| Robert McDarra | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Bundy McDarra |
| Birth Date: | 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Othername: | Robert McDara, Bob McDara |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1959-1975 |
Robert Bundy McDarra (1931– 23 December 1975) variously credited as Robert McDara and Bob McDara was an Australian stage, television and film actor. He won the 1973 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work on the film 27A.[1] With Edward Hepple, Terry McDermott, Walter Sullivan and Ben Gabriel, he was a founding member of the original Q Theatre project in 1963, which, before expanding and moving to Penrith, was a venue offering short plays to office workers at the AMP Theatrette at Circular Quay over lunch times.[2]
McDarra died on 23 December 1975 after a long battle with an unspecified illness.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | Parole Officer | Feature film | |
| 1974 | 27A | Billy McDonald | ||
| 1974 | Moving On | Financier | Feature film | |
| 1971 | Wake in Fright | Pig Eyes | Feature film | |
| 1971 | Walkabout | Man | Feature film | |
| 1967 | AllFall Down | TV play | ||
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Hotel Clerk | Feature film | |
| 1965 | Rusty Bugles | Sergeant Brooks | TV play | |
| 1961 | Traveller Without Luggage | Psychiatrisr | TV movie | |
| 1959 | Act of Violence | TV play |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Matlock Police | Various | TV series | |
| 1973 | Ryan | Graham Anderson | TV series | |
| 1972 | The Spoiler | Joey Boy | TV series | |
| 1972 | Snake Gully with Dad and Dave | Bill Smith | TV miniseries, 8 episodes | |
| 1969-74 | Division 4 | Various | TV series | |
| 1969 | Riptide | First Officer English | TV series | |
| 1968 | Hunter | Various | TV series | |
| 1968 | Rita and Wally | TV series | ||
| 1967-68 | My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? | Donk Rogers | TV series | |
| 1967 | Love and War | Liam Lyons | TV series | |
| 1967 | Contrabandits | Pilch | TV series | |
| 1964-72 | Homicide | Various | TV series | |
| 1964-65 | The Stranger | TV series | ||
| 1963 | Time Out | Bernard Holtermann | TV series | |
| 1961 | The Story of Peter Grey | Paul | TV series |