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John Clarke

Comedian / Author / Actor / Screenwriter / Script Editor / Television Producer / Television Director | * 07/29/1948 († 68, 04/09/2017) | Palmerston North, Manawatu (New Zealand)
John Morrison Clarke (29 July 1948 – 9 April 2017) was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s. He was a highly regarded actor and writer whose work appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in both radio and television and also in print. He is principally known for his character Fred Dagg and his long-running collaboration with fellow satirist Bryan Dawe, which lasted from 1989 to his death in 2017, as well as for his success as a comic actor in Australian and New Zealand film and television. ()

CLARKE, John, Dip Lid, PhD in Cattle (Oxen). Advisor and comforter to various governments. Born 1948. Educ. subsequently. Travelled extensively throughout Holy Lands, then left New Zealand for Europe. Stationed in London 1971-73. Escaped (decorated). Rejoined unit. Arrived Australia 1977. Held positions with ABC radio (Sckd), ABC Television (Dfnct), Various newspapers (Dcd), and Aust Film Industry (Fkd). Currently a freelance expert specialising in matters of a general character. Recreations: Whistling. Address: C/– the people next door. Or just pop it inside the door of the fusebox. Should be back Friday.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club a prime candidate for a takeover, it's all hands on deck to save the club, in what turns into an epic battle where young m ...

Crackerjack

Certification unknown

2002 | 3.4/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy
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In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker. ...

Lonely Hearts

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1982 | 2.7/5 | 1h 46min
Romance / Love, Drama, Comedy
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A series of sketches about Kiwi extraordinaire Fred Dagg's secret mission to find a "bionic sheep" which has been lost by the government. ...

Dagg Day Afternoon

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1977 | 37min
Comedy
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The Games

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1998 | 3.5/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with John Clarke as Actor(16)

as Phillip Lang2016 A Month of Sundays
as himself2011 On Borrowed Time
as Self - Presenter2007 The Sounds of Aus
as Fred Dagg2006 The Dagg Sea Scrolls
as Ken Sproule2004 The Brush-Off
as Mike2004 Roy Hollsdotter Live
as Bernie Fowler2002 Crackerjack
as Dave1991 Death in Brunswick
as Sheedy1990 Blood Oath
as Car Salesman1988 Never Say Die
as Inspector Jerry1987 Those Dear Departed
as Wal (voice)1986 Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
1982 Lonely Hearts
as Fred Dagg1977 Dagg Day Afternoon
1977 Wild Man
as Expatriate1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

TV Shows/Series with John Clarke as Actor(4)

as Henry Coates2015 The Ex-PM
as Paul Collins2002 Kath & Kim
as John1998 The Games
as Magistrate1993 Stark

Movies with John Clarke as Crew(16)

Directing/Director2006 The Dagg Sea Scrolls
Production/Producer2006 The Dagg Sea Scrolls
Writing/Writer2006 The Dagg Sea Scrolls
Production/Producer2004 The Brush-Off
Writing/Writer2004 The Brush-Off
Directing/Director2004 Stiff
Production/Producer2004 Stiff
Writing/Writer2004 Stiff
Directing/Director1993 A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy
Writing/Writer1993 A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy
Writing/Script Consultant1992 Spotswood
Writing/Script Consultant1992 Greenkeeping
Writing/Writer1982 Lonely Hearts
Directing/Director1977 Dagg Day Afternoon
Sound/Music1977 Dagg Day Afternoon
Writing/Writer1977 Dagg Day Afternoon

Additional Information

Official websites:
mrjohnclarke.com
Twitter
Full Name: John Clarke
Citizenships: Australia, New Zealand
Born: Thursday, 07/29 1948 (July) in Palmerston North, Manawatu (New Zealand)
Died: Sunday, 04/09 2017 (April) in Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Victoria University of Wellington, Scots College, Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
Children: Lorin Clarke
Other names for John Clarke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Fred Dagg"
"John Clarke (satirist)"
"John Clarke (Satiriker)"
John Clarke frequently works together with these people:
Geoff Murphy (10x, Crew)
David Wenham (6x, Actor)
Sam Neill (5x, Actor)
Stephen Luby (5x, Crew)
Mick Molloy (5x, Actor)
Matthew Saville (5x, Crew)
Ben Elton (4x, Actor)
Nicholas Bell (4x, Actor)
Shaun Micallef (4x, Actor)
Murray Ball (4x, Crew)
Mark Ruse (4x, Crew)
Chris Kennedy (4x, Crew)

Other people with this name: John Clarke (US)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1356387, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024