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Jonathan Hardy
Born(1940-09-20)20 September 1940
Wellington, New Zealand
Died30 July 2012(2012-07-30) (aged 71)
Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia
EducationNew Zealand Players' Drama School[1]
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active1966–2012
PartnerDavid Letch[2]

Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, writer and director.[3]

Early life and education

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Hardy was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 20 September 1940, to cavalry officer Captain Burnby Hardy and Mary Hardy (nee Philpott). His father was killed by a sniper in Crete that same year, and his mother died when Hardy was only 19.[4] [1]

He began his training at the New Zealand Players' Drama School. He then traveled to Britain, where he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and was a gold medal student.[1] He also spent time doing vocal study in Spain.[4]

Career

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Hardy acting career lasted for over 40 years, from 1966 to 2012.

Theatre

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Hardy's preference was to work on stage. Following his studies in the UK, he attracted interest from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre where he secured contracts,[1] as well as the Bristol Old Vic and several regional theatres.[4]

He returned to his home of New Zealand in a touring production of The Comedy of Errors with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, and remained to help expand the country's early theatre industry.[5]

Hardy relocated to Australia in 1972, but also returned to New Zealand regularly throughout the mid 1980s[4][6][5], to perform as a guest actor with Auckland Theatre Company, including playing Willy Loman in a production of Death of a Salesman.[6] He headed the Melbourne Theatre Company’s youth wing for two years.[4] In 1978 he appeared in the premiere stage production of Kenneth G. Ross's Australian play Breaker Morant, presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Athenaeum theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Thursday, 2 February 1978.[7] The play was subsequently adapted into a film, for which Hardy co-wrote the script, earning him a 1981 Academy Awards nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.[4]

Hardy then became Artistic Director of Auckland's Mercury Theatre, a role he undertook for five years. He also played Captain Ahab in Moby Dick Rehearsed and appeared in Gallipoli saga Once on Chunuk Bair.

Hardy had long engagements with major theatre companies in both Melbourne and Sydney.[1] His roles ranged from a Christmas pantomime of Cinderella, Shakespeare, opera and topical plays such as And in the End: The Life and Death of John Lennon.[8]

In his obituary, he is quoted by Mark Juddery as saying, "The actor is in control in the theatre... so the theatre is much more an actor's medium" and "Television is not anything but an actor's image... If my image happens to fit, then I do the job. Whereas on stage you can create an illusion, on television… it's pretty cliched."[1]

Film

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Hardy appeared in over 20 films, guested in over 26 television series, and acted in many television movies and miniseries.[9] His early roles included the BBC children's time travel series Mandog in 1972, and a small role in the London-set Australian comedy feature The Adventures of Barry McKenzie that same year.[4]

His film work continued with the 1976 Fred Schepisi feature The Devil's Playground, for which he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award. He also starred in George Miller dystopian action classic Mad Max in 1979, and appeared in The Sullivans TV movie spin-off The John Sullivan Story that same year.[10]

At Italy's MystFest [it], Hardy was the co-winner of Best Artistic Contribution for his role in 1982 horror film Scarecrow.[11] He later appeared in Mr. Reliable aka My Entire Life (1996) alongside Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie, and the Baz Luhrmann musical epic Moulin Rouge! (2001), in which he played the character of the 'Man in the Moon', for whom Plácido Domingo supplied the singing voice.[4] He won a New Zealand Film and TV Award in 2001, for his performance in 2000 short film Camping with Camus.[11][4] He then appeared in the 2003 feature Ned Kelly, opposite Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom, playing 'The Great Orlando'.[4]

Hardy became best known to international audiences for providing the voice of diminutive alien ex-royal leader Dominar Rygel XVI in the science fiction series Farscape from 1999 to 2003, and its subsequent 2004 made-for-television film Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. Farscape was filmed in Sydney, Australia, but was a United States production. Although the series was unsuccessful in Australia, Hardy developed a cult following and made appearances at sci-fi conventions.[1][4][10]

