Gus Mercurio

Gus Mercurio was born on Aug 10, 1928 in USA. Gus Mercurio's big-screen debut came with Cash and Company - Season 1 directed by Russell Hagg in 1975, strarring Joe Brady. Gus Mercurio is known for The Heroes directed by Donald Crombie, Paul Rhys stars as Ivan Lyon and John Bach as Donald Davidson. The upcoming new movie Gus Mercurio plays is Curse of the Talisman which will be released on Jan 16, 2001.

Well-known American born character actor, he was a former professional boxer and arrived in Australia as a qualified referee. His raspy voice, energetic personality and natural talents quickly came to the attention of Australian TV production houses.Mercurio appeared in several Australian period style TV shows including Tandarra (1976), Cash and Company (1975) and Power Without Glory (1976). Additionally, he was a regular bad guy on several Australian police series TV shows including Homicide (1964), Division 4 (1969) and Matlock Police (1971). His film appearances have included Crocodile Dundee II (1988), L'homme de la rivière d'argent (1982) and Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997).He is the father of talented dancer / actor / entertainer Paul Mercurio who starred in Ballroom Dancing (1992)