Danny Adcock is an Australian actor.
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, Bullpitt! and Redfern Now.
He had regular or recurring roles in the first season of Patrol Boat (1979), Arcade (1980), The Bush Gang (1981), Prisoner (1982–1983), Sons and Daughters (1983–1984), the second season of Fire (1996), Blue Heelers (2004–2005), The Jesters (2011), A Moody Christmas (2012) and The Moodys (2014). 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.
Stage He has also appeared in numerous theatre roles throughout his career, including Hallow Ground (Belvoir Street Theatre, 2000), The Seed (Company B, Belvoir Street, 2007–2008), Moby Dick (Seymour Centre, 2018), What's Art Got to Do With It? The Dobell Case (Warners Bay Theatre, 2022), The Marvellous Boy (Griffin Theatre Company at Stables Theatre, 2005), and Da (Crossroads, 1989).
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1969Riptide Donald 1 episode1971 Spyforce Radio Operator 1 episode1972 Over There Boney Tony Carr 1974 Ryan Harry Fisher 1 episode1971–1975 Matlock Police Various roles 7 episodes Division 4 Various roles 6 episodes 1970–1976 Homicide Various roles 7 episodes 1976King’s Men 1 episode1977 Beyond Reasonable Doubt Leith Ratten Miniseries, 1 episode Straight Enough TV movie 1978 Young Ramsay Ben Salter 1 episode 1979-1981 Skyways Nigel Poulter 1 episode 1979 Patrol Boat Petty Officer 'Buffer' Johnston 13 episodes 1980 Arcade Duncan Adams / Kitty's Visitor 35 episodes1981 The Bush Gang Mr Marsh 5 episodes Kingswood Country Fire Chief 1 episode 1982 Deadline ASIO agent TV movie 1979–1982 Cop Shop Gary Locke / Freddie Singer / Vincie Hill / Jerry Turner / Ron Jarrett 9 episodes 1982–1983 Prisoner Geoff Carlson 11 episodes 1982–1992A Country Practice Antec Strzelecki / Brian Padgett / Tommy Ambrose / Graham Randall / Detective Donnolly 10 episodes 1983 The Coral Island Tod Salter Miniseries, 2 episodes 1983–1984 Sons and Daughters Joe Parker 8 episodes 1984 The Secret Discovery of Australia Mendoca's Mate TV movie 1984 The Keepers 1 episode1988 Australians Arthur Higgins / Harry Seekamp Anthology docudrama series, episode 5: "Lottie Lyell", episode 6: "Lola Montez" True Believers Lloyd Ross Miniseries, 6 episodes 1988–1989 Rafferty's Rules Mick Robbins / George Healy 2 episodes 1991 E Street Charlie Simmons 4 episodes 1992 The Flying Doctors Cliff Bishop 1 episode 1994 Cody: A Family Affair Collins TV movie (season 1, episode 1) 1995 Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga Jarrod Banks 1 episode 1996 Fire Firefighter Danny 'Nugget' Hunt 13 episodes 1998 Bullpitt! Telstra Supervisor Terry 1 episode 1998 Home and Away Gordon Macleay 1999 Water Rats Rhys 'Kegs' Keegan 1 episode Halifax f.p. Athol Callaghan 1 episode Airtight Studds TV movie 2001 All Saints Alan Slater 1 episode 2001 BackBerner Tom McLachlan 2000; 2002 Farscape Co-Kura Strappa / T'raltixx 5 episodes 2004 Stingers Damien Broadbent 1 episode 2004–2005 Blue Heelers Barry Baxter 8 episodes 2006 Home and Away Prosecutor/Crown Dennis Gillan 2007 One of the Lucky Ones Judge TV movie Constructing Australia John Bradfield 1 episode 2010–2011 Home and Away Bishop Pitt Recurring role 2010 Rescue: Special Ops Graham Starkey 1 episode 2011 Jesters Bob 8 episodes 2011 Tough Nuts 2 George Freeman 2012 Redfern Now Foreman 1 episode 2012 A Moody Christmas Kevin Miniseries, 6 episodes 2013 Legally Brown Show Various roles 2014; 2016 The Moodys Kevin Moody Miniseries, 8 episodes 2015 Devil’s Playground Father Drake Miniseries, 1 episode 2017 The Warriors Onion Miniseries, 2 episodes 2017 The Obscure Graeme 2019 Les Norton Mousey 1 episode 2022 The Tourist Ralph Miniseries, 5 episodes 2022 Grey Nomads Ernie Rouche Web series, 6 episodes
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Police Man Feature film 1976 Lost in the Wild (aka Barney) Trooper Hayes Feature film 1978 The Sparks Obituary Short film 1980 The Earthling Bus Driver Feature film1982 We of the Never Never Brown Feature film On the Run Jingles Feature film Going Down Supporter from the Dance Feature film Early Frost John Meadows Feature filmKitty and the Bagman Thomas Feature film 1985 Fran Ray Feature film 1990 Quigley Down Under Mitchell Feature film 1992 Resistance James Dean Feature film 1997 Joey ASIO Detective Feature film 2004 Get Rich Quick Inspector Higgs Feature film 2005 A Family Legacy Bilko Short film 2007 The Bridge John Bradfield Feature film2009 Wall Boy Youth Worker 2 Short film Lonely Detective Lunn Short film 2010 Stay Awake Dad Short film 2015 The Kangaroo Guy Trevor Short film2018Under the Hammer Mr Hansen Short film Ladies in Black Doctor Feature film The Obscure Graeme Short filmTBAScobyTBAFilm
Theatre YearTitleRoleNotes1967 Camino Real Casanova (Act I) / The Dreamer (Act III)UNSW with NIDA The Insect Play Mr. Beetle / Yellow Leader Yerma Victor Alfie Mr SmithJane St Theatre with NIDA Liliom Linzman / Magistrate 1970s Macbeth Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre 1972 Here We Go Round the Prickly Pear NSW tour with Pageant Theatre in Education 1974 The Cradle of Hercules Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre1975 Girls' Night Out Jools Theatre Restaurant, Sydney The Cake Man Black Theatre Arts & Culture Centre, Sydney with National Black Theatre 1976 Equus Seymour Centre, Sydney with Old Tote Theatre1977 A Night on the Box No 86 Theatre Restaurant, Sydney The Plough and the Stars Lieutenant Langon / Sergeant Tinley Playhouse, Perth, Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre 1979 The Western Show MortimusKirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney 1980 The 1984 Show Rudolph The Vampire Show Bertie Bronte Inn, Sydney, Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney 1983 Translations Sydney Opera House with Ensemble Theatre 1985 Rents Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide, Universal Theatre, Melbourne with The Gordon Frost Organisation 1988 The Keepers Belvoir Street Theatre with Aboriginal National Theatre Trust 1989 Da Crossroads Theatre, Sydney1990 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's for Sydney Festival Faith Healer Crossroads Theatre, Sydney1992 Prelude to Joyce's Artist Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Us or Them Bondi Pavilion, Sydney1993 The Resuscitation of 'The Little Prince who Couldn't Laugh' as Performed by 'Young Mo' at the Height of the Great Depression of 1929 Crossroads Theatre, Sydney Coriolanus Sydney Opera House with STC1994 Big Toys Marian St Theatre, Sydney Goodworks Q Theatre, Sydney 1997 Taking Sides Major Arnold Marian St Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company 1998 Diving for Pearls Den Ensemble Theatre, Sydney2000 Faith Healer Teddy Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Hallow Ground Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney 2001 Hamlet Polonius Pork Chop Productions 2002 Gagarin Way Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney 2003 The Cavalcaders The Barbershop Quartet Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's 2004 The Woman with Dog’s Eyes Malcolm Boyce Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company 2005 The Marvellous Boy Malcolm Boyce 2007–2008 The Seed Danny Maloney Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney 2008 The Pig Iron People Jack Howard Sydney Opera House with STC 2009 The Removalists Sergeant Dan Simmonds Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC 2011 Blood Wedding Father STC 2012 A Picasso Pablo Picasso Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 2015 Orphans Harold Old Fitz Theatre 2015–2020 The Dapto Chaser Errol Sinclair Old Fitz Theatre, Stables Theatre, Sydney, Dendy Cinemas, Newtown & online with Apocalypse Theatre Company & Griffin Independent 2017; 2022 This Much is True Cass Old Fitz Theatre, Sydney, Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Red Line Productions 2018 Moby Dick Captain Ahab Seymour Centre, Sydney 2022 What's Art Got to Do With It? The Dobell Case Warners Bay Theatre 2024 The President Masseur / Officer / Attendant / Butcher Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney with STC & Gate Theatre Dublin
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