Daniel Pollock
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Daniel Pollock | |
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Born | Daniel John Pollock 24 August 1968 |
Died | 13 April 1992 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 23)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–1992 |
Daniel John Pollock (24 August 1968 – 13 April 1992) was an Australian actor best known for his role as Davey in the 1992 Australian drama film Romper Stomper.
Personal life[]
Pollock was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of John and Lucy Pollock.
Acting career[]
Pollock attended Swinburne Senior Community School in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn in the mid-1980s. He acted in the films Lover Boy (1989), Nirvana Street Murder (1990), Death in Brunswick (1991) and Proof (1991).
Pollock's last performance was in the 1992 film Romper Stomper alongside Russell Crowe. Pollock was posthumously nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 AFI Awards for the role.
Death[]
On 13 April 1992, 23-year-old Pollock, battling depression and fearing a prison sentence in an upcoming court case, took his own life[1] by walking in front of a train at Newtown railway station, Sydney, prior to the release of Romper Stomper.[2] He was buried next to his late grandfather William "Bill" Pollock in Gol Gol, New South Wales.[3][citation needed]
Romper Stomper film star Russell Crowe wrote a song in 2001, called "The Night That Davey Hit the Train", about his co-star's death.
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- Tax (1987)
- Salt, Saliva, Sperm and Sweat (1988)
- Lover Boy (1989)
- Nirvana Street Murder (1990)
- Boys in the Island (1990)
- Death in Brunswick (1991)
- Proof (1991)
- Romper Stomper (1992)
TV series[]
- Kelly (1992)
References[]
- ^ Quinn, Karl (19 December 2017). "Romper Stomper holds a mirror to the ugly face of racism in Australia today". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "The Age article". daniel-pollock. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Pollock". Found a Grave. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links[]
- 1968 births
- 1992 suicides
- Australian male film actors
- Male actors from Melbourne
- People from Melbourne
- Suicides by train
- Suicides in New South Wales
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 1992 deaths
- Australian screen actor stubs
- Film actor stubs
- Australian film biography stubs