John Orcsik

John Orcsik (born 3 May 1945), known for his television roles starting from the late 1960s, he is best known for his roles in Cop Shop TV series as Detective Mike Georgiou and Paradise Beach but also for the film version of the soap opera Number 96. He was married to actress Paula Duncan. is of Hungarian descent.

Orcsik moved to Sydney to further his acting career. Dadah Is Death (aka A Long Way from Home, 1988)

After a request by industry professionals in Queensland, John started film and television acting studio The Australian Film & Television Academy (TAFTA) on the Gold Coast in 1994, coaching many actors including Kodi Smit-McPhee. He has since expanded to Melbourne and Sydney and continues to run classes online and in-person.

Personal life Orcsik first met Paula Duncan in 1973 on the set of Number 96, before going on to star together with her in Cop Shop from 1979, where they fell in love. They were married in June 1982, and their characters married on Cop Shop soon after.

Orcsik and Duncan were married for 19 years, before getting divorced, but are still close friends. Simon Carr 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 2017The 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

Theatre

As actor Year Title Role Type Ref. Birds of a Feather Playhouse, Perth Philadelphia, Here I Come! Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC The Caucasian Chalk Circle First Ironshirt 1972 The Mad Dog Blues Paddington Village Theatre, Sydney 1974 Coralie Lansdowne Says No Paul Theatre 62, Adelaide, Nimrod, Sydney 1988 Bedroom Farce Nick Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane, Glen St Theatre, Sydney & NSW regional tour 1990 Siren Rob Melbourne Athenaeum, QPAC, Brisbane, Canberra Theatre 1994 Caravan Sydney Opera House with Peter & Ellen Williams

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