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Bushy-browed, New Zealand-born actor and writer Jonathan Hardy became most familiar to television audiences as the commanding voice of the Jim Henson Creature Shop muppet, Dominar Rygel XVI, the pint-sized , egocentric ruler-in-exile of a galactic empire, in TV's cult series Farscape (1999).
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- Wellington, New Zealand
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Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, writer and director.
Bushy-browed, New Zealand-born actor and writer Jonathan Hardy became most familiar to television audiences as the commanding voice of the Jim Henson Creature Shop muppet, Dominar Rygel XVI, the pint-sized , egocentric ruler-in-exile of a galactic empire, in TV's cult series Farscape (1999).
- September 20, 1940
- July 30, 2012
Mar 22, 2023 · Farscape came late in the long and prolific screen career of New Zealand actor Jonathan Hardy, who passed away in 2012. Classically trained with a stage background in Shakespeare, Hardy brought an innocent air of royal smarminess to his creature-effects role as the voice of Rygel, the hefty and once-proud ruler of the Hynerian alien race.
Sep 2, 2012 · Jonathan Hardy was an archetypal character actor, a common presence in Australian movies, television and theatre for 40 years. He appeared in many movies and scripted others. His screenplay for Breaker Morant, co-written with director Bruce Beresford, earned an Oscar nomination.
New Zealand film and television star Jonathan Hardy has died at the age of 71, it has been reported. Best known for his role on cult sci-fi show Farscape , Hardy was honoured by his co-star...
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New Zealander Jonathan Hardy has cobbled together an odd career as a character actor and sometimes writer/director, working with some of the biggest names of Australian film. He was...
