David Argue

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| name = David J. Argue

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}}

| birth_place = Australia

| occupation = Actor

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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.{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Evans|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 August 1987|page=14|title=The Restoration of Mr Sparkish}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
rowspan=2\|1981 \|Gallipoli \|Snowy \| Feature film
Instant TV \| \| TV film
1982 \|Snow: The Movie \|Darren \| Feature film
rowspan=4\|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
rowspan=3\|1984 \|Melvin, Son of Alvin \|Cameraman \| Feature film
Razorback \|Dicko Baker \| Feature film
Stanley \| Morris Norris \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1985 \|Niel Lynne \|Reg \| Feature film
The Coca-Cola Kid \|Newspaper Vendor \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1986 \|Backlash \|Trevor Darling \| Feature film
Coming of Age \|Stoned Cabbie / Street Monster \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1987 \|Pandemonium \|Kales Leadingham / Ding the Dingo \| Feature film
Sharky's Party \| Sharky \| Short film
1988 \|Raw Silk \| William Perry \| TV film
rowspan=2\|1990 \|Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun) \| Flight Lieutenant Eddy Fenton \| Feature film
The Shrimp on the Barbie \| Kevin \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1991 \| Breathing Under Water \| Bus Conductor \| Feature film
Pirates Island \| Snerdle \| TV film
1992 \|Hurricane Smith \| Shanks \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1993 \|Hercules Returns \|Brad McBain \| Feature film
Crimetime \| \| Feature film
1994 \|No Escape (aka Escape from Absolom) \|Cellmate \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|1995 \|Napoleon \| Frill-necked Lizard, Snake, Galah, Desert Mouse, Turtle (voice roles) \| Feature film
Angel Baby \|Dave \| Feature film
rowspan=2\|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

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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

rowspan=2|1981

|Gallipoli

|Snowy

| Feature film

Instant TV

| TV film

1982

|Snow: The Movie

|Darren

| Feature film

rowspan=4|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

rowspan=3|1984

|Melvin, Son of Alvin

|Cameraman

| Feature film

Razorback

|Dicko Baker

| Feature film

Stanley

| Morris Norris

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1985

|Niel Lynne

|Reg

| Feature film

The Coca-Cola Kid

|Newspaper Vendor

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1986

|Backlash

|Trevor Darling

| Feature film

Coming of Age

|Stoned Cabbie / Street Monster

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1987

|Pandemonium

|Kales Leadingham / Ding the Dingo

| Feature film

Sharky's Party

| Sharky

| Short film

1988

|Raw Silk

| William Perry

| TV film

rowspan=2|1990

|Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun)

| Flight Lieutenant Eddy Fenton

| Feature film

The Shrimp on the Barbie

| Kevin

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1991

| Breathing Under Water

| Bus Conductor

| Feature film

Pirates Island

| Snerdle

| TV film

1992

|Hurricane Smith

| Shanks

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1993

|Hercules Returns

|Brad McBain

| Feature film

Crimetime

| Feature film

1994

|No Escape (aka Escape from Absolom)

|Cellmate

| Feature film

rowspan=2|1995

|Napoleon

| Frill-necked Lizard, Snake, Galah, Desert Mouse, Turtle (voice roles)

| Feature film

Angel Baby

|Dave

| Feature film

rowspan=2|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"

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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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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

1972

| Holiday on Ice

| Adelaide Festival Centre

1977

| The Ruling Class

| NIDA Theatre

1978