John Clayton (Australian actor)
John Clayton | |
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| Born |
John Clayton
7 April 1940
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| Died | 25 September 2003 (aged 63) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1940-2003 |
| Known for |
Home and Away as Danny King Police Rescue as Inspector Bill Adams |
John Clayton (7 April 1940 – 25 September 2003) was an Australian television and film character actor, primarily in drama series and soap operas.
Clayton's most prominenr roles included that of Inspector Bill Adams on Police Rescue and Maurie Barnard on Echo Point. He also had recurring roles on Big Sky as Roland 'Riley' Watson, and on Grass Roots as Harry Bond.
He notably featured on Home And Away, where he played the brief role of the brother of Pippa Fletcher - wheelchair-using former cricketer Danny King in 1988.
Clayton also acted in theatre productions.
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Mother's Day | Feature film | |
| 1975 | Sidecar Racers | Dave Ferguson | Feature film |
| 1975 | Games for Parents and Other Children | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Me & Mr Thorne | Det Sgt Merv Jackson | TV movie |
| 1977 | High Rolling | Arnold | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Irishman | Sam Brookes | Feature film |
| 1978 | Newsfront | Cliff | Feature film |
| 1979 | Dawn! | Syd | Feature film |
| 1980 | Palm Beach | Eric Tailor | Feature film |
| 1980 | The Girl Who Met Simone De Beauvoir in Paris | Short film | |
| 1980 | Maybe This Time | Estate Agent | Feature film |
| 1980 | Consolation Prize | Bus Stop Cowboy | Short film |
| 1982 | Freedom | CES Officer | Feature film |
| 1982 | Far East | Tony Alsop | Feature film |
| 1982 | Ginger Meggs | Mr Wentworth | Feature film |
| 1982 | Goodbye Paradise | Todd | Feature film |
| 1983 | Midnite Spares | Vincent | Feature film |
| 1983 | With Prejudice | Burke (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1983 | Who Killed Baby Azaria? | Inspector Gilroy | TV movie |
| 1984 | Man of Letters | Bill the Chairman | TV movie |
| 1984 | Silver City | Employment Officer | Feature film |
| 1985 | After Hours | Lawyer | Short film |
| 1985 | Unfinished Business | Geoff | Feature film |
| 1987 | Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train | Football Coach | Feature film |
| 1987 | High Tide | Col | Feature film |
| 1987 | Perhaps Love | Ben | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Everlasting Secret Family | Mayor | Feature film |
| 1988 | Sebastian and the Sparrow | Country Cop | Feature film |
| 1988 | Breaking Loose: Summer City II | Neville | Feature film |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Sergeant Riley | Feature film |
| 1988 | To Make a Killing | Graham Price | Feature film |
| 1988 | Out of the Body | Sergeant Whittaker | Feature film |
| 1989 | Cappuccino | Max | Feature film |
| 1991 | Strangers | Agent | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Time Game | Detective Wills | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Last Man Hanged | Father John Brosnan | TV movie |
| 1993 | Shotgun Wedding | Superintendent Church | Feature film |
| 1993 | Joh's Jury | Judge John Helman | TV movie |
| 1994 | Police Rescue | Inspector Bill Adams | TV movie |
| 1997 | 976-WISH | Volleyball Jock | Short film |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Jim Rope | TV movie |
| 2003 | Subterano | Bruce | Feature film |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Matlock Police | Glen Roberts /Zeke Jones | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | Hunt / Harry | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Stacey's Gym | TV miniseries | |
| 1974 | Marion | Tom Carruthers | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | TV seriee, 1 episode | |
| 1971-74 | Homicide | Det. Const. Deegan / Dave Parsons / Sid Bennett | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Flash Nick from Jindavick | Ned Kelly | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972-75 | Division 4 | 5 characters | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1975 | Shannon's Mob | Joe | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Luke's Kingdom | Charlton | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Rush | Black Jack Jessop | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Bluey | Bert Thompson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Outsiders | Reg McPherson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Sam | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Young Doctors | Det Sgt Casey | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | Mr Frears | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Water Under the Bridge | Rev Scott | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Menotti | Tate | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Barry Cohen | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | City West | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1984 | The Last Bastion | Arthur Fadden | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Mr Bradman | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Winners | Wal | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Return to Eden | Priest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Sgt Wallace | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1986-87 | The Challenge | Ben Lexcen | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Jim | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1982-87 | A Country Practice | Allan Crosby / Vince Glover | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1987-88 | The Flying Doctors | Vince Patterson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Dick | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1988-89 | Rafferty's Rules | Harry Grant / Briggs | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1988-99 | Home and Away | Danny King / Reverend | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1989 | Cassidy | Harry | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | G.P. | Jack Lockwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989-91 | E Street | Sergeant Roy Harrison / Jock Gilmore | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1989-96 | Police Rescue | Inspector Bill Adams | TV series, 61 episodea |
| 1992 | Tracks of Glory | Mr Campbell | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Maurie Barnard | TV series, 130 episodes |
| 1996 | One West Waikiki | Detective Dennis Allen | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Ronald Barnsley | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994-97 | Heartbreak High | Don Summers | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Roland 'Riley' Watson | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1998 | Blue Heelers | Owen Douglas | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Bullpitt! | Judge | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Wildside | Neville Grey | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Day of the Roses | Murray Farquhar | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Farscape | Verell | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2001 | All Saints | Clive Cooper / Tony Wilson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2000-03 | Grass Roots | Harry Bond | TV series, 18 episodes |