John McIntosh Beattie (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972), known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor, and television dramatist.

Early life

He was born John McIntosh Beattie (many sources give "Beattle") at Bellingen,

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. He took the name Warwick from his secondary school.

Acting career

Warwick had an extensive career over 40 years, beginning in Australian cinema in the early 1930s (he is attributed with introducing

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, a personal acquaintance in

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, to acting by bringing him along to a casting session when ''In the Wake of the Bounty'' was being filmed). After relocating to England he was trained as an actor at

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theatre with the

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company "The White Rose Players", afterwards moving into British cinema in the late 1930s–1940s, and television from the 1950s. In the 1960s he returned to Australia and ended his career in television drama and cinema there.

Death

He died on 10 January 1972 at the age of 67, in Sydney, Australia.

Personal life

He was married twice, first to Dorothy Georgina Beattie (filed for divorce in 1927 and decree absolute granted in 1929), and secondly to New Zealand-born actress

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(1903–1976).

Partial filmography

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'' (1932) – Jim Carey * ''

In the Wake of the Bounty ''In the Wake of the Bounty'' (1933) is an Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel about the 1789 Mutiny on the Bounty. It is notable as the screen debut of Errol Flynn, playing Fletcher Christian. The film preceded MGM's more famous ''Mutin ...

'' (1933) – Midshipman Young * '' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1933) – Clive Sherrington * ''

The Silence of Dean Maitland ''The Silence of Dean Maitland'' is an 1886 novel by Maxwell Gray (the pen name of Mary Gleed Tuttiett). Set in a fictionalized Isle of Wight, particularly around Calbourne, it concerns an ambitious clergyman who accidentally kills the father o ...

'' (1934) – Dr. Henry Everard * '' Find the Lady'' (1936) – (uncredited) * '' Double Alibi'' (1937) – Charlie * ''

Lucky Jade ''Lucky Jade'' is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Walter Summers and starring Betty Ann Davies, John Warwick and Syd Crossley. It was shot at Welwyn Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. It wa ...

'' (1937) – John Marsden * '' Catch as Catch Can'' (1937) – Eddie Fallon * '' The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1937) – Robert Brierly * ''

Passenger to London ''Passenger to London'' is a 1937 British espionage thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Warwick, Jenny Laird and Paul Neville. Cast * John Warwick - Frank Drayton * Jenny Laird - Barbara Lane * Paul Neville - Vautel ...

'' (1937) – Frank Drayton * ''

A Yank at Oxford ''A Yank at Oxford'' is a 1938 comedy-drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh and Edmund Gwenn. The screenplay was written by John Monk Saunders and Leon Gordon. The ...

'' (1938) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' John Halifax'' (1938) – John Halifax * ''

This Man Is News ''This Man is News'' is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is s ...

'' (1938) – Johnnie Clayton * '' Me and My Pal'' (1939) – Charlie * ''

Dead Men are Dangerous ''Dead Men are Dangerous'' is a 1939 British noir crime film directed by Harold French and starring Robert Newton, Betty Lynne, John Warwick, and Peter Gawthorne. It was released in the U.S. as ''Dangerous Masquerade''. Its plot concerns an uns ...

'' (1939) – Goddard * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) – Ted Bracher * '' The Face at the Window'' (1939) – Lucien Cortier * ''

Flying Fifty-Five ''Flying Fifty-Five'' is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios. The film is base ...

'' (1939) – Jebson * '' Riding High'' (1939) – George Davenport * ''

21 Days ''21 Days'' (also known as ''21 Days Together'', ''The First and the Last'' and ''Three Weeks Together'') is a 1940 British drama film based on the short 1919 play '' The First and the Last'' by John Galsworthy. It was directed by Basil Dean and ...

'' (1940) – (uncredited) * '' All at Sea'' (1940) – Brown * '' The Case of the Frightened Lady'' (1940) – Studd * ''

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'' (1940) – Shaw * ''

Old Bill and Son ''Old Bill and Son'' is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple. Centred on the First World War cartoon figure Old Bill and his escapades in the early Phoney War of World War II and with that character's creator ...

'' (1941) – Recruiting Officer (uncredited) * ''

The Saint's Vacation ''The Saint's Vacation'' is a 1941 adventure film produced by the British arm of RKO Pictures. The film stars Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", a world-roving crimefighter who walks the fine edge of the law. This was th ...

'' (1941) – Gregory * '' This England'' (1941) – Norman (uncredited) * '' My Wife's Family'' (1941) – Jack Gay * ''

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'' (1941) – Nick Carter * ''

The Missing Million ''The Missing Million'' is a 1942 British crime film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Linden Travers, John Warwick and Patricia Hilliard. It is adapted from the 1923 novel ''The Missing Million'' by Edgar Wallace. A millionaire is persecu ...

'' (1942) – Bennett * ''

The Day Will Dawn ''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the US as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a s ...

'' (1942) – Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub * ''

Talk About Jacqueline ''Talk About Jacqueline'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Harold French and Paul L. Stein and starring Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann and Roland Culver. A woman tries to conceal her questionable past from her new husband. It was base ...

