John McCallum
Actor
Born March 14, 1918 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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'.
Filmography
Forever Ealing
Self
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee
Attack Force Z
The Highest Honour
Tarka the Otter
Bailey's Bird
Sir Bernard Kelvin
Nickel Queen
To Build a Fire
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Three in One
Introductions
Smiley
Jim Rankin
Port of Escape
Mitch Gillis
Trouble in the Glen
Malcolm
Melba
Charles Armstrong
The Long Memory
Supt. Bob Lowther
Trent's Last Case
John Marlowe
Derby Day
Tommy Dillon
The Magic Box
Sitter in Bath Studio
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Larry Burns
Valley of the Eagles
Dr. Nils Ahlen
Traveller's Joy
Reggie Pelham
The Woman in Question
Michael Murray
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
David Howarth
The Calendar
Capt. Garry Anson
Miranda
Nigel
It Always Rains on Sunday
Tommy Swann
Bush Christmas
Narrator (voice)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Arthur Alce
The Root of All Evil
Joe Bartle
A Tailor-Made Man
Butler