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John McCallum Biography (1918-)

Born March 14, 1918, in Brisbane, Australia; son of John Neil (a theatre owner and producer) and Lillian Elsie (an actress; maiden name, Dyson) McCallum;married Googie Withers (an actress), January 24, 1948; children: Joanna, Nicholas, Amanda. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Hardings, One York Street, Sydney2000, Australia. AGENT--Larry Dalzell and Associates, Suite 12, 17 Broad Court, London WC2 B5QN, England.

Favorite roles: Lord Dungavel in Roar Like a Dove and Cecil in The Kingfisher.

Nationality

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 14, 1918

Brisbane, Australia

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Wolsey, Henry VIII, Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane, Australia, 1934, for three performances.
• Ex-officer, Cornelius, Westminster Theatre, London, 1940.
• Baldasarre, The Maid of the Mountains and General Esteban, Rio Rita, bothTheatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, 1945.
• Tony Macrae, Western Wind, Q Theatre, then Piccadilly Theatre, both London, 1949.
• Sir Philip Hayes, K.B.E., View Over the Park, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre,London, 1950.
• James Manning, Waiting for Gillian, St. James's Theatre, London, 1954.
• Mr. Darling, Peter Pan, Scala Theatre, Brisbane, Australia, 1956.
• Gil, Janus, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1957.
• Lord Dungavel, Roar Like a Dove, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1957, then Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1959.
• John Middleton, The Constant Wife, Albery Theatre, London, 1973.
• Campbell Sinclair, As It's Played Today, Comedy Theatre, 1974.
• Clive Champion-Cheney, The Circle, Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester, U.K., then Haymarket Theatre, London, both 1976.
• Cecil, The Kingfisher, Comedy Theatre, 1978.
• Sir Oliver Surface, School for Scandal, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1985.
• the Judge, The Chalk Garden, Chichester Theatre Festival, 1986.
• David, Hay Fever, Chichester Theatre Festival, 1988.
• General Wilkins, The Royal Baccarat Scandal, Haymarket Theatre, 1989.
• Also appeared in Hamlet and Richard II, both Scala Theatre, 1935; with the Memorial Theatre Company, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1939; Francisco, The Tempest and the Herald, King Lear, both with the Old Vic Company, 1939.
• STAGE WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR,UNLESS INDICATED The Wind and the Rain, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, 1945.
• Roar Like a Dove and The Piccadilly Bushman, both Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1959.
• My Fair Lady, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1960.
• (also designer) Plaza Suite, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, 1969.
• My Fair Lady, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1970.
• As It's Played Today, Comedy Theatre, 1974.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Director and appeared as Simon Foster, Simon and Laura and director and appeared as Freddie Page, The Deep Blue Sea, Australian and New Zealand cities, both 1955.
• director and appeared in Relatively Speaking, Australian cities, 1968.
• Cecil, The Kingfisher, Australian cities, 1978.
• Hillcrist, The Skin Game, Gayev, The Cherry Orchard, and Sir Tristam, Dandy Dick, U.K. cities, all 1983.
• David, Stardust, U.K. and Australian cities, 1984.
• Sir Oliver Surface, School for Scandal, British Council tour, European cities, 1985.
• Cecil, The Kingfisher, Far East and Middle East cities, 1987.
• General Wilkins, The Royal Baccarat Scandal, U.K. cities, 1988.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--Joe Bartle, The Root of All Evil, General Film Distributors,1947.
• Narrator, Bush Christmas, Universal, 1947.
• Arthur Alce, The Loves of Joanna Godden, General Film Distributors, 1947.
• Garry, The Calendar, General Film Distributors, 1948.
• store helper, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Universal, 1948.
• David Howarth, A Boy, a Girl, and a Bike, General Film Distributors, 1949.
• Nigel Hood, Miranda, Eagle-Lion, 1949.
• Tommy Swann, It Always Rains on Sunday, Eagle-Lion, 1949.
• Murray, Five Angles on Murder (also known as The Woman in Question), General Film Distributors, 1950.
• Reggie Pelham, Traveller's Joy, General Film Distributors, 1951.
• Tommy Dillon, Four Against Fate (also known as Derby Day), British Lion,1952.
• sitter in Bath studio, The Magic Box, British Lion, 1952.
• Dr. Nils Ahlen, Valley of Eagles, Lippert, 1952.
• Detective Inspector Lowther, The Long Memory, General Film Distributors,1953.
• Charles Armstrong, Melba, United Artists, 1953.
• John Marlowe, Trent's Last Case, British Lion, 1953.
• Charles Roberts, Devil on Horseback, British Lion, 1954.
• Malcolm, Trouble in the Glen, Republic, 1954.
• Larry Burns, Lady Godiva Rides Again, Carroll, 1955.
• Mitchell Gillie, Port of Escape, Renown, 1955.
• Rankin, Smiley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Also appeared in Three in One, Tradition, 1956.
• Credits; FILM WORK
• Producer and director, The Nickel Queen, Woomera, 1971.
• executive producer, Attack Force Z (also known as The Z Men), Virgin Vision, 1981.
• executive producer, The Highest Honor--A True Story (also known as Southern Cross), Enterprise/Nelson Entertainment, 1982.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Alexandra Place, BBC, 1948.
• George Musgrove, "Melba," Great Performances, PBS, 1989.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Executive producer (with Bob Austin), Skippy: The Bush Kangaroo, syndicated, 1969.
• Also producer, Barrier Reef, 1970; producer, Boney, 1971-72; producer, Bailey's Bird, 1976; Also producer, Shannon's Mob.
• Writings;STAGE
• As It's Played Today, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1974.
• Writings;FILM
• (With Henry C. James and Joy Cavill) The Nickel Queen, Woomera, 1971.
• Writings;OTHER
• Life with Googie, Heinemann, 1977.