Portrait of John Clayton

John Clayton

Acting

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.

Born: January 1, 1940

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Filmography

2000
Grass Roots

as Harry Bond

1999
Farscape

as Verell

1998
The Day of the Roses

as Murray Farquhar

1998
All Saints

as Tony Wilson

1995
Echo Point

as Maurie Barnard

1994
Shotgun Wedding

as Supt. Church

1994
Police Rescue: The Movie

as Insp. Bill Adams

1994
Heartbreak High

as Don Summers

1993
Joh's Jury

as Judge John Helman

1992
The Time Game

as Detective Wills

1991
Strangers

as Agent

1991
Police Rescue

as Inspector Bill Adams

1989
1989
E Street

as Sergeant Roy Harrison

1989
E Street

as Jock Gilmore

1988
1988
To Make a Killing

as Graham Price

1988
Breaking Loose

as Neville

1988
Out of the Body

as Sgt. Whittaker

1988
Boundaries of the Heart

as Sergeant Riley

1987
High Tide

as Col

1987
Rafferty's Rules

as Harry Grant

1987
1986
The Flying Doctors

as Vince Patterson

1985
After Hours

as Lawyer

1984
Bodyline

as Mr. Bradman

1983
Midnite Spares

as Vincent

1982
Far East

as Tony Alsop

1982
Freedom

as CES Officer

1981
...Maybe This Time

as Estate Agent

1980
1979
Dawn!

as Syd

1978
Newsfront

as Cliff

1978
The Irishman

as Sam Brookes

1977
High Rolling

as Arnold

1975
Sidecar Racers

as Dave Ferguson

1964
Homicide

as Sid Bennett