Profile
Ethnicity
Canadian, European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
183 cm
Age Range
61–79
Career Highlights
With over 40 years of acting under his belt, Jim McLarty has built up a long and impressive CV in film, television and theater. He has appeared in all sorts of popular Kiwi television productions through the years including Mercy Peak, Shortland Street and Cul de Sac, as well as a number of international productions such as US series The Making of the Mob: Chicago, Raising Waylon, 2013 horror film Evil Dead, and 2016 Disney film Pete’s Dragon.
Feature Film.
| 2015 | Pete's Dragon | Ranger Wentworth (Support) | Tyndall Productions NZ Limited |
| 2012 | Evil Dead | Harold | New Pacific Renaissance Ltd, Ghost House Pictures & Mandate Pictures Dir. Fede Alvarez |
| 2012 | The Emperor | Lieutenant Colonel (Support) | Corn Cob Limited Dir. Peter Webber |
| 2010 | Fire of Love | John (Supporting) | GFC (Germany) Ltd Dir. Oliver Dommenget |
| 2004 | King Kong | Photographer #2 (Support ) | Big Primate Pictures Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 2004 | Stringer | Hotel Manager (Support ) | Stringer Films Dir. Steve Morrison |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Mack Nolan | Daybreak Pictures Dir. John Laing |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Timmy Haig Jr. | Wingnut Productions Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Tour Guide | Lorimar Dir. Nick Castle |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Charlie Hoehn | Zoetrope/UA Dir. Phillip Borsos |
| 1980 | Meatballs | Horse | Paramount Pictures Dir. Ivan Reitman |
Feature Film.
| 2014 | The Z-Nail Gang | Ted | Dir. Anton Steel |
Television.
| 2015 | Cul de Sac | Principal Parker (Guest) | Greenstone TV Productions |
| 2015 | The Making of the Mob 2: Chicago | Joe Kennedy (Support) | Steven David Entertainment, NY Dir. John Ealer |
| 2013 | Power Rangers | Trapped Civilian (Guest) | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Sunny Skies | Mr Covey | Subtext Ltd Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2011 | The Jono Project | Andy Johnson (Support) | Mediaworks |
| 2009 | The Cult | Luke | Great Southern Television Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2009 | This Is Not My Life | Hotel Manager | GRST Ltd |
| 2007 | Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive | Dr Medford | Village Roadshow/KP Productions/USA |
| 2006 | Amazing Extraordinary Friends 2 - 3 | Professor Locum (Regular Recurring ) | Greenstone Pictures |
| 2004 | Secret Agent Man Series 2 | Doug Peterson | Greenstone Pictures |
| 2003 | Raising Waylon | Craig (Support) | Telefeature/USA Dir. Sam Pilsbury |
| 2002 | Mercy Peak | Edward Curlette | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Randy Bradshaw |
| 2002 | Spin Doctors | Pierre | Comedia Pictures Dir. Tony Holden |
| 2001 | Superfire - Mini Series - USA | Tim/Journalist | ABC TV Dir. Steve Quale |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Doctor Halson | Pacific Renaissance Pictures Dir. Andrew Merrifield |
| 1997 | Hercules | Myles, Ogar, Dellius, Pankos/Recurring Role | Pacific Renaissance Pictures Dir. M.Besley & R.Jacobson |
| 1997 | House of Sticks | Cedric McTavish | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Nicky Marshall |
| 1997 | Xena Warrior Princess | Pankos | Pacific Renaissance Pictures |
| 1995 | Melody Rules | John Hair | |
| 1995 | One West Waikiki | Agent Dixon | Isambard Productions Dir. Peter Hunt |
| 1994 | High Tide | Frank McCarthy | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1993 | Fallout | Jim Kelly | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 1993 | Marlin Bay | Vince Hamill | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers | Dr. Etheridge | ABC/USA Dir. John Power |
| 1992 | Shortland Street | Malcolm McKay | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1991 | Sound & the Silence | Summer Tainter | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street |
Presenter.
| 1998 | The Voyage & Other Books |
Theatre.
| 2008 | True West | Larry | Potent Pause Dir. Paul Gittins |
| 2003 | The Graduate | Mr Braddick | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Prast |
| 1998 | 12 Angry Men | Juror No. 2 | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Prast |
| 1997 | True West | Saul Kimmer | Maidment Theatre Auckland Dir. M. Dalziel |
| 1994 | Angels in America | Proir Walter | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 1993 | Twelfth Night | Antonio | Watershed Theatre Auckland Dir. Simon Bennet |
| 1992 | The Shrew | Gremio | Watershed Theatre Auckland Dir. Simon Bennett |
Voice.
| 2012 | Power Rangers: The Series | Grand Shogun | Power Rangers Productions Limited |
| 2008 | Personalised Plates - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Power Rangers | Ranger Productions 'Voice of Announcer' | |
| 2008 | Prime TV - Gladiators - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Prime TV Antiques Roadshow - TV | ||
| 2008 | Sky TV- TV | ||
| 2006 | Power Rangers: Mystic Force - TV | Voice of 'Styxoid 2' | |
| 2005 | TV Guide - TV | ||
| 2004 | Power Rangers; Space Patrol Delta - TV | Voice of 'Broodwing' | |
| 2003 | Canadian Club - Radio | ||
| 2003 | Ford - TV | ||
| 2003 | Power Rangers | Loop Group | |
| 2000 | Jack of all Trades - Cleopatra 2525 Loop Group | ||
| 1998 | Claybourne | ||
| 1995 | Captain Kiwi |
Training.
| Casting Hothouse NZ - 2014 |