist RalphMiniseries, 5 episodes
2022Grey NomadsErnie RoucheWeb series, 6 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Police ManFeature film
1976Lost in the Wild (aka Barney)Trooper HayesFeature film
1978The Sparks ObituaryShort film
1980 The Earthling Bus DriverFeature film
1982 We of the Never Never BrownFeature film
On the Run JinglesFeature film
Going Down Supporter from the DanceFeature film
Early Frost John MeadowsFeature film
Kitty and the Bagman ThomasFeature film
1985 Fran RayFeature film
1990 Quigley Down Under MitchellFeature film
1992 Resistance James DeanFeature film
1997 Joey ASIO DetectiveFeature film
2004Get Rich QuickInspector HiggsFeature film
2005A Family LegacyBilkoShort film
2007The BridgeJohn BradfieldFeature film
2009Wall BoyYouth Worker 2Short film
LonelyDetective LunnShort film
2010Stay AwakeDadShort film
2015The Kangaroo GuyTrevorShort film
2018Under the HammerMr HansenShort film
Ladies in Black DoctorFeature film
The ObscureGraemeShort film
TBAScobyTBAFilm

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Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967 Camino Real Casanova (Act I) / The Dreamer (Act III) UNSW with NIDA
1967 The Insect Play Mr. Beetle / Yellow Leader UNSW with NIDA
1967 Yerma Victor UNSW with NIDA
1967 Alfie Mr Smith Jane Street Theatre with NIDA
1967 Liliom Linzman / Magistrate Jane Street Theatre with NIDA
1970s Macbeth Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company [19]
1972Here We Go Round the Prickly PearNew South Wales with Pageant Theatre in Education
1974The Cradle of Hercules Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company
1975Girls' Night OutJools Theatre Restaurant, Sydney
1975 The Cake Man Black Theatre Arts & Culture Centre, Sydney with National Black Theatre
1976 Equus Seymour Centre, Sydney with Old Tote Theatre Company
1977A Night on the BoxNo 86 Theatre Restaurant, Sydney
1977 The Plough and the Stars Lieutenant Langon / Sergeant Tinley Playhouse, Perth, Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company
1979The Western ShowMortimusKirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1980The 1984 ShowRudolphKirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1980The Vampire ShowBertieBronte Inn, Sydney, Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1983 Translations Sydney Opera House with Ensemble Theatre
1985Rents Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide, Universal Theatre, Melbourne with The Gordon Frost Organisation
1988The Keepers Belvoir Street Theatre with Aboriginal National Theatre Trust
1989 Da Crossroads Theatre, Sydney [20]
1980 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company for Sydney Festival
1990 Faith Healer Crossroads Theatre, Sydney
1992Prelude to Joyce's ArtistCrossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
1992Us or Them Bondi Pavilion
1993The Resuscitation of 'The Little Prince who Couldn't Laugh' as Performed by 'Young Mo' at the Height of the Great Depression of 1929Crossroads Theatre, Sydney
1993 Coriolanus Sydney Opera House with STC
1994Big Toys Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1994GoodworksQ Theatre, Sydney
1997 Taking Sides Major Arnold Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company
1998 Diving for Pearls Den Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2000 Faith Healer Teddy Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
2000Hallow Ground Belvoir Street Theatre [21]
2001 Hamlet PoloniusPork Chop Productions
2002 Gagarin Way Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2003The CavalcadersThe Barbershop Quartet Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
2004 The Woman with Dog’s Eyes Malcolm Boyce Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2005 The Marvellous Boy Malcolm Boyce Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2007–08The SeedDanny Maloney Belvoir Theatre Company
2008The Pig Iron PeopleJack Howard Sydney Opera House with STC
2009The RemovalistsSergeant Dan Simmonds Wharf Theatre with STC
2011 Blood Wedding Father STC
2012A Picasso Pablo Picasso Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2015OrphansHarold Old Fitz Theatre [22]
2015; 2018The Dapto ChaserErrol Sinclair Old Fitz Theatre, Stables Theatre, Sydney, Dendy Cinemas, Newtown with Apocalypse Theatre Company & Griffin Independent
2018 Moby Dick Captain Ahab Seymour Centre
2018; 2019; 2020The Dapto ChaserErrol SinclairOnline with Apocalypse Theatre Company & Griffin Independent
2022This Much is TrueCass Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Red Line Productions
2022What's Art Got to Do With It? The Dobell CaseWarners Bay Theatre [23]
2024 The President Masseur / Officer / Attendant / Butcher Roslyn Packer Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company & Gate Theatre Dublin [24]

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