John Ewart
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John Ewart was an Australian Film Institute
award winning actor.
. At the age of 18 he made his film debut in the lead role of Mickey O'Riordan in Charles Chauvel's production of Sons of Matthew
.
Ewart appeared in hundreds of Australian radio, theatre, film and television productions. To many thousands of Australians who grew up in the '50s and '60s he will be remembered as 'Jimmy', boyishly cheeky co-presenter of the ABC Radio
Children's Session
, and in the title role of its long-running Muddle-Headed Wombat serial. He was well known for his role in film Sunday Too Far Away
, his ongoing role in the Australian TV series The Restless Years
in 1980 and 1981, and his lead role opposite a young Nicole Kidman
in Bush Christmas
.
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
award winning actor.
Career
Ewart was born in Melbourne. He began his acting career when he was cast at the age of four in a radio production of Snow WhiteSnow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
. At the age of 18 he made his film debut in the lead role of Mickey O'Riordan in Charles Chauvel's production of Sons of Matthew
Sons of Matthew
Sons of Matthew is a 1949 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia and the studio sequences in Sydney...
.
Ewart appeared in hundreds of Australian radio, theatre, film and television productions. To many thousands of Australians who grew up in the '50s and '60s he will be remembered as 'Jimmy', boyishly cheeky co-presenter of the ABC Radio
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Children's Session
Argonauts Club
The Argonauts Club was an Australian children's radio program, first broadcast in 1933 on ABC Radio in Melbourne. Its format was devised by Nina Murdoch who had run the station's Children's Hour on 3LO and stayed on when that station was taken over by the Australian Broadcasting Commission...
, and in the title role of its long-running Muddle-Headed Wombat serial. He was well known for his role in film Sunday Too Far Away
Sunday Too Far Away
Sunday Too Far Away is an Australian feature film which was directed by Ken Hannam and released in 1975. It belongs to the Australian Film Renaissance which occurred during that decade....
, his ongoing role in the Australian TV series The Restless Years
The Restless Years
The Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
in 1980 and 1981, and his lead role opposite a young Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
in Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas is an Australian drama film released in 1983.It is a remake of a 1947 Australian film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Ralph Smart and Mary Cathcart Borer....
.
Film awards
- In 1976 John Ewart was nominated for the Australian Film InstituteAustralian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Let the Balloon Go.
- In 1977 John Ewart won the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Picture Show Man.
Filmography
- Tracks of Glory (1992)
- Hurricane Smith (1992)
- Which Way Home (1991)
- Boys From the Bush (1991)
- The Returning (1990)
- True BelieversTrue BelieversTrue Believers is second English album by Romanian boy group Akcent released across the Europe on 18, September 2009.-Track listing:# Stay With Me# That’s My Name # Happy People# Lovers Cry# Tears# I Turn Around The World# Runaway...
(1988) - The Heroes (1988)
- Dear Cardholder (1987)
- John Norton: A Willesee Documentary (1987)
- The Last Frontier (1986)
- Frog Dreaming (1986)
- The Big Hurt (1985)
- A Fortunate Life (1985)
- Kindred Spirits (1984)
- RazorbackRazorback (film)Razorback is a 1984 Australian film, based on Peter Brennan's novel, written by Everett De Roche, and directed by Russell Mulcahy who would later make the first two of the Highlander trilogy...
(1984) - Supersleuth (1984)
- Bush ChristmasBush ChristmasBush Christmas is an Australian drama film released in 1983.It is a remake of a 1947 Australian film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Ralph Smart and Mary Cathcart Borer....
(1983) - A Slice of Life (1983)
- Crosstalk (1982)
- Deadline (1982)
- Fluteman (1982)
- Kitty and the Bagman (1982)
- Run Rebecca, Run! (1981)
- Save the Lady (1981)
- The Department (1980)
- The Truckies (1978)
- NewsfrontNewsfrontNewsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. The screenplay is written by David Elfick, Bob Ellis, Philippe Mora, and Phillip Noyce. The original music score is composed by William Motzing...
(1978) - Cass (1978)
- Blue Fire Lady (1977)
- The Picture Show ManThe Picture Show ManThe Picture Show Man is a 1977 Australian film about a travelling film exhibitor in the 1920s. He has to deal with the rebelliousness of his son and a rival American exhibitor ....
