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Overview
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John Polson was born at Paddington Women's Hospital in Sydney in 1965... moreTrivia:
Creator of the short movie festival Tropfest in Sydney in 1993. Today... moreAwards:
7 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Straw Dogs Remake Adds Two (From TheMovingPicture. 15 July 2009, 10:31 PM, PDT)
Five gay films that deserve a sequel more than Rambo did
(From AfterElton.com. 18 May 2009, 10:59 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Tue. Nov. 10 | 10:00 PM | CBS | The Good Wife | Unorthodox | #1.7 |
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1. | Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG) | (voice) Billy Baird | 2003 | - | 6.1 (37) |
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2. | Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Billy Baird | 2000 | $545M | 5.7 (79,340) |
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3. | The Boys (1998) | Glenn Sprague | 1998 | - | 6.9 (570) |
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4. | Kangaroo Palace (1997) (TV) | Richard Turner | 1997 | - | 6.3 (32) |
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5. | "Big Sky" (1997/I) | Jimbo's Competitor (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 7.0 (20) |
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6. | Idiot Box (1996) | Jonah | 1996 | - | 6.1 (407) |
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7. | Back of Beyond (1995) | Nick | 1995 | - | 5.4 (95) |
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8. | "G.P." (1989) | Brendan / Nick (2 episodes, 1991-1995) | 1995 | - | 7.1 (32) |
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9. | Audacious (1995) | Tom | 1995 | - | 5.6 (9) |
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10. | Stitched (1995) | Johnny Peterson | 1995 | - | - |
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11. | The Sum of Us (1994) | Greg | 1994 | - | 7.1 (2,621) |
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12. | "Heartland" (1994) | Patrick | 1994 | - | 7.3 (55) |
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13. | Gino (1994) | Stan | 1994 | - | 6.3 (13) |
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14. | What's Going On, Frank? (1994) | Frank | 1994 | - | 5.2 (34) |
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15. | Sirens (1993) | Tom | 1993 | - | 5.7 (5,355) |
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16. | "A Country Practice" (1981) | Robbie Agnew (4 episodes, 1993) | 1993 | - | 7.6 (97) |
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17. | "Embassy" (1990) | Vince Cooper (unknown episodes, 1992) | 1992 | - | 8.7 (9) |
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18. | More Winners: The Journey (1990) (TV) | Arthur | 1990 | - | - |
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19. | Blood Oath (1990) | Private Jimmy Fenton | 1990 | - | 6.8 (392) |
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20. | Call Me Mr. Brown (1990) | Brian Day | 1990 | - | 8.3 (17) |
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21. | "The Flying Doctors" (1986) | Michael Jordan (1 episode, 1990) | 1990 | - | 6.5 (139) |
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22. | Raw Nerve (1990) | Billy | 1990 | - | 2.9 (6) |
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23. | Candy Regentag (1989) | Cyril | 1989 | - | 5.0 (16) |
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24. | Tender Hooks (1989) | Tony | 1989 | - | 4.5 (7) |
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25. | Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV) | Kevin Barlow | 1988 | - | 6.9 (86) |
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26. | "Always Afternoon" (1988) | John | 1988 | - | - |
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27. | "Vietnam" (1987) | Serge | 1987 | - | 8.2 (190) |
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28. | "Captain James Cook" (1987) | George Forster | 1987 | - | 8.0 (129) |
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29. | Dangerous Game (1987) | Tony | 1987 | - | 4.2 (103) |
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30. | For Love Alone (1986) | Leo | 1986 | - | 5.9 (60) |
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31. | Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (1985) (TV) | Deejay Saxophone | 1985 | - | 7.8 (28) |
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1. | "Without a Trace" (2002) | producer (18 episodes, 2007-2008) | 2008 | - | 7.5 (37) |
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2. | September (2007) | (producer) | 2007 | - | 6.6 (174) |
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3. | What's Going On, Frank? (1994) | (producer) | 1994 | - | 5.2 (34) |
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1. | "The Good Wife" (2009) | (1 episode, 2009) | 2009 | - | - |
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2. | "The Mentalist" (2008) | (2 episodes, 2009) | 2009 | - | - |
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3. | "Without a Trace" (2002) | (7 episodes, 2006-2009) | 2009 | - | 7.5 (37) |
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4. | "Fringe" (2008) | (1 episode, 2009) | 2009 | - | - |
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5. | "Happy Town" (post-production) (2009) | (1 episode, 2009) | 2009 | - | - |
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6. | Tenderness (2008/I) | 2008 | - | 6.2 (858) | |
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7. | Hide and Seek (2005) | 2005 | - | 5.6 (28,041) | |
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8. | Swimfan (2002) | 2002 | - | 4.6 (8,929) | |
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9. | Siam Sunset (1999) | 1999 | - | 6.3 (748) | |
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10. | What's Going On, Frank? (1994) | 1994 | - | 5.2 (34) | |
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1. | What's Going On, Frank? (1994) | (writer) | 1994 | - | 5.2 (34) |
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1. | Fuckwit (1994) | (second assistant director) | 1994 | - | 5.3 (7) |
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1. | The Square (2008) | (special thanks) | 2008 | - | 6.4 (501) |
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2. | Two Hands (1999) | (thanks) | 1999 | - | 7.0 (4,145) |
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3. | Three Chords and a Wardrobe (1998) | (special thanks) | 1998 | - | 4.8 (6) |
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1. | Hide and Seek: Do You Want to Play? The Making of 'Hide and Seek' (2005) (V) | Himself | 2005 | - | 5.8 (25) |
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2. | "Good Day Live" (2001) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) | 2005 | - | 1.6 (20) |
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3. | Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (2000) (V) | Himself | 2000 | - | 4.1 (67) |
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4. | "Russell Gilbert Live" (2000) | Himself (1 episode, 2000) | 2000 | - | - |
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5. | Deadline (1997) | Himself | 1997 | - | 6.6 (17) |
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Additional Details
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1 Interview | 2 Articles moreMessage Boards
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for John Polson| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Tropfest bs | trout303 |
| Any Tropfest-rejects contrbuting to this board maybe? | billy_boy852002 |
| Tenderness | PanicPop |
| Contact | wild_child329 |
| Deal | GoddessPluto |
| A true genius | daniel-desilva |
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