Veteran Australian actor John Ewart's career got off to a promising start when he played 'Dopey' in a 3XY radio production of 'Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'. John was aged four. Numerous radio shows and theatre productions later at the age of 18 he so impressed legendary film maker Charles Chauval that he was signed to make his film debut ...
Made his debut aged 4 in a radio production of Snow White
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Made his theatre debut aged 5
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Attended Melbourne's Scotch College
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John became involved in Operation Newsreel - a joint project between News Corporation, Greater Union and The National Film and Sound Archive aimed at protecting and prexerving Australia's stock of antique newsreels. John gave publicity to the project and celebrated the launch of the project with a hot air balloon ride over Canberra.
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Son John Jnr. was best man when he married his second wife Trish De Heer on Christmas Eve 1979 at the Wayside chapel in Sydney's Kings Cross. Actress Lynda Stoner was matron of honor.
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Died aged 66 from lung cancer at Sydney's Grenwich Hospital
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John's final role was in the acclaimed movie _Tracks of Glory'(1991) (mini)_ - the true story of a black American cyclist living in Australia who overcomes prejudice and corruption to become a world champion.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tracks of Glory
1994
TV Mini-Series
Syd Melville
Hurricane Smith
1992
David Griffiths
Which Way Home
1991
TV Movie
Ferguson
Boys from the Bush
1991
TV Series
The Returning
1990
Steadman Senior
The Flying Doctors
1990
TV Series
Ralph
A Country Practice
1981-1990
TV Series
Lachlan Morrison / Harry Jolly / Clarrie King / ...
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