'' (1942) – Donald Clark * ''

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'' (1946) – Maj. 'Mack' MacIntyre, UK * '' Woman to Woman'' (1947) – Dr. Gavron * ''

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'' (1947) – Det. Insp. Carter * ''

While I Live ''While I Live'' is a 1947 British drama film directed and co-written by John Harlow and starring Sonia Dresdel, Tom Walls and Carol Raye. ''While I Live'' is best remembered for its musical theme "The Dream of Olwen" composed by Charles Willi ...

'' (1947) – George Grant * '' The Franchise Affair'' (1951) – Carley * ''

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'' (1951) – Inspector Jim Moss (uncredited) * ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hil ...

'' (1951) – Police Inspector at Squad Car Headquarters (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) – Inspector Hewitt (uncredited) * '' Never Look Back'' (1952) – Inspector Raynor * ''

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'' (1952) – Pete Hanken * ''

The Gentle Gunman ''The Gentle Gunman'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based on a 1950 play of the same title by Roger MacDougall that was televised by the BBC in Se ...

'' (1952) – Prisoners Escort On Ship (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) – Security Chief Brice * '' Street Corner'' (1953) – Insp. Gray * ''

Trouble in Store ''Trouble in Store'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom as a department store clerk in his cinema debut. The film also featured Moira Lister, Margaret Rutherford, Jerry Desmonde and Lana ...

'' (1953) – Robson * ''

Bang! You're Dead ''Bang! You're Dead'' is a 1954 British psychological drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Richmond, Veronica Hurst, Derek Farr and Sean Barrett. The film takes as its subject the accidental killing of a m ...

'' (1954) – Sgt. Gurney * ''

Up to His Neck ''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by ...

'' (1954) – Lt Truman * ''

Dangerous Voyage ''Dangerous Voyage'' is a 1954 British mystery crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring William Lundigan, Naomi Chance and Vincent Ball. It was produced as a second feature for distribution by Anglo-Amalgamated.Chibnall & McFarlane p.14 ...

'' (1954) – Carter * ''

Contraband Spain ''Contraband Spain'' is a 1955 crime film written and directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Richard Greene, Anouk Aimée and Michael Denison. Its Spanish title is ''Contrabando''. Plot A United States Department of the Treasury agent work ...

'' (1955) – Bryant, manager of the Sportadrome * '' The Long Arm'' (1956) – Detective-Inspector at Shipping Office * ''

Town on Trial ''Town on Trial'' is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. A whole town comes under suspicion when two grisly murders are carried out—particularly membe ...

'' (1957) – Inspector Hughes (uncredited) * '' Just My Luck'' (1957) – 1st Ambulance Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958) – Insp. Gillick (uncredited) * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958) – Police Superintendent * ''

The Square Peg ''The Square Peg'' is a 1959 British war comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom. Norman Wisdom plays two different characters: a man who digs and repairs roads, and a Nazi general. Plot During the Second World Wa ...

'' (1959) – Colonel Layton * ''

Horrors of the Black Museum ''Horrors of the Black Museum'' (1959) is a British-American horror film starring Michael Gough and directed by Arthur Crabtree. It was the first film in what film critic David Pirie dubbed Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy" (the other two b ...

'' (1959) – Insp. Lodge * ''

The Desperate Man ''The Desperate Man'' is a 1959 British B movie crime film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell, Charles Gray and Peter Swanwick. The plot involves a writer who investigates a murder in the ...

'' (1959) – Inspector Cobley * ''

Murder at Site 3 ''Murder at Site 3'' is a Hammer movie from 1958, featuring the character of Sexton Blake. It stars Barbara Shelley, Geoffrey Toone and John Warwick. Plot Sexton Blake tracks down a gang who have stolen secrets from a rocket site. Cast * Ge ...

'' (1959) – Cmdr. Chambers *''

The Fourth Square ''The Fourth Square'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry and Delphi Lawrence. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is loosel ...

'' (1961) – Police Sergeant * '' Go to Blazes'' (1962) – Fireman * '' Cobwebs in Concrete'' (1968) – TV play – writer''Cobwebs in Concrete''
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* ''

Adam's Woman ''Adam's Woman'' is a 1970 Australian-American historical drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Beau Bridges, Jane Merrow and John Mills. It has been called a "convict Western". Plot In the 1840s, an American sailor ashore in Liver ...

'' (1970) – Croyden * '' Demonstrator'' (1971) – Frank Jamieson * ''

The Lady from Peking ''That Lady from Peking'' is an Australian crime film directed by Eddie Davis and starring Carl Betz, Nancy Kwan and Bobby Rydell. Although shot in 1969 it was not screened commercially until 1975. It was the last of three films Eddie Davis made ...

'' (1975) – Inspector (Last appearance)

Writing Credits

*'' Waiting in the Wings'' (1965) *''

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'' (1965)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warwick, John 1905 births 1972 deaths Australian male film actors 20th-century Australian male actors