Gus Mercurio | |
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Born | Augustino Eugenio Mercurio 10 August 1928 |
Died | 7 December 2010 Melbourne, Australia | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–2008 |
Family | Paul 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.