Biography
Gus Mercurio was an American-born Australian character actor. Born Augustino Eugenio Mercurio on 10 August 1928 in West Bend, Wisconsin, he moved to Australia where he worked in radio, television and film from the 1970s onwards.
His screen credits include the role of Officer in The Blue Lagoon (1980), Frew in The Man from Snowy River (1982), Red in Turkey Shoot (1982), Frank in Crocodile Dundee II (1988) and First Mate in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). He also appeared in numerous Australian television series. Mercurio was the father of dancer and actor Paul Mercurio. He died on 7 December 2010 in Melbourne.
