# John Clayton (Australian actor)

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.
He notably featured on Home And Away, where he played the brief role of the brother of Pippa Fletcher - wheelchair-using former cricketer Danny King in 1988.
Clayton also acted in theatre productions.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1974 | Mother's Day | | Feature film |
| 1975 | Sidecar Racers | Dave Ferguson | Feature film |
| 1975 | Games for Parents and Other Children | | TV movie |
| 1976 | Me & Mr Thorne | Det Sgt Merv Jackson | TV movie |
| 1977 | High Rolling | Arnold | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Irishman | Sam Brookes | Feature film |
| 1978 | Newsfront | Cliff | Feature film |
| 1979 | Dawn! | Syd | Feature film |
| 1980 | Palm Beach | Eric Tailor | Feature film |
| 1980 | The Girl Who Met Simone De Beauvoir in Paris | | Short film |
| 1980 | Maybe This Time | Estate Agent | Feature film |
| 1980 | Consolation Prize | Bus Stop Cowboy | Short film |
| 1982 | Freedom | CES Officer | Feature film |
| 1982 | Far East | Tony Alsop | Feature film |
| 1982 | Ginger Meggs | Mr Wentworth | Feature film |
| 1982 | Goodbye Paradise | Todd | Feature film |
| 1983 | Midnite Spares | Vincent | Feature film |
| 1983 | With Prejudice | Burke (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1983 | Who Killed Baby Azaria? | Inspector Gilroy | TV movie |
| 1984 | Man of Letters | Bill the Chairman | TV movie |
| 1984 | Silver City | Employment Officer | Feature film |
| 1985 | After Hours | Lawyer | Short film |
| 1985 | Unfinished Business | Geoff | Feature film |
| 1987 | Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train | Football Coach | Feature film |
| 1987 | High Tide | Col | Feature film |
| 1987 | Perhaps Love | Ben | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Everlasting Secret Family | Mayor | Feature film |
| 1988 | Sebastian and the Sparrow | Country Cop | Feature film |
| 1988 | Breaking Loose: Summer City II | Neville | Feature film |
| 1988 | Boundaries of the Heart | Sergeant Riley | Feature film |
| 1988 | To Make a Killing | Graham Price | Feature film |
| 1988 | Out of the Body | Sergeant Whittaker | Feature film |
| 1989 | Cappuccino | Max | Feature film |
| 1991 | Strangers | Agent | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Time Game | Detective Wills | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Last Man Hanged | Father John Brosnan | TV movie |
| 1993 | Shotgun Wedding | Superintendent Church | Feature film |
| 1993 | Joh's Jury | Judge John Helman | TV movie |
| 1994 | Police Rescue | Inspector Bill Adams | TV movie |
| 1997 | 976-WISH | Volleyball Jock | Short film |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Jim Rope | TV movie |
| 2003 | Subterano | Bruce | Feature film |

### Television

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1972-73 | Matlock Police | Glen Roberts /Zeke Jones | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | Hunt / Harry | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Stacey's Gym | | TV miniseries |
| 1974 | Marion | Tom Carruthers | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | | TV seriee, 1 episode |
| 1971-74 | Homicide | Det. Const. Deegan / Dave Parsons / Sid Bennett | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Flash Nick from Jindavick | Ned Kelly | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972-75 | Division 4 | 5 characters | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1975 | Shannon's Mob | Joe | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Luke's Kingdom | Charlton | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Rush | Black Jack Jessop | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Bluey | Bert Thompson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Outsiders | Reg McPherson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Sam | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Young Doctors | Det Sgt Casey | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | Mr Frears | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Water Under the Bridge | Rev Scott | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Menotti | Tate | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Barry Cohen | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | City West | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Last Bastion | Arthur Fadden | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Mr Bradman | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Winners | Wal | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Return to Eden | Priest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Sgt Wallace | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1986-87 | The Challenge | Ben Lexcen | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Jim | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1982-87 | A Country Practice | Allan Crosby / Vince Glover | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1987-88 | The Flying Doctors | Vince Patterson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Dick | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1988-89 | Rafferty's Rules | Harry Grant / Briggs | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1988-99 | Home and Away | Danny King / Reverend | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1989 | Cassidy | Harry | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | G.P. | Jack Lockwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989-91 | E Street | Sergeant Roy Harrison / Jock Gilmore | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1989-96 | Police Rescue | Inspector Bill Adams | TV series, 61 episodea |
| 1992 | Tracks of Glory | Mr Campbell | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Maurie Barnard | TV series, 130 episodes |
| 1996 | One West Waikiki | Detective Dennis Allen | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Ronald Barnsley | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994-97 | Heartbreak High | Don Summers | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Roland 'Riley' Watson | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1998 | Blue Heelers | Owen Douglas | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Bullpitt! | Judge | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Wildside | Neville Grey | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Day of the Roses | Murray Farquhar | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Farscape | Verell | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2001 | All Saints | Clive Cooper / Tony Wilson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2000-03 | Grass Roots | Harry Bond | TV series, 18 episodes |

