John Tate (actor) explained

John Tate
Birth Name:John Paul Tate
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Birth Date: January 1915
Death Place:Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Children:Nick Tate

John Paul Tate (January 1915 – 19 March 1979) was an Australian actor, active in radio and screen.

Biography

Born in Sydney he was the father of actor Nick Tate and was married to actress and stage manager Neva Carr Glynn.[1] He divorced Glynn in 1954.[2] [3] [4]

After starting his career in vaudeville, he was best known for appearing in On the Beach (1959). He moved to England where he lived the rest of his life.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1944First Victory Loan: Return Journey
1946Smithy Charles Ulm
1958Smiley Gets a Gun Dave Rudge Uncredited
1958His Excellency TV play
1959Thunder of Silence TV play
1959On the Beach Adm. Bridie
1962The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day Charlie TV play
1962The Pot Carriers Prison Officer I / C Visiting Room
1963The Day of the Triffids Captain – SS Midland
1963It's All Happening Julian Singleton
1965Invasion Dundy
1966Bindle (One of Them Days) Mr Stokes
1967 Great Expectations Magwitch TV series
1970Julius Caesar Clitus
1976The Autobiography of a Flea Aged Priest (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. News: LIFE STYLE TV-ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT Career began in Vaudeville at 4 . . 49 . 14,142 . 12 August 1975 . 28 January 2017 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: RADIO PAIR DIVORCED . . 21 May 1954 . 28 January 2017 . 3 (CITY FINAL) . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: RADIO STARS IN DIVORCE DRAMA . . 3356 . Sydney. 23 May 1954 . 28 January 2017 . 52 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: They've Found Romance In Radio . . 29 . 60 . New South Wales. 14 August 1941 . 28 January 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: AUSTRALIAN ACTORS IN BRITISH SHOW . . 43 . 12,405 . 1 September 1969 . 28 January 2017 . 15 . National Library of Australia.