Hardy's other television roles include Josef Goldman in Twenty Good Years in 1979, and the miniseries' Power Without Glory (1976) The Mackenzie Affair (1977) and Against the Wind (1978). He made guest appearances in numerous television series including Rush, Bluey, Young Ramsay, The Truckies, The Sullivans, Prisoner, Under the Mountain, Butterfly Island, Rafferty's Rules, G.P., Mission: Impossible, E Street, The Flying Doctors, A Country Practice, The Adventures of Skippy, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, Fire, Medivac, Twisted Tales, All Saints, State Coroner, Above the Law, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers, MDA and Magical Tales.[10]

Along with David Stevens and Bruce Beresford, Hardy co-wrote the screenplay for the film Breaker Morant, for which he received an Australian Film Institute Award (1980), and was nominated for an Academy Award (1981).[11] He also wrote and directed the movie Backstage, starring the Grammy nominated pop vocalist Laura Branigan.[12] His screen directing career however, failed to take off. He was set to direct one of the The Man from Snowy River sequels, when he experienced heart problems and underwent a heart transplant.[4]

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result
1976 The Devil's Playground Australian Film Institute Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
1980 Breaker Morant Australian Film Institute Award Best Screenplay Won
1981 Academy Award Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
1982 Scarecrow MystFest [it] Best Artistic Contribution Co-winner
1993 Romeo and Juliet / The Shaughraun Matilda Award Best Performance Won[13]
2001 Camping with Camus New Zealand Film and TV Award Best Short Film Performance Won

Personal life and death

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Hardy's partner for over 40 years was actor-director David Letch.[2] They worked on many projects together.[1]

Hardy had a successful heart transplant.

Hardy died, aged 71, at his home in the town of Hill Top, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales on 30 July 2012.[14][15] He had developed septicemia after undergoing an operation on his leg to restore mobility.[16]

Film

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Groove Courtenay [10]
1974 Moving On Anne's Boyfriend
1976 The Devil's Playground Brother Arnold [10]
1977 The Mango Tree Joe Speight
1979 Mad Max Labatouche [10]
1982 Klynham Summer (aka The Scarecrow) Charlie Dabney [10]
Lonely Hearts Bruce [10]
1984 Constance Randolf Grieve [10]
Death Warmed Up Ranji Gandhi [10]
1985 Wills & Burke John Macadam [10]
My Letter to George (aka Mesmerized) Burley
Lie of the Land Doctor Max Steiner [10]
1989 The Delinquents Magistrate
Bloodmoon Mayor
1993 The Nostradamus Kid 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player
1995 Tunnel Vision Henry Adams
1996 Mr. Reliable (aka My Entire Life) Reverend McIntyre [10]
1997 Dust Off the Wings Celebrant
Down Rusty Down Otis Short [10]
2001 Camping with Camus Uncle Blick Short [10]
Moulin Rouge! Man in the Moon [10]
2003 Ned Kelly The Great Orlando [10]
2005 Severance Therapy Group
2006 Hunt Angels Magistrate
Wishbone Homeless Man [10]
2009 Big in Japan Dr Timpleton Short [10]

As writer/director

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1980 Breaker Morant Director / Co-writer [4]
1984 Constance Writer [4]
1988 Backstage Co-writer [4]
Return to Snowy River Director's Associate [10]
2006 Wishbone Writer [10]

