John Orcsik

John Orcsik
Born (1946-05-03) 3 May 1946 (age 78)
Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1967- present
Spouse
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(m. 1982; div. 1998)​

John Orcsik (born 3 May 1946), credited also variously as Jon Orcsik, John Orschik, John Orscik and John Crosik, is an Australian television and film actor, screenwriter, director and producer of Hungarian descent,[1] known for his television roles starting from the late 1960s, but also for the film version of the soap opera Number 96. He was married to actress Paula Duncan.

Career

Orcsik, born in 1946[2] made his debut appearing in the rural drama soap opera Bellbird, in 1967, subsequently he played various guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police.

He had a role in serial Number 96 in 1972, and subsequently reprised that role in the feature-film version of the serial filmed in December 1973. He later reappeared in that series late in its run, briefly playing a different character and this time credited as John Crosik. He also appeared in the film Petersen (1974), and played a brief role in action film The Man from Hong Kong (1975).

After roles in other Crawford Productions programs Bluey (1976), and The Sullivans, and an appearance in Chopper Squad (1978), in 1978 he joined new Crawfords Productions police series Cop Shop early in its run as Det. Mike Georgiou, and quickly became one of the show's most popular cast members. He continued in the role until the end of the series in December 1983. He had married his Cop Shop co-star Paula Duncan in June 1982. They have since divorced although have subsequently worked together in fundraising activities, and later acted together in Paradise Beach.

After Cop Shop ended Orcsik worked as a television scriptwriter, contributing several scripts to the series Prisoner. He also continued acting and through the 1980s played several roles in television movies and miniseries, including Harvest of Hate (1979), The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989), Displaced Persons (1984), Dadah Is Death (1988), Kokoda Crescent (1989). Other roles of the 1980s include an appearance in television series Mission: Impossible (1988), and the film The Edge of Power (1987). With his swarthy, Mediterranean appearance, Orcsik was cast as Middle Eastern characters in many of these productions.

He also had roles in such Australian television series such as The Zoo Family (1985), Home and Away (1992), Paradise Beach (1993), Lift Off (1995), Pacific Drive (1996), and Medivac (1997). He directed the TV movie Academy (1996).

Orcsik's more recent acting appearances include a cameo role as a doctor in miniseries The Day of the Roses (1998), a recurring role in serial Neighbours (1999–2002), roles in Stingers (2000), Blue Heelers (2002), MDA (2002), The Saddle Club (2003), Always Greener (2002 and 2003), Scooter: Secret Agent (2005) and Underbelly – The Man Who Got Away (TV Movie) (2011).

He played the gypsy leader Alexandru Draghici in "Sorrow Song", S5:E2 of The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2019).

After a request by industry professionals in Queensland, John started film and television acting studio The Australian Film & Television Academy (TAFTA) in 1994. He has since expanded to Melbourne and Sydney and continues to run classes online and in-person.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1972 The Man Who Shot the Albatross TV movie
1974 Petersen Walter Feature film
1975 The Man from Hong Kong Charles Feature film
1976 Secret Doors TV movie
1976 The Trespassers Cedric Feature film
1976 Murcheson Creek TV movie
1976 Do I Have to Kill My Child? Fang TV movie
1978 The Death Train Truck Driver TV movie
1979 Harvest of Hate Terrorist TV movie
1985 Displaced Persons Miklos TV movie
1988 A Long Way from Home Brian Spinnel TV movie
1989 The Edge of Power Alex Cahill Feature film
1989 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Samir Al-quantari TV movie
1989 Kokoda Crescent Vince Feature film
1992 Academy The Stalker TV movie
1998 Casino Reef TV movie
2007 The Condemned Belarus Warden
2009 Rex Jon/John TV movie
2011 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Ferdi Vigani TV movie
2015 Pawno Tony Robinson Feature film
2015 Crime and Punishment Sutherland Feature film
2017 The Legend of Ben Hall John Kelly Feature film
2018 The BBQ Hector Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1967 Bellbird TV series
1972 Number 96 Simon Carr TV series
1972 Behind the Legend TV series
1973 Boney Greg Pampino TV series
1972-74 Matlock Police 5 character roles TV series
1972-75 Division 4 5 character roles TV series
1974 Number 96 Simon Carr TV series
1974-76 Homicide 4 character roles TV series
1975 Ben Hall Johnny Gilbert TV miniseries
1976 Tandarra Pat Daly TV miniseries
1977 The Sullivans Father Mulcahy TV series
1977 Bluey Dino Rossi TV series, 1 episode
1978 Chopper Squad Dave Evans TV series
1984 Special Squad Ted Rafferty TV series
1978-84 Cop Shop Det. Mike Georgiou TV series
1985 Five Mile Creek Frank Moore TV series
1985 Zoo Family Ken Bennett TV series
1986 The Flying Doctors Bevan TV series
1987 A Country Practice Sam Venuti TV series
1989 Mission: Impossible Prince Arcadi TV series
1991 Boys from the Bush Angels TV series
1991 Acropolis Now Theo TV series
1991 Chances Rev. Dwayne Rogers TV series
1992 Home and Away Les Bagley TV series
1993 Paradise Beach Mr. Jerome TV series
1994 Time Trax Nick TV series
1993-95 G.P. 2 roles TV series
1996 Pacific Drive Wes Sandergard TV series
1997 Medivac Dr. Cliff Houghhan TV series
1998 Misery Guts Mr. Gambaso TV series
1998 The Day of the Roses Erica's Doctor TV miniseries
2000 Stingers Hughie Papadakis TV series
2002 Pizza Agent Sam TV series
2002 Blue Heelers Don Carson TV series
2002 MDA Bret Intosh TV series
2003 The Saddle Club Cawlin TV series
2003 Always Greener Mario Linguini TV series
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Masters TV series
2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes Stan the Cop TV series
2007 Kick Bokor TV miniseries
2007 City Homicide Lyndon Quayle TV series
2008 All Saints Warden TV series
2008 Rush Dr. Freeman TV series
2009 Satisfaction Eric TV series
2011 Killing Time Supreme Court Judge TV miniseries
2013 Australia on Trial Justice Dowling TV miniseries
2013 Better Man TV miniseries
2015 Pawno Tony Robinson
2015 Crime and Punishment Sutherland
1996-2012 Neighbours Various TV series
2017 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Alexandru Draghici TV series
2021 Superwog 2 roles TV series
2021 New Gold Mountain Gregor TV miniseries
In production Bunchie Alfredo Coglione TV series

References

  1. ^ "Neighbours: The Perfect Blend | John Orcsik". Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "John Orcsik". National Film and Sound Archives.
  3. ^ "The Australian Film & Television Academy". tafta.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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