| Scott Burgess | |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Death Place: | Australia |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Children: | Nadia, Ella, Lily, Zac Burgerss |
Scott Burgess (14 July 1958 – 6 May 2016) was an Australian actor, best known for his role as Dave McCall in police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999.[1]
Burgess' first role was in the film Dead Easy, before getting his lucky break in the World War I miniseries 1915.
He went on to feature in The Great Bookie Robbery, The Dirtwater Dynasty and Inside Running, before scoring his long-running role as Senior Sergeant Dave McCall, in four seasons of Water Rats. He quit the series of his own accord, desiring a change, and subsequently scored the lead role of Bill Peterson in Above the Law.
Burgess later returned to television in four episodes of in 2009.
In 2008, he revealed to A Current Affair that a marital rift cut his acting career short, and lead to him working in minimum wage job in a boat yard.[2]
Burgess' marriage to Tracy Jones produced four children, including Nadia, Ella, Lily and Zac. His son Zac Burgess is also an actor, and played Eli Bell in the Australian miniseries, Boy Swallows Universe.
Burgess died in 2016, aged 57, following a heart attack.
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Easy | George | Feature film | |
| 1983 | With Prejudice | Ross Dunn | Feature film | |
| 1983 | Outbreak of Hostilities | Bobby Benton | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Just Us | Billy Carter | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Computer Ghosts | 'Ras' Cal | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Cody: The Wrong Stuff | Mike | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1915 | Billy McKenzie | TV miniseries, 7 episodes | |
| 1983–84 | Kings | John King | TV series, 17 episodes | |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Michael | TV series | |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Les 'Robbo' Robbins | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Guy Westaway | TV miniseries, 5 episodes | |
| 1988 | Australians | Anthology TV series, episode 7: "Clyde Fenton" | ||
| 1989 | Inside Running | Christopher Parvo | TV series, 19 episodes | |
| 1992 | G.P. | David Robinson | TV series, season 4, episode 1: "Test of Conscience" | |
| 1992 | Tracks of Glory | Pat Galloway | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1992 | E Street | Jimmy Duval | TV series, 9 episodes | |
| 1996 | Heartbreak High | Damien | TV series, season 4, episode 9 | |
| 1996–2000 | Water Rats | TV series, 116 episodes | ||
| 2000 | Above the Law | Bill Peterson | TV series, 35 episodes | |
| 2009 | James Fredrick 'Fred' Bazley | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |