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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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John Romano to Waldo Salt
Geoffrey Rush Biography (1951-)
Born July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; son of Roy (an accountant) and Merle (a department store clerk) Rush; married Jane Menelaus (an actress), 1988; children: Angelica, James. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: StanRosenfield & Associates, Ltd., 1540 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
- Nationality
- Australian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, writer
- Birth Details
- July 6, 1951
- Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Marshall the Raen, Wrong Side of the Moon, Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane, Australia, 1971
- Brazencourt, Lock Up Your Daughters, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Hinchcliffe, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Fabian, Twelfth Night, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Kelso Truscott, Ruling Class, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Snoopy, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Simple Simon, Puss in Boots, Queensland Theatre Company, 1972
- Joxer, Juno and the Paycock, Queensland Theatre Company, 1973
- Beast, Expresso Bongo, Queensland Theatre Company, 1973
- Rees, the chaplain, National Health, Queensland Theatre Company, 1973
- Thomas Diaforus, The Imaginary Invalid, Queensland Theatre Company, 1973
- Detective Inspector Appleton, Suddenly at Home, Queensland TheatreCompany, 1973
- Abanzer, Aladdin, Queensland Theatre Company, 1973
- Buttons, Hamlet on Ice, Gallery Theatre, 1973
- Gilmer, Godspell, Queensland Theatre Company, 1974
- Sir Lucius O'Trigger, The Rivals, Queensland Theatre Company, 1974
- Philip, The Philanthropist, Queensland Theatre Company, 1974
- Roland Maule, Present Laughter, Queensland Theatre Company, 1974
- Chorus principal, Jack and the Beanstalk, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Scotland, 1977
- The Fool, King Lear, Queensland Theatre Company, 1978
- Monsieur Henri, Point of Departure, Queensland Theatre Company, 1978
- Roy the Wonderboy, Clowneroonies, Queensland Theatre Company, 1978
- Dave, On Our Selection, Jane Street Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Vladimir, Waiting for Godot, Jane Street Theatre, 1979
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Teeth and Smiles, Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1980
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Revenger's Tragedy, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 1981
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No End of Blame, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1981
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You Can't Take It with You, Sydney Theatre Company, 1981
- Oberon/Theseus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1982, then 1983
- Soldiers, Mother Courage, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1982
- Toozenbach, Silver Lining, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1982
- Field Marshall Dorfling, The Prince of Homburg, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1982
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Royal Show, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1982
- The Moon, Blood Wedding, State Theatre Company of South Australia,1983
- Dr. Eberhard, Netherwood, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1983, then Festival of Sydney, 1984
- Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1983
- Victor, Pal Joey, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1983
- Allen Fitzgerald, The Blind Giant Is Dancing, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1983
- David, Sunrise, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1983
- Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Festival of Sydney, 1984
- David, Benefactors, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1986
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Adelaide, 1986
- Mouldy 2, On Parliament Hill, Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills,Australia, 1987
- Archbishop Wilfred Biggs, Shepherd on the Rocks, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1987
- Autolycus, The Winter's Tale, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1987
- Tristram, Tristram Shandy--Gent, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne, Australia, 1988
- The Fool, King Lear, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1988
- Baptiste, Les Enfants du Paradis, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1988
- Jack Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Melbourne TheatreCompany, Victorian Tour, 1988, later Melbourne Theatre Company National Tour,1990-91, then Melbourne Theatre Company, 1992
- Thersites/Paris, Troilus & Cressida, The Grin & Tonic Theatre Troupe, 1989
- Poprishin, The Diary of a Madman, Company B Limited, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1989, then Melbourne Theatre Company, 1990, then Russian tour andBelvoir Street Theatre, 1992
- Marat, Marat/Sade, State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1990
- Antipholus of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, State Theatre Companyof South Australia, 1990
- Ivan Aleksandrovich Khilestakov, The Government Inspector, SydneyTheatre Company, Sydney, Australia, 1991
- Astrov, Uncle Vanya, Sydney Theatre Company, 1992
- Cocledemoy, The Dutch Courtesan, Melbourne Theatre Company, 1993
- John, Oleanna, Sydney Theatre Company, New Stages, 1993
- Horatio, Hamlet, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1994-95
- Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, Optus Playhouse, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1998
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Small Poppies, Sydney, Australia, 2000
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Stage Director
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Clowneroonies, Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane, Australia, then Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1978-80
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Carols-by-Lazerlight, Belvoir State Theatre, Surry Hills, Australia, 1984-86
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Unreal, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Magpie Theatre,Adelaide, Australia, 1984-86
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Definitely Not the Last, State Theatre Company of South Australia,Magpie Theatre, 1984-86
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Teen-Ages, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Magpie Theatre, 1984-86
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Animal Acts, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Magpie Theatre, 1984-86
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The Small Poppies, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 1986
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The 1985 Scandals, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1986
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Pearls Before Swine, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1986
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Pell Mell, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1986, then Melbourne Comedy Festival, 1987, later Adelaide Festival, 1988
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The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Old Theatre Company, 1987
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The Popular Mechanicals, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1987, then Melbourne Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia, 1988
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Les Enfants du Paradis, Theatre at Victorian College of the Arts,1989
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The Wolf's Banquet, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1989
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The Popular Mechanicals and The Popular Mechanicals 2, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992
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Aristophane's Frogs, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992
- Also directed The Merry Wives of Windsor, Queensland Theatre Company.
