Daniel John Pollock (24 August 1968 – 13 April 1992) was an Australian film actor. He was perhaps best known for his role as Davey in the 1992 drama film ''

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''.

Personal life

Pollock was born in

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, the son of John and Lucy Pollock. Pollock attended Swinburne Senior Community School in the Melbourne suburb of

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in the mid-1980s.

Career

Pollock acted in the films '' Lover Boy'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), ''

Death in Brunswick ''Death in Brunswick'' is a 1990 Australian black comedy/romance starring Sam Neill, Zoe Carides and John Clarke. It is based on the 1987 comic novel of the same name by Boyd Oxlade. At the APRA Music Awards of 1991, "Death in Brunswick" won ...

'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1991). Pollock's last performance was in the 1992 film ''

'' alongside New Zealand actor

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. 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, committed suicide by walking in front of a train at

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, prior to the release of ''Romper Stomper''. He was buried next to his grandfather William "Bill" Pollock in

Gol Gol, New South Wales Gol Gol is a small town in the Wentworth Shire, in the far western region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the banks of the Murray River, in the Sunraysia region. Increasingly, Gol Gol serves as a suburb of Mildura, being only ...

. Russell Crowe, Pollock's ''Romper Stomper'' co-star, wrote a song in 2001, called "The Night That Davey Hit the Train", about his death.

Filmography

Films

* ''Tax'' (1987) * ''Salt, Saliva, Sperm and Sweat'' (1988) * '' Lover Boy'' (1989) * ''

'' (1990) * ''Boys in the Island'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1992)

Television series

* ''

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'' (1992)

References

External links

*
Tribute webpage created by Daniel Pollock's family
1968 births 1992 deaths 1992 suicides 20th-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Male actors from Melbourne Suicides by train Suicides in New South Wales {{australia-film-actor-stub