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 Hawthorn in the mid-1980s.

Career

Pollock acted in the films '' Lover Boy'' (1989), '' Nirvana Street Murder'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991) and ''

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

'' alongside

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. Pollock was posthumously nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 AFI Awards for the role.

Death

Pollock died on 13 April 1992 at the age of 23. The cause of death was suicide by rail. He was buried next to his grandfather William "Bill" Pollock in

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. He died before the release of ''Romper Stomper''. His ''Romper Stomper'' star Russell Crowe 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) as Duck * '' Nirvana Street Murder'' (1990) * ''Boys in the Island'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1991) as Punk * ''

'' (1992) as Davey

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