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David Argue

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David J. Argue
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Australia
OccupationActor

David J. Argue (born 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Snowy in Gallipoli as well as the lead role in the 1993 film Hercules Returns and Dicko in the 1983 film Razorback.

Argue left school in grade ten and went to NIDA. He earned a reputation as a talented, charismatic actor whom some found difficult to deal with; he was fired from Phar Lap, Fortunate Life and Great Expectations.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1981 Gallipoli Snowy Feature film
Instant TV TV film
1982 Snow: The Movie Darren Feature film
1983 Midnite Spares Rabbit Feature film
The Return of Captain Invincible Italian Salesman Feature film
Going Down Greg / Trixie Feature film
Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
BMX Bandits Whitey Feature film
Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1984 Melvin, Son of Alvin Cameraman Feature film
Razorback Dicko Baker Feature film
Stanley Morris Norris Feature film
1985 Niel Lynne Reg Feature film
The Coca-Cola Kid Newspaper Vendor Feature film
1986 Backlash Trevor Darling Feature film
Coming of Age Stoned Cabbie / Street Monster Feature film
1987 Pandemonium Kales Leadingham / Ding the Dingo Feature film
Sharky's Party Sharky Short film
1988 Raw Silk William Perry TV film
1990 Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun) Flight Lieutenant Eddy Fenton Feature film
The Shrimp on the Barbie Kevin Feature film
1991 Breathing Under Water Bus Conductor Feature film
Pirates Island Snerdle TV film
1992 Hurricane Smith Shanks Feature film
1993 Hercules Returns Brad McBain Feature film
Crimetime Feature film
1994 No Escape (aka Escape from Absolom) Cellmate Feature film
1995 Napoleon Frill-necked Lizard, Snake, Galah, Desert Mouse, Turtle (voice roles) Feature film
Angel Baby Dave Feature film
1996 Lilian's Story Spruiker Feature film
The Beast Bates TV film
2000 On the Beach Jimmy Nofly TV film
2010 Road Train Psycho Feature film
2010 The Argues: The Movie Himself Feature film
2014 The Mule Keith Rutherford (voice) Feature film
2021 Astro Loco Lucien Feature film

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
1977-79 The Restless Years Sammy Martin TV series, 100 episodes
1978-80 Cop Shop Greg Mann / Russell Nelson / Shane TV series, 4 episodes
1979 The Sullivans Freddie TV series, 1 episode
1982 The Daryl Somers Show Himself / Peter Allen / Dean Routledge TV series. 2 episodes
1984 Special Squad Bazza TV series, 1 episode
1985 Winners Bert (Disc Jockey), Communist Agitator TV series, 2 episodes
1992 Cluedo Bruno Fame TV series, 1 episode
1993 Stark Gordon Gordon TV miniseries, 1 episode
1994 Newlyweds Uri TV series, 2 episodes
1994 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Yorp TV series, 9 episodes
1995 Correlli Stephen Haines TV miniseries. episode: "An Early Release"
1997 Water Rats Tosee TV series, episode: "One Dead Rat"

Stage

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Year Film Role Notes
1972 Holiday on Ice Adelaide Festival Centre
1977 The Ruling Class NIDA Theatre
1978 There were Giants in Those Days Robin Nimrod Downstairs
1978 The Job Jeff Nimrod Downstairs
1978-80 The Mouth Show Crunch Australian tour
1978 Sleeping Beauty on Ice Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1980 Slipped Disco Sonny / Byron The Flying Trapeze Cafe
1980 The First Australian Festival of Cabaret Garibaldis, Darlinghurst
1985 Bouncers Seymour Centre
1987 The Country Wife Sparkish Sydney Opera House
1991 Hair - The Tribal Love Rock Musical Woof Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Athenaeum Theatre, Tweed Heads Seagulls, Newcastle Civic Theatre, University of Sydney, Thebarton Theatre, Townsville Civic Centre, Kuranda, Darwin Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong Civic Centre, Cairns Civic Centre, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Regal Theatre, Perth, Canberra Theatre
1996 Working: A Musical Glen Street Theatre with Q Theatre Company

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Bob (11 August 1987). "The Restoration of Mr Sparkish". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14.
  2. ^ "AusStage".
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