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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-01

Day of Death

2003-09-25 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

John Clayton

Biography

John Clayton (7 April 1940 – 25 September 2003) was an Australian television and film character actor, primarily in drama series and soap operas. Clayton's most prominenr roles included that of Inspector Bill Adams on Police Rescue and Maurie Barnard on Echo Point. He also had recurring roles on Big Sky as Roland 'Riley' Watson, and on Grass Roots as Harry Bond.

Known For

Acting

Dawn!

1979

Dawn!

as

Syd

Sidecar Racers

1975

Sidecar Racers

as

Dave Ferguson

Newsfront

1978

Newsfront

as

Cliff

High Tide

1987

High Tide

as

Col

Sebastian and the Sparrow

1988

Sebastian and the Sparrow

as

Country Cop

Boundaries of the Heart

1988

Boundaries of the Heart

as

Sergeant Riley

Far East

1982

Far East

as

Tony Alsop

Shotgun Wedding

1994

Shotgun Wedding

as

Supt. Church

The Challenge

1986

The Challenge

as

Ben Lexcen

Cappuccino

1989

Cappuccino

as

Max

Strangers

1991

Strangers

as

Agent

High Rolling

1977

High Rolling

as

Arnold

Freedom

1982

Freedom

as

CES Officer

After Hours

1985

After Hours

as

Lawyer

Out of the Body

1988

Out of the Body

as

Sgt. Whittaker

Midnite Spares

1983

Midnite Spares

as

Vincent

The Irishman

1978

The Irishman

as

Sam Brookes

To Make a Killing

1988

To Make a Killing

as

Graham Price

The Time Game

1992

The Time Game

as

Detective Wills

Police Rescue: The Movie

1994

Police Rescue: The Movie

as

Insp. Bill Adams

Joh's Jury

1993

Joh's Jury

as

Judge John Helman

...Maybe This Time

1981

...Maybe This Time

as

Estate Agent

Breaking Loose

1988

Breaking Loose

as

Neville

Ginger Meggs

1982

Ginger Meggs

as

Mr Wentworth

Heartbreak High

Heartbreak High

as

Don Summers

Farscape

Farscape

as

Verell

The Day of the Roses

The Day of the Roses

as

Murray Farquhar

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

as

Harry Bond

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

as

Vince Patterson

Echo Point

Echo Point

as

Maurie Barnard

E Street

E Street

as

Sergeant Roy Harrison

E Street

E Street

as

Jock Gilmore

Homicide

Homicide

as

Sid Bennett

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules

as

Harry Grant

Bodyline

Bodyline

as

Mr. Bradman

Police Rescue

Police Rescue

as

Inspector Bill Adams

All Saints

All Saints

as

Tony Wilson

The Challenge

The Challenge

as

Ben Lexcen

Production

Crew

Directing