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Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, writer and director.
Jonathan Hardy (1940-2012) was a New Zealand-born actor and writer who starred in Mad Max, Breaker Morant and Farscape. He voiced the Hynerian ruler Dominar Rygel XVI, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination and a cult following.
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Jonathan Hardy was a New Zealand-born actor and writer who voiced Dominar Rygel XVI in Farscape. He also appeared in films like Mad Max and Breaker Morant, and won an Oscar nomination for the latter.
- September 20, 1940
- July 30, 2012
New Zealand film and television star Jonathan Hardy has died at the age of 71, it has been reported. Best known for his role on cult sci-fi show Farscape, Hardy was honoured by his co-star Lani...
Sep 2, 2012 · Jonathan Hardy was an archetypal character actor, a common presence in Australian movies, television and theatre for 40 years. He appeared in many movies and scripted others. His screenplay for Breaker Morant, co-written with director Bruce Beresford, earned an Oscar nomination.
Mar 22, 2023 · Farscape came late in the long and prolific screen career of New Zealand actor Jonathan Hardy, who passed away in 2012. Classically trained with a stage background in Shakespeare, Hardy brought an innocent air of royal smarminess to his creature-effects role as the voice of Rygel, the hefty and once-proud ruler of the Hynerian alien race.
Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand - Australian movie, television, stage, voice actor, comedian, writer and director. He was in The Devil's Playground, Mad Max, Mr. Reliable, and in Moulin Rouge!.