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Film Appearances
- Detective I, Hoodwink, CB Films, 1981
- Floor manager, Starstruck, Palm Beach Pictures/Australian Film Commission, 1982
- Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, 1985
- Allen Newman, Five Easy Pizzas, 1994
- Dave Rudd, Dad and Dave--On Our Selection (also known as On OurSelection), Roadshow Entertainment, 1994
- Don, Small Room Confessions, 1994
- David Helfgott as an adult, Shine, Buena Vista, 1996
- Wal, Call Me Sal, Australian Film Commission, 1996
- Zachary Welch, Children of the Revolution, Miramax, 1996
- Narrator, Oscar and Lucinda, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Godfrey Usher, A Little Bit of Soul, Columbia/TriStar, 1998
- Inspector Javert, Les Miserables, Columbia, 1998
- Philip Henslowe, Shakespeare in Love, Miramax, 1998
- Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: TheVirgin Queen), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- Himself, The Making of "Elizabeth" (documentary short), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
- Cassanova Frankenstein, Mystery Men, Universal, 1999
- Steven B. Price, House on Haunted Hill, Warner Bros., 1999
- Harold "Harry" Pendel, The Tailor of Panama, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Marquis de Sade, Quills (also known as Quills--Macht der besessenheit), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
- Voice of Bunyip Bluegum, The Magic Pudding (animated), 2000
- Himself, Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men, Universal Studios Home Video, 2000
- Himself, The Perfect Fit (also known as A Conversation with Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush; documentary short), 2001
- John Knox, Lantana, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- Leon Trotsky, Frida, Miramax, 2002
- Harry Plummer, The Banger Sisters, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Harold Fingleton, Swimming Upstream, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
- Francis Hare, Ned Kelly (also known as Ned Kelly: Public EnemyNo. 1), Focus Features, 2003
- Voice of Nigel, Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003
- Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,Buena Vista, 2003
- Donovan Donaly, Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003
- Narrator, Harvie Krumpet, Monster Distributors, 2003
- Himself, An Epic at Sea: The Making of "Pirates of the Caribbean: TheCurse of the Black Pearl" (documentary short), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003
- Himself, A Look Inside "Intolerable Cruelty" (documentary short),Universal Studios Home Video, 2004
- Casper, Candy, 2005
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Munich, Universal, 2005
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Consumer Capers, 1979-81
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Menotti, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1980-81
- Bill Wyatt, Mercury, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1996
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Miniseries
- Soldier administrator David Collins, Frontier: Stories from Australia's Forgotten War (also known as Frontier), Australian BroadcastingCorporation, 1997, then PBS, 1999
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Movies
- Peter Sellers, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO, 2004
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Specials
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The Burning Piano (documentary), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1992
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Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
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Awards Presentations
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The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
- Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998
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Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, 1998
- Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
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The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999
- Presenter, The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, 1999
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The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001
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The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
- (Uncredited) Himself, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards,IFC, 2001
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The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
- Presenter, The Critics' Choice Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- Presenter, The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 2003
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The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005
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The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2005
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Episodic
- Harry Chisholm, "Bonus Mileage," Twisted Tales, Nine Network, 1996
- Himself, "The Code," Frontline, 1997
- Himself, The Panel, Ten Network, 2001, 2004
- Himself, Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
- Himself, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 2004
- Himself, Film '72, BBC, 2004
- Himself, Breakfast, BBC, 2004
- Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004
- Himself, Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2004
- Geoff, "Sitting on a Pile," Kath & Kim, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 2004
- Himself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
- Himself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
- (Translator) The Government Inspector, Sydney Theatre Company, 1991
- (Adapter, with John Clarke) Aristophane's Frogs, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992
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Screenplays
- (With George Whaley) Clowning Around, Barron Films, 1992
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale Group, 2002
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, November 29, 1996, p. 60; January 17, 1997,p. 12; March 1, 1999, p. 67; February 23, 2001, p. 33
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Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, December 21, 1998, p. K7821
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People Weekly, March 10, 1997, pp. 65-66
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USA Today, December 20, 1996
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Vanity Fair, December, 1996, p. 236
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