John Ewart
Biography
John Ewart was an Australian actor whose career took in radio, the stage, television and film. Born in Melbourne, he was pushed into performing by his mother, and at four he played Dopey in a radio adaptation of Snow White on 3XY. He was on stage as a child in Chekhov's The Proposal, and at 18 he made his film debut as Mickey O'Riordan, the lead in Charles Chauvel's Sons of Matthew. Listeners from the 1950s and 1960s knew him as Jimmy on the ABC Radio Children's Session and as the title character in The Muddle-Headed Wombat. He worked with the Phillip Street Theatre in the 1960s and appeared often in sitcoms the following decade. Sunday Too Far Away (1975) was among his best known films, and he was proudest of starring in The Picture Show Man. He was nominated twice for an AACTA Award in the supporting actor category and won once.
66years old at death
- Born Melbourne
- Died Greenwich
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as John Reford Ewart
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 11 years1975 to 1986
Every film, newest first
- 1986Frog DreamingIMDb rating 6.1
- 1984RazorbackIMDb rating 6.0
- 1978NewsfrontIMDb rating 6.9
- 1975Sunday Too Far AwayIMDb rating 6.9
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First role
At four years old, Ewart was given the role of Dopey in a Snow White radio production broadcast by 3XY.
First role
Ewart was 18 when he first appeared on film, playing Mickey O'Riordan as the lead in Charles Chauvel's production of Sons of Matthew.
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Worked with
John Ewart shares two films with Chris Haywood, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Russell HaggDirector, 1 film, 1986
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