Danny Adcock
Biography
Danny Adcock, an Australian actor, has built a career across television, film and theater. Born in Sydney in 1948, he began with guest roles on Australian television and took his first film part as a policeman in The Cars That Ate Paris (1974). He went on to appear in series such as Matlock Police, Division 4, Homicide, A Country Practice, Water Rats, All Saints and Redfern Now, and had regular or recurring roles in Prisoner from 1982 to 1983, Sons and Daughters from 1983 to 1984, Blue Heelers from 2004 to 2005 and The Moodys. He also appeared in The Tourist and Grey Nomads in 2022. His film credits include We of the Never Never (1982), Early Frost (1982), Fran (1985), Resistance (1992) and Ladies in Black (2018). On stage he has performed in Hallow Ground, The Seed, Moby Dick and The Marvellous Boy.
78years old
Turns 79 on June 29in 230 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 44 years1974 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018Ladies in BlackIMDb rating 6.8
- 1997JoeyIMDb rating 4.8
- 1990Quigley Down UnderIMDb rating 6.9
- 1982We of the Never NeverIMDb rating 6.9
- 1974The Cars That Ate ParisIMDb rating 5.6
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First role
Danny Adcock scored a handful of guest roles on television, then got his first film part, playing a policeman in the Ozploitation movie The Cars That Ate Paris.
Danny Adcock movies on Netflix
Ladies in Blackas Doctor
Joeyas ASIO Detective
Quigley Down Underas Mitchell
We of the Never Neveras Brown
The Cars That Ate Parisas Policeman
Worked with
Danny Adcock shares two films with Chris Haywood, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Chris Haywood2 films together, 1974 to 1990
Chris Haywood's page Quigley Down Under1990IMDb rating 6.9Adcock as MitchellHaywood as Major Ashley-Pitt
The Cars That Ate Paris1974IMDb rating 5.6Adcock as PolicemanHaywood as Darryl
Ed Begley Jr.1 film together, 1997
Ed Begley Jr.'s page Joey1997IMDb rating 4.8Adcock as ASIO DetectiveBegley as Ambassador Ted Ross
Ben Mendelsohn1 film together, 1990
Ben Mendelsohn's page Quigley Down Under1990IMDb rating 6.9Adcock as MitchellMendelsohn as O'Flynn
Alan Rickman1 film together, 1990
Alan Rickman's page Quigley Down Under1990IMDb rating 6.9Adcock as MitchellRickman as Elliott Marston
Tom Selleck1 film together, 1990
Tom Selleck's page Quigley Down Under1990IMDb rating 6.9Adcock as MitchellSelleck as Matthew Quigley
Julia Ormond1 film together, 2018
Julia Ormond's page Ladies in Black2018IMDb rating 6.8Adcock as DoctorOrmond as Magda
Simon WincerDirector, 1 film, 1990
All films by Simon Wincer Quigley Down Under1990IMDb rating 6.9Adcock as Mitchell
Bruce BeresfordDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Bruce Beresford Ladies in Black2018IMDb rating 6.8Adcock as Doctor
Peter WeirDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Peter Weir The Cars That Ate Paris1974IMDb rating 5.6Adcock as Policeman
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
