Peter Hardy (11 January 1957 – 16 March 2023) was an Australian actor, theatre performer, and musician.
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| Born | 11 January 1957 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 2023 (aged 66) Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre performer, musician |
| Years active | 1969–2023 |
Early life and career
editHardy was born in Perth, Western Australia on 11 January 1957. He began his music career in 1969 playing the French horn in the CCGS Orchestra.[1] Hardy began his career on stage on the show "Revue - The Other Opening".[2] Later, he played and sang in "An Officer And A Gentleman" in the Lyric Theatre in Sydney under the direction of Simon Phillips.[citation needed]
Hardy began his film career in 1986 with The Pursuit of Happiness,[3] after which he played in a number of films, TV movies, TV series and shorts.[4] In 1996, Hardy appeared in the Network 10 series Sweat.[5] Between 2006 and 2009 he appeared in 44 episodes of McLeod's Daughters as Phil Rakich. In 2012, Hardy appeared in a television film, Dangerous Remedy, as Robbie McGregor.[6]
Death
editHardy died while snorkelling at South Beach in Fremantle, Western Australia, on 16 March 2023. He was 66.[7][8][9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Pursuit of Happiness[10] | John | Feature film |
| 1988 | Daisy and Simon (aka Where the Outback Ends)[10] | Rowdy | Feature film |
| 1990 | Jackaroo | Ram Gallagher | TV movie |
| 1990 | Elvis Killed My Brother[10] | Leon | Short film |
| 1993 | The Feds: Terror | Rory Hay | TV movie |
| 1993 | Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story | Chief Walpole | TV movie |
| 1994 | Baby Bath Massacre[11] | Adrian's father | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Last of the Ryans[11] | Woggsie | TV movie |
| 1997 | Fable[11] | Mack | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Ripper[11] | Patrician | Feature film |
| 1999 | Dead End[10] | Det. Insp. Wolcott | Feature film |
| 2000 | Chopper[10] | Detective Cooney | Feature film |
| 2001 | Chasing Rabbits[10] | Nick | Short film |
| 2008 | Cane Cutter | Mr. Richmond (voice) | Short film |
| 2012 | Dangerous Remedy | Robbie McGregor | TV movie |
| 2016 | Hard _target 2 | Jacob Zimling | Direct to video |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Prisoner | Dave Wilson | TV series, episode: #1.625 |
| 1992 | Phoenix[11] | Rocky Wilson | TV series, episode: "Snow Job" |
| 1993 | Stark[11] | Lifesaver | TV series, episode: #1.1 |
| 1993 | Snowy[11] | Pokey | TV series |
| 1993-1994 | Time Trax[11] | Dr. Keneally | TV series, episodes: "Little Boy Lost" & "Perfect Pair" |
| 1994 | A Country Practice[11] | Steve Atkinson | TV series, episode: "The Grass Is Greener" |
| 1994 | Janus[11] | Gavin Lindsay | TV series, episode: "Judgement Amongst Short Men" |
| 1994-2005 | Blue Heelers[11] | Rob Cole / Colin Fraser / Hayden Benett / Mike Knights | TV series, 4 episodes: "Why Give People Rights? They Only Abuse Them", "A Question of Loyalties“, "Reality Bytes" & "Child's Play" |
| 1995 | The Man from Snowy River[11] | Seb Holgate | TV series, episode: "Montana Territory". Also known in United States as "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" |
| 1995 | Naked[11] | Dennis "The Gorilla that took Manila" Gibson | TV series |
| 1995 | Halifax f.p. | Police Officer Tony Roman | TV series, episodes: "Hard Corps" & "Cradle and All" |
| 1996 | The Bite | Pete | TV series |
| 1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Gibbo | TV series, episode: "Coral Island" |
| 1996 | Sweat[11] | Sid O'Reilly | TV series, episodes: #1.1 - #1.26 |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys[11] | Kirby | TV series, episode: "Return of the Phantom" |
| 1997 | State Coroner[11] | Gary Turrell | TV series, episode: "Shortcut to Death" |
| 1997 | Neighbours | Jimmy Drane / Jimmy Draine | TV series, episodes: #1.2950, #1.2951 and #1.2976 |
| 1998 | Wildside[11] | Ewan Mancini | TV series, episode #1.34 |
| 1999 | Stingers[11] | Det. Insp. Ron Leighton | TV series, episodes: "Lone Hand", "Proving Ground", "Cast Off", "Dead Man's Throw" & "Swarm" |
| 2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Stokesy | TV series, episode #1.5 |
| 2006-2009 | McLeod's Daughters[11] | Phil Rakich | TV series, episodes: 143, 157, 159, 163, 166, 169, 180–184, 186–189, 191–199, 202–211, 213–220, 222 (also song performer), 224 |
| 2008 | The Strip[11] | Colin Tully | TV series, episode #1.10 |
| 2009 | East West 101[11] | Barry Hill | TV series, episode "Ice in the Veins" |
| 2011 | Rush[11] | Doug Rainey | TV series, episodes: #4.6 - #4.9 |
References
edit- ^ "Peter Hardy Music CV". www.peterhardy.net.
- ^ "Peter Hardy Theatre CV". www.peterhardy.net.
- ^ Lowing, Rob (6 March 1988). "Pursuing an anti-nuclear theme". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 131. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
Directed by Martha Ansara. Starring Laura Black, Peter Hardy...
- ^ Thomson, Helen (12 December 2000). "Murder suspect a victim of circumstance". The Age. p. 19. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
Peter Hardy is familiar to us from many cops and robbers television shows, such as Blue Heelers, Wildside and the film Chopper...
- ^ Conway, Andrew (11 March 1996). "No sweat". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 50. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
Actor Peter Hardy has joined the cast of Sweat, Network Ten's new sports drama being filmed in Perth...
- ^ "Dangerous Remedy - full cast & crew". TV Guide. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
Peter Hardy - Robbie McGregor
- ^ "Aussie actor revealed as man in fatal snorkelling accident". PerthNow. 19 March 2023.
- ^ Chilton, Louis (19 March 2023). "Peter Hardy death: Actor found dead on Australian beach after drowning while snorkelling". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Van Aken, Elise (19 March 2023). "Peter Hardy: Actor's final moments revealed in 'cheerful' posts prior to Fremantle South Beach drowning". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter Hardy Film CV". www.peterhardy.net.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Peter Hardy Television CV". www.peterhardy.net.
External links
edit- Peter Hardy at IMDb