Television

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1972 Mandog Halmer 5 episodes [10]
Redheap Henry Miniseries, 3 episodes
1974 Rush Yorkshire Goldminer 1 episode
1976 Andra Shenlyn 6 episodes
Power Without Glory Paddy Kelleher / Rev. Joggins Miniseries, 3 episodes
1977 Bluey Benny Allman 1 episode
Young Ramsay Colonel Flynn 1 episode
The Trial of Ned Kelly TV movie
The Mackenzie Affair Judge Miniseries [10]
1978 The Truckies 1 episode
Against the Wind Sam Fitchett Miniseries, 1 episode [10]
The Sullivans Captain 1 episode
1979 The John Sullivan Story Vlad TV movie [10]
Twenty Good Years Josef Goldman 12 episodes [10]
1980–1981 Prisoner: Cell Block H Waller / Mr Potter 3 episodes [10]
1981 Under the Mountain Country Policeman 1 episode [10]
1983 Nearly No Christmas Mr Rich TV movie [10]
1984; 1986 Heroes Shopkeeper 2 episodes [10]
1985 Butterfly Island [10]
Hanlon Judge [10]
1989 Rafferty's Rules Mr Linnehan 1 episode
Mission: Impossible Etienne Reynard 1 episode
1989–1993 E Street Liam Buckley 3 episodes [10]
1990 Family and Friends Brother Ignatius
The Flying Doctors Tyler Wells 1 episode
More Winners Mr Bretherton [10]
A Country Practice Patrick Gardner 1 episode
1992 The Adventures of Skippy Grandad Bill 2 episodes [10]
1995 G.P. Robert Houghton 1 episode [10]
Mission Top Secret Bombalini 1 episode
Tunnel Vision Henry Adams TV movie
1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Father Emilio TV movie
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga John Archer snr 1 episode [10]
Fire Sgt Steve 1 episode
Medivac Rosenthal 1 episode
1997 Twisted Tales Roger Mormon 1 episode [10]
Terrain Giles Ballard TV movie [10]
1998 All Saints Cliff Unwin 1 episode
State Coroner Steve Capelli 1 episode
1999–2003 Farscape Voice of Dominar Rygel XVI 86 episodes [10]
2000 Above the Law Stan the Fingers 1 episode
2003 The Secret Life of Us Tribunal Man 1 episode
Stingers Stephen Betjeman 1 episode [10]
MDA Justice Tulloch 2 episodes
2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Voice of Dominar Rygel XVI Miniseries, 2 episodes [10]
2012 Magical Tales Wally 1 episode (final television appearance) [10]

As writer/producer

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1987 Porters Writer / Producer Episode 5 [4][10]
1992 The Adventures of Skippy Writer [10]

Stage (selected)

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Source:[8]

