Australia actor John Jarratt will enter a plea of not guilty to a historical rape charge levelled against him earlier this year.

The Wolf Creek star is accused of raping a woman he lived in a sharehouse with more than 40 years ago.

John Jarratt as Mick Taylor in the film Wolf Creek 2.

He did not appear in Waverley Court on Friday morning to face the charge, and plans to enter a plea of not guilty.

Jarratt has strongly denied the allegation, which was reported to police at the end of last year and prompted a formal enquiry.