John Clarke

John Clarke

CLARKE, John, Dip Lid, PhD in Cattle (Oxen). Advisor and comforter to various governments. Born 1948. Educ. subsequently. Travelled extensively throughout Holy Lands, then left New Zealand for Europe. Stationed in London 1971-73. Escaped (decorated). Rejoined unit. Arrived Australia 1977. Held positions with ABC radio (Sckd), ABC Television (Dfnct), Various newspapers (Dcd), and Aust Film Industry (Fkd). Currently a freelance expert specialising in matters of a general character. Recreations: Whistling. Address: C/– the people next door. Or just pop it inside the door of the fusebox. Should be back Friday.

  • Popularity : 1.541
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1948-07-29
  • Place of Birth : Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
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John Clarke Movies

  • 2004
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    Roy Hollsdotter Live

    Roy Hollsdotter Live

    1 2004 HD

    Roy Höllsdotter (Darren Casey) is a stand-up comedian in his late 30s making an adequate living as a pub performer. However, all is not well in...

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  • 1987
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    Les Patterson Saves the World

    Les Patterson Saves the World

    4.8 1987 HD

    Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is...

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  • 1988
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    Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

    3.8 1988 HD

    Investigative journalist Alf Winters (Morrison), meets his American girlfriend, Melissa Jones (Eilbacher), at Auckland airport. As they park outside...

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  • 2013
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    Tom's Dairy

    Tom's Dairy

    1 2013 HD

    1981. A summertime day in the life of a Samoan kid in West Auckland touches on wider conflict and grief. A simple story perfectly told.

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  • 2011
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    On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

    5.3 2011 HD

    Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life saving liver transplant.

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  • 2004
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    The Brush-Off

    The Brush-Off

    7 2004 HD

    The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

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  • 2006
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    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary by John Clarke about his greatest creation - Fred Dagg.

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  • 1986
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    Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

    Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

    6.7 1986 HD

    Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will...

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  • 1990
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    Blood Oath

    Blood Oath

    5.5 1990 HD

    On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close...

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  • 2016
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    A Month of Sundays

    A Month of Sundays

    5.9 2016 HD

    Frank Mollard, divorced but still attached, can't move on and also can't sell a house in a property boom, much less connect with his teenage son. One...

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  • 1991
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    Death in Brunswick

    Death in Brunswick

    6 1991 HD

    A reserved man in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment at a Greek restaurant. Upon meeting waitress Sophie, Carl begins dating the...

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  • 2002
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    Crackerjack

    Crackerjack

    6.9 2002 HD

    When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club a prime candidate for a takeover, it's all hands on deck to save the...

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  • 1987
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    Those Dear Departed

    Those Dear Departed

    4 1987 HD

    A disturbed woman murders her husband, and others, so that she can be haunted by their "wronged" spirits.

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  • 2010
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    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    1 2010 HD

    Since 1989, before many of you were born, John Clarke and Bryan Dawe have broadcast a weekly interview in which prominent figures speak about issues...

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  • 1972
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    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    5.2 1972 HD

    Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi...

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  • 1977
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    Wild Man

    Wild Man

    1 1977 HD

    The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island...

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  • 2007
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    The Sounds of Aus

    The Sounds of Aus

    1 2007 HD

    The Sounds of Aus tells the story of the Australian accent: how it came about, how it has evolved over two hundred years of colonial and cultural...

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  • 1977
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    Dagg Day Afternoon

    Dagg Day Afternoon

    1 1977 HD

    A series of sketches about Kiwi extraordinaire Fred Dagg's secret mission to find a "bionic sheep" which has been lost by the government.

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  • 1982
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    Lonely Hearts

    Lonely Hearts

    5.5 1982 HD

    In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker

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  • 2006
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    Who Laughs Last?

    Who Laughs Last?

    1 2006 HD

    This Artsville documentary profiles Roger Hall, New Zealand’s most successful playwright. Three decades after Hall's early play Middle Age...

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  • 1992
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    Spotswood

    Spotswood

    5.5 1992 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dagg Day Afternoon

    Dagg Day Afternoon

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dagg Day Afternoon

    Dagg Day Afternoon

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dagg Day Afternoon

    Dagg Day Afternoon

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Brush-Off

    The Brush-Off

    7 2004 HD

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  • 1992
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    Greenkeeping

    Greenkeeping

    6 1992 HD

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  • 1997
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    Kangaroo Palace

    Kangaroo Palace

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2004
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    Stiff

    Stiff

    7.2 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Stiff

    Stiff

    7.2 2004 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    The Dagg Sea Scrolls

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Stiff

    Stiff

    7.2 2004 HD

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  • 1982
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    Lonely Hearts

    Lonely Hearts

    5.5 1982 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Brush-Off

    The Brush-Off

    7 2004 HD

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  • 2010
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    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    Clarke and Dawe: The Full Catastrophe

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1993
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    A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy

    A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy

    10 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy

    A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy

    10 1993 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Underwater Melon Man

    The Underwater Melon Man

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2002
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    Kath & Kim

    Kath & Kim

    7 2002 HD

    Kath & Kim is a character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina...

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  • 2015
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    The Ex-PM

    The Ex-PM

    6.2 2015 HD

    As our third longest serving Prime Minister, Andrew Dugdale mattered. He dined with presidents and kings, hosted world summits and changed the lives...

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  • 1998
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    The Games

    The Games

    7 1998 HD

    The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC...

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  • 1993
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    Stark

    Stark

    5.8 1993 HD

    Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series,...

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  • 1970
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    Stark

    Stark

    7 1970 HD

    The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC...

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