## Theatre
### As actor

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1940 | Family Affairs | | Student Theatre, Brisbane |
| 1948 | Carmen | St Peters Boys', Urchin's Chorus | Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1965 | A Unicorn for Christmas | | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1966 | Chips with Everything | | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| 1967 | Saint Joan | | Union Hall, Adelaide |
| 1967 | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs | | Flinders University |
| 1968 | The Man on the Left is Joe Bigger from Topeka | | La Mama |
| 1971 | Norm and Ahmed | Norm | Phillip Street Theatre |
| 1971 | The Recruiting Officer | | Southern Highlands Festival Theatre |
| 1971 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | Southern Highlands Festival Theatre |
| 1971 | Doctor Faustus | | Southern Highlands Festival Theatre |
| 1971 | The Roy Murphy Show | | Nimrod Street Theatre |
| 1971 | Customs and Excise | | Nimrod Street Theatre |
| 1971-72 | The Chocolate Frog | | AMP Theatrette, Sydney, Russell Street Theatre |
| 1972 | Cash | Jones | Theatre Royal, Hobart |
| 1972 | Major Barbara | Peter Shirley / Bilton | Theatre Royal, Hobart |
| 1972 | Richard II | Duke of Aumerle | Theatre Royal, Hobart |
| 1972 | The Old Familiar Juice | | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1972 | A Touch of the Poet | | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1972-73 | Tom | | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1973 | Jugglers Three | | Playbox Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1975 | Too Old for Spring | | AMP Theatrette, Sydney, Playhouse Canberra |
| 1975 | The Seahorse | | UNSW Parade Theatre |
| 1976 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Harold Mitchell | Sydney Opera House |
| 1976 | The Last of the Knucklemen | Pansy | Playhouse Adelaide, Maitland Town Hall, Port Pirie Town Hall, Whyalla Institute, Port Lincoln Civic Hall, Cowell Institute, Port Augusta College Theatre, Woomera Village Theatre, Peterborough Town Hall, Gladstone Hall, Clare Town Hall |
| 1976 | Cowboys #2 | | Playhouse Adelaide |
| 1977 | The Training Run | Constable Jack Kelly | Bondi Pavilion |
| 1977 | Fifth Australian National Playwrights' Conference | | Canberra |
| 1977 | Don't Piddle Against the Wind, Mate | Frank Bourke | Jane Street Theatre |
| 1977 | Jack | Tom | Nimrod Upstairs |
| 1978 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Mother Courage | Jane Street Theatre |
| 1978 | As You Like It | Duke Senior / Duke Frederick | Jane Street Theatre |
| 1978 | Giants | | Nimrod Downstairs |
| 1978 | There were Giants in Those Days | Superman | Nimrod Downstairs |
| 1978 | The Job | Sandy | Nimrod Downstairs |
| 1979 | You Never Can Tell | Fergus Crampton | SGIO Theatre |
| 1979 | Breaker Morant | Lord Kitchener | SGIO Theatre |
| 1979 | On Our Selection | Terance Maloney | Jane Street Theatre, Nimrod Upstairs |
| 1979 | Waiting for Godot | Pozzo | Jane Street Theatre |
| 1980 | The Con Man | Archie Parnell | Wollongong |
| 1980 | Happy Family | Mark | Ensemble Theatre |
| 1980 | Piaf | Family | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1980 | A Very Good Year | | Stables Theatre |
| 1981 | Hamlet | Marcellus / Captain / Sailor | Sydney Opera House |
| 1981 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Doctor Waugh | Sydney Opera House |
| 1981 | Flexitime | Jim | Phillip Street Theatre |
| 1982 | The Cake Man | Circus Style Performer | UNSW Parade Theatre, Universal Theatre Melbourne |
| 1984 | An Act of Settlement | | Sydney Opera House |
| 1984 | The Season at Sarsaparilla | | Playhouse Adelaide |
| 1985 | Sons of Cain | Laurie Byrne | Playhouse, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney |
| 1989 | Top Silk | | Seymour Centre, Melbourne Athenaeum, Canberra Theatre, Playhouse lAdelaide |
| 1989 | Lost Weekend | | Cremorne Theatre |
| 1993 | The Removalists | | Lennox Theatre, Parramatta |
| 1993 | Lumps | | Q Theatre, Penrith |
| 1995 | The Last Yankee | | Ensemble Theatre |
| 1996 | Resurrected | | Lennox Theatre, Parramatta |
| 1996 | Rough Justice | | Ensemble Theatre |

### As director

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1968 | La Streega | Director | La Mama |