Peter Hardy

The 'cheerful' last moments of the life of Australian actor Peter Hardy have been revealed in a poignant online post at the beach just an hour before his ...

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ACTOR Peter Hardy, who appeared in Neighbours as well as a number of other films and TV shows in his native Australia, has died aged 66.The actor was.

the amazing and beautiful Peter Hardy drowned while snorkelling at South Beach Perth. "He was 66 years old and looked like a Greek god, so fit and so happy to be back in his native WA visiting from London where he had made his home." He was born and raised in Perth before beginning his acting career in the mid-1980s. [drowned](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/celebrity-deaths/) at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western [Australia](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/australia/), on Thursday. [London](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/london/) where he had lived for a number of years to visit his elderly mother, according to local reports. [Neighbours](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/neighbours/) in 1997.

Australian actor Peter Hardy has been identified as the man who drowned at a beach in Western Australia last week.

The amazing and beautiful Peter hardy drowned while snorkelling at South Beach, Perth. It bore the caption: “More reasons to be cheerful.” Australian actor Peter Hardy has been identified as the man who drowned at a beach in Western Australia last week.

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy has died at the age of 66 after he drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday.

He'll be held in the wide arms of the ocean he grow up beside, and in the hearts of all those he welcomed into his vital and witty orbit. He decided to buy a canal boat in London which he set up beautifully with some recording gear and he'd send me guitar tracks recorded there to add backings to. He always loved performing in the theatre as well as film and TV. "He was 66 years old and looked like a Greek god, so fit, and so happy to be back in his native WA visiting from London where he had made his home. Peter's friend Ross Anderson wrote: "This news is such a heartbreaking shock. Peter was born and raised in Perth before he left to pursue his acting career in the mid-1980s.

Actor Peter Hardy has died at the age of 66. The TV star drowned in an apparent snorkelling accident off the Australian coast. In Australia, Hardy was best ...

He always loved performing in the theatre as well as film and TV. Others also paid tribute to the actor on Facebook, with one friend, Andy Burns, writing: “The amazing and beautiful Peter Hardy drowned while snorkelling at South Beach Perth. He was a superb actor a wonderful singer and guitarist he also played drums and sax.

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy has been found dead on a beach in Australia after drowning in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia.

He'll be held in the wide arms of the ocean he grow up beside, and in the hearts of all those he welcomed into his vital and witty orbit. "He was 66 years old and looked like a Greek god, so fit and so happy to be back in his native WA visiting from London where he had made his home." Local reports say he was snorkelling at South Beach in Fremantle when he ran into trouble but the exact circumstances of his death remain unknown.

Peter Hardy, who gained popularity for his roles in McLeods Daughters and Chopper, was on Sunday named as t...

Peter Hardy, who gained popularity for his roles in McLeod's Daughters, Chopper and the Mamma Mia! His identity was confirmed hours after a second man, believed to in his 30s, was pulled from the water at the same spot about 1.30pm. He was in a handful of Neighbours episodes plus episodes of Underbelly and the Dr Blake Mysteries.

The star drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday after he was visiting from London.

He'll be held in the wide arms of the ocean he grow up beside, and in the hearts of all those he welcomed into his vital and witty orbit. He decided to buy a canal boat in London which he set up beautifully with some recording gear and he'd send me guitar tracks recorded there to add backings to. Vale dear friend Peter Hardy RIP." Tributes have started pouring in for the actor, following his tragic death. Onlookers at the beach desperately attempted to save Peter by performing CPR in the sand until parademics arrived. Peter had a wealth of acting credits.

Actor Peter Hardy, best known for McLeod's Daughters and Sweat has died aged 66. Police identified him following a drowning after snorkelling at Fremantle's ...

He appeared as Phil Rakich in 44 episodes of McLeod’s Daughters between 2006 and 2009. Actor Peter Hardy, best known for McLeod’s Daughters and Sweat has died aged 66. Actor Peter Hardy, best known for McLeod's Daughters and Sweat, has died.

Family and friends pay tribute to the Australian actor, who had been visiting from his new home in London.

"[Hardy] was a superb actor, a wonderful singer and guitarist, he also played drums and sax. Our thoughts are with you." Hardy, 66, known for his roles in McLeod's Daughters and Chopper, died at South Beach on Thursday after he was retrieved unconscious from the water, which he entered to snorkel.

The actor posted photos and videos to social media from the beach where he would later drown.

He always loved performing in the theatre as well as film and TV. “He was a superb actor, a wonderful singer and a guitarist. Hardy’s brother Peter posted on social media that he was “devastated” at the news. [West Australian](https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/peter-hardy-actors-final-moments-revealed-in-cheerful-posts-prior-to-fremantle-south-beach-drowning-c-10087278) one of the photos included a caption: “More reasons to be cheerful.” Hardy had reportedly posted photos and videos to his Facebook page the same day he died, tagging himself at both South Beach and Cottesloe Beach. [Australian actor](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity) has been identified as the man who died in a drowning at a popular [WA beach](https://7news.com.au/news/wa) last week.

Hardy, known for his roles in Neighbours and McLeod's Daughters, was pulled unresponsive from the water at about 10:40am on Thursday at South Beach, ...

What a loss,' Rod Griffin wrote. What a talent. Hardy (left) became a season regular in McLeod's Daughters as in Phil Rakich a farm hand on a South Australian farm, ahead of it's final episode in 2009 He also played drums and sax. The actor, known for his roles in Neighbours and McLeod's Daughters, posted a video of a friendly willy wag-tail with the caption: 'More reasons to be cheerful' (pictured) Devastated friend Andy Burns said Hardy had been snorkelling at the popular beach during a visit from London when he was suddenly 'taken from us'.