As performer

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1966 The Comedy of Errors Royal Shakespeare Company UK & NZ tour [6]
H.M.S. Pinafore Deadeye Dick [16]
1966–1967 The Taming of the Shrew Bristol Old Vic, UK [17]
1967 The Government Inspector [18]
Strife [19]
War and Peace General Kutusov / Karatayev Bristol Old Vic & UK South West Arts tour [20]
The Beggar's Opera Curl-Pated Hugh / Lockit Connaught Theatre, Worthing, UK [21]
1968 Oedipus Chorus The Old Vic, London with National Theatre [22]
Edward II Hardy [23]
1972 The Last Supper Show Nimrod, Sydney
1972; 1973 Flash Jim Vaux James Hardy Vaux Nimrod, Sydney, Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC [24]
1973 Jumpers Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
The Prisoner of Second Avenue [25]
The Plough and the Stars
Batman's Beach-Head Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with MTC [26]
Paying the Piper
1973–1975 The Last of the Knucklemen Producer Canberra & Australian tour with MTC [27]
1974 Coralie Lansdowne Says No MTC
1975 The Double Dealer Singer
1976 Don Pasquale Singer Victorian Opera Company
The Diary of a Madman Propftchkin (also adaptor) MTC [28]
Orpheus & Eurydice Arts Centre Melbourne with Victoria State Opera [29]
1977 Cop Out Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC [30]
Trumpets and Drums Mercury Theatre, Auckland
The Merchant of Venice Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC [31]
1978 Breaker Morant Major James Francis Thomas
Richard III Duke of Buckingham [32]
The Beaux' Stratagem MTC
The Fool's-Shoe Hotel Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1979 The Immortalist 279 Playbox Theatre, Melbourne with Hoopla Theatre Foundation [33]
The Marriage of Figaro Canberra Opera [27]
The Alchemist Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC [34]
1979–1980 Hamlet Polonius
1980 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Polonius [35]
Cinderella Gumble [36]
Comedians Mercury Theatre, Auckland
1981 Hancock's Last Half Hour
Moby Dick—Rehearsed Captain Ahab [4]
Oh, What a Lovely War! New Zealand Theatre Company [16]
The Hollow Crown New Zealand Theatre Company [16]
Einstein Albert Einstein [2]
Peter Pan Captain Hook [2]
1985 Two Universal Theatre, Melbourne [37]
1990 Shadow and Splendour General Schon (Russian general) Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC & STCSA [38]
1991 The Crucible Deputy Governor Danforth QTC
1992 Twelfth Night
Hotel Sorrento
1993 The Beaux Stratagem Boniface Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC [39]
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol Oxford Productions International
And a Nightingale Sang QTC
1993–1995 The Shaughraun or The Loveable Rascal Father Dolan QTC, Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC [40]
1994 Hysteria, or Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Mind Abraham Yahoda Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC
Twelve Angry Men Auckland Theatre Company [2]
1995 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Pork Chop Productions
1996 The Surgical Table Renegade Theatre
Simpatico Wombat Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
Life of Galileo STC
Coriolanus Menenius Agrippa Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare [41]
1997 Pygmalion Canberra Theatre, STC, Glen St Theatre, Sydney & Q Theatre, Penrith [6]
QTC Oz Shorts 1 QTC
The Comedy of Errors Solinus Sydney Opera House with STC [42][43]
1998 Tannhauser Singer Opera Australia
She Stoops to Conquer Auckland Theatre Company
1999 The Cripple of Inishmaan Johnny Patten Mike
2000 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman [6]
2002; 2003 Great Expectations Jaggers Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC, Sydney Opera House [44][2]
2003 A Tree, Falling Lenny Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne with Shy Tiger Productions
2004 Twelfth Night Feste Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare [45][41]
One Flea Spare Bunce Queensize Productions
2005 Treemonisha Narrator The Queensland Choir
The Department Store Parnassus' Den
2006 Renaissance
And in the End: The Death and Life of John Lennon Gatekeepers of the White Light / various Parade Theatre, Sydney with The Walrius Group [46]
2007 Paul Nero Company B Belvoir
The Pillowman Tupolski Maidment Theatre with Auckland Theatre Company [47]
2008 Twelfth Night Feste Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare [48]

As director/producer/writer

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 The Importance of Being Earnest Director / Producer MTC [49]
1975 MTC Theatre in Education: Headlines Director [50]
MTC Theatre in Education: Cupid in Transit 2 Director [50]
1976 The Italian Girl in Algiers Director Victoria State Opera
The Diary of a Madman Adaptor (also actor) MTC
1978 The Last of the Knucklemen Producer Mercury Theatre, Auckland with MTC [51]
1979 The Marriage of Figaro Producer Canberra Opera Society
The Elixir of Love Director Victorian regional tour with Victorian State Opera [27]
1980 Nine Little Australians! Season Two Director MTC
Just One Last Dance Director Mercury Theatre, Auckland [52]
1981 The Taming of the Shrew Director [53]
Bodies Director [54]
The Importance of Being Earnest Director [53]
Sauce for the Gander Director [53]
1982 Once on Chunuk Bair Production Assistant / Script Advisor [4]
Once a Catholic Director [54]
Aladdin [55]
Foreskin's Lament Director [55]
Jesus Christ Superstar Director [54]
1983 The Elixir of Love Director [56]
King of Hearts Director [56]
Madama Butterfly Director [57]
1984 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Director [54]
1985 Nine Little Australians!: The St Kild Soirees of Bonnie Smith Director Melbourne Athenaeum with Melbourne Writers Theatre & MTC [58]
Nine Little Australians!: Fifteen Rounds with Gorgeous George Director [58]
1997 Jungfrau Writer Playbox Theatre Company
2000 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Director Auckland Theatre Company

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