Gus Mercurio

Gus Mercurio
Born
Augustino Eugenio Mercurio

(1928-08-10)10 August 1928
Died7 December 2010(2010-12-07) (aged 82)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2008
FamilyPaul Mercurio (dancer-actor) (son)

Augustino Eugenio Mercurio OAM (10 August 1928 – 7 December 2010) better known as Gus Mercurio, was an American-born Australian character actor who appeared in radio, television, and film. He was also a professional boxer, boxing referee and judge.

He is a member of the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in their non-combatants category (despite actually having had 2 professional bouts as a fighter) and has an award named after him by that institution.