(1977) - Plunge Into Darkness (1977)
- Number 96Number 96 (TV series)Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
(1976) - Master of the World (1976)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (1976)
- Arena (1976)
- Caddie (1976)
- Let the Balloon Go (1976)
- The Last of the Australians (1975)
- Sunday Too Far AwaySunday Too Far AwaySunday Too Far Away is an Australian feature film which was directed by Ken Hannam and released in 1975. It belongs to the Australian Film Renaissance which occurred during that decade....
(1975) - Ben HallBen HallBen Hall was an Australian bushranger of the 19th century. Operating mainly in New South Wales, he was known variously as 'Bold Ben Hall', 'Brave Ben Hall' and 'The Gentleman Bushranger' for his avoidance of bloodshed and his audacious raids, many of which were intended simply to taunt the police...
(1975) - The Love Epidemic (1975)
- PetersenPetersen (film)Petersen is a 1974 Australian drama film directed by Tim Burstall. Tony Petersen , a retired australian rules football star, enrolls at university to study for an arts degree...
(1974) - The Hotline (1974)
- The Man Who Shot the Albatross (1972)
- BellbirdBellbird (TV series)Bellbird was an Australian soap opera set in a small Victorian rural township. The series was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at its Ripponlea TV studios in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria. The series was produced between 28 August 1967 and December 1977...
(1967) - Nice and Juicy (1966)
- Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table (1966)
- The Hungry Ones (1963)
- Sons of MatthewSons of MatthewSons of Matthew is a 1949 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia and the studio sequences in Sydney...
(1949)
TV Work
- A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.724) 1990 - A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.723) 1990 - A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.722) 1990 - A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.721) 1990 - Mother and SonMother and SonMother and Son is a Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...
1986 - Special SquadSpecial SquadSpecial Squad was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network in 1984.The series focused on an elite division of the Victoria Police, which handled crimes either too sensitive or specialist for regular squads. The Special Squad was headed by Det. Insp. Don...
1984 - A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.176) 1983 - A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
(episode # 1.175) 1983 - BellamyBellamy (TV series)Bellamy is an Australian television series made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981.The series focused on a maverick cop named Steve Bellamy . His partner was Detective Mitchell...
1981 - Chopper SquadChopper SquadChopper Squad is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network .The series was based around the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney...
1978 - The OutsidersThe Outsiders (Australian TV series)The Outsiders was the name of an Australian-German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German Actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett...
1977 - The Restless YearsThe Restless YearsThe Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
(1977) - Cop ShopCop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
(1977) - King's MenKing's MenKing's Men or Kingsmen may refer to:*The King's Men , Númenórean royalist faction in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings*The King's Men , English company of actors to whom William Shakespeare belonged*The Kingsmen, American rock group...
1976 - Silent NumberSilent numberIn telephony, a silent number, unlisted number , ex-directory number or private number is a telephone number that is intentionally not listed in telephone books....
1976 - Alvin PurpleAlvin PurpleAlvin Purple was a 1973 Australian comedy film starring Graeme Blundell, written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall.It received largely negative reviews from local film critics. Despite this it was a major hit with Australian audiences...
1976 - Division 4Division 4Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
27 August 1975 - Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
27 March 1975 - Division 4Division 4Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
12 February 1975 - Homicide 8 October 1974
- Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
19 September 1974 - Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
6 June 1974 - RyanRyan (TV series)Ryan was an Australian adventure television series screened by the Seven Network from 27 May 1973. The series was produced by Crawford Productions and had a run of 39 one hour episodes....
16 April 1974 - RyanRyan (TV series)Ryan was an Australian adventure television series screened by the Seven Network from 27 May 1973. The series was produced by Crawford Productions and had a run of 39 one hour episodes....
1 February 1974 - Homicide 3 July 1973
- Homicide 22 August 1972
- Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
20 July 1972 - Catwalk 1972
- Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
3 February 1972 - Division 4Division 4Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
20 October 1971 - Matlock PoliceMatlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
24 June 1971 - Homicide 23 February 1971
- Division 4Division 4Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
29 September 1970 - Division 4Division 4Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
25 August 1970 - The Long Arm 1970
- Contrabandits 1967
- The Barry Crocker Show 1966–1967