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Scott Burgess

Acting Born Jul 14, 1958 8 credits

Biography

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.

In 2008, Burgess told A Current Affair about the problems of his marriage, and how he was left to work in a boat yard. He returned to television in four episodes of Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities in 2009.

He died in 2016 following a heart attack at aged 56.

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Known for

E Street

as Jimmy Duval

Underbelly

as Jim Bazley

Water Rats

as Dave McCall

Full filmography

  • E Street (1989) as Jimmy Duval
  • Underbelly (2008) as Jim Bazley
  • Water Rats (1996) as Dave McCall
  • The Great Bookie Robbery (1986) as Robbo Robbins
  • 1915 (1982) as Billy Mackenzie
  • Dead Easy (1982) as George
  • Outbreak of Hostilities (1985) as Bobby Benton
  • Cody: Wrong Stuff (1995) as Mike