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Robert McDarra

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Robert McDarra
Born
Robert Bundy McDarra

1931
Died23 December 1975(1975-12-23) (aged 43–44)
Other namesRobert McDara, Bob McDara
OccupationActor
Years active1959-1975

Robert Bundy McDarra (1931– 23 December 1975) variously credited as Robert McDara and Bob McDara^ was an Australian stage, television and film actor. He won the 1973 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work on the film 27A.[1] With Edward Hepple, Terry McDermott, Walter Sullivan and Ben Gabriel, he was a founding member of the original Q Theatre project in 1963, which, before expanding and moving to Penrith, was a venue offering short plays to office workers at the AMP Theatrette at Circular Quay over lunch times.[2]

McDarra died on 23 December 1975 after a long battle with an unspecified illness.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Mad Dog Morgan Parole Officer Feature film
1974 27A Billy McDonald Feature film
Won AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1974 Moving On Financier Feature film
1971 Wake in Fright Pig Eyes Feature film
1971 Walkabout Man Feature film
1967 All Fall Down TV play
1966 They're a Weird Mob Hotel Clerk Feature film
1965 Rusty Bugles Sergeant Brooks TV play
1961 Traveller Without Luggage Psychiatrisr TV movie
1959 Act of Violence TV play

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Matlock Police Various TV series
1973 Ryan Graham Anderson TV series
1972 The Spoiler Joey Boy TV series
1972 Snake Gully with Dad and Dave Bill Smith TV miniseries, 8 episodes
1969-74 Division 4 Various TV series
1969 Riptide First Officer English TV series
1968 Hunter Various TV series
1968 Rita and Wally TV series
1967-68 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? Donk Rogers TV series
1967 Love and War Liam Lyons TV series
1967 Contrabandits Pilch TV series
1964-72 Homicide Various TV series
1964-65 The Stranger TV series
1963 Time Out Bernard Holtermann TV series
1961 The Story of Peter Grey Paul TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Past Winners 1973". AACTA. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ "All-rounder was always on a role". Smh.com.au. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Sydney actor dies". Canberra Times. 26 December 1975.
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