John McCallum

Person Details

Birthday: 1918-03-14 12:34:40

Death: 2010-02-03 12:34:40

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 2

Most Famous Work

Biography

McCallum's father, John Neil McCallum Sr., was a theatre owner and entrepreneur, who built and for many years ran the 2,000 seat Cremorne Theatre on the banks of the Brisbane River. After emigrating from Scotland, McCallum Snr. became an accomplished musician, and was soon heavily involved in Brisbane's entertainment scene. His mother was an accomplished amateur actress who was born in England. In 1918, McCallum Jr. was born in Brisbane during the opening night of a comedy performance. After his birth, a family friend sent his father a wire: 'Congratulations on two howling successes'. McCallum was exposed to acting at a young age: his early childhood was full of backstage encounters at the Cremorne with the wide variety of performers who frequented his father's theatre. Although McCallum and his two younger brothers received their primary school education in the UK, the family returned to Australia once the Great Depression started. His secondary education was at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane. His early theatrical training was with Barbara Sisely at the Brisbane Repertory Company.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	Self	Forever Ealing 2002-12-05 Movie
1986	Interviewee	Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios 1986-05-02 Movie
1957	N/A	Three in One 1957-01-02 Movie
1956	Jim Rankin	Smiley 1956-06-28 Movie
	Mitch Gillis	Port of Escape 1956-05-01 Movie
1954	Malcolm	Trouble in the Glen 1954-06-15 Movie
	Charles Roberts	Devil on Horseback 1954-03-17 Movie
1953	Charles Armstrong	Melba 1953-08-07 Movie
	Supt. Bob Lowther	The Long Memory 1953-01-23 Movie
1952	John Marlowe	Trent's Last Case 1952-09-22 Movie
	Tommy Dillon	Derby Day 1952-06-09 Movie
	Sitter in Bath Studio	The Magic Box 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Larry Burns	Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951-10-25 Movie
	Dr. Nils Ahlen	Valley of the Eagles 1951-09-26 Movie
1950	Reggie Pelham	Traveller's Joy 1950-12-25 Movie
	Michael Murray	The Woman in Question 1950-10-03 Movie
1949	David Howarth	A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 1949-05-23 Movie
1948	Capt. Garry Anson	The Calendar 1948-07-05 Movie
	Nigel	Miranda 1948-04-06 Movie
1947	Tommy Swann	It Always Rains on Sunday 1947-11-25 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Bush Christmas 1947-07-28 Movie
	Arthur Alce	The Loves of Joanna Godden 1947-06-08 Movie
	Joe Bartle	The Root of All Evil 1947-02-05 Movie
1946	John Seldon	A Son is Born 1946-09-20 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv