John's Biography:
A Night To Remember.
Dr Syn (Disney).
Adam's Woman.
End Play.
Eliza Fraser.
Weekend of Shadows.
Summerfield.
The Getting of Wisdom.
Breaker Morant.
Attack Force Z.
Going Sane.
Passion Flower.
Bushfire Moon.
Grievous Bodily Harm.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
Heaven Tonight.
Ebbtide.
The Real Macaw.
The Sugar Factory.
Luck.
Stealth.
The Bouncer.
Television
John's Biography:
Playschool.
Boney.
Certain Women.
Homicide.
Matlock Police.
Rush.
Division 4.
Ryan.
The Seven Ages of Man.
Quality of Mercy.
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker.
The Box.
Demolition.
The Scalp Merchant.
The Trial of Ned Kelly
Cass.
Capriccio!
The Sullivans.
The Prophecies of Nostradamus.
Bedfellows.
Slippery Slide.
All The Rivers Run.
Five Mile Creek.
High Country.
The Perfectionist.
I Cant Get Started.
Neighbours.
Alice To Nowhere.
Nancy Wake.
Captain Johnno.
Nostradamus: The Final Chapter?.
Dearest Enemy.
All The Rivers Run, The Sequel.
Which Way Home.
All Together Now.
The Olden Days.
Singapore Sling.
Singapore Sling - Road To Mandalay.
Family Album.
Homicide... 30 Years On.
Singapore Sling - Old Flames.
Singapore Sling - Midnight Orchid.
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.
Fallen Angels.
Good Guys Bad Guys.
Chameleon II: Death Match.
All Star Squares.
The Lost World.
Tales of the South Seas.
Mind Games: Real Life Adventure.
Young Lions.
Evil Never Dies.
Fireflies.
The Way We Were.
All Saints.
How The Bloody Hell Did We Get Here.
Child In A Million (Narrator).
Ten Pound Poms (Narrator).
Theatre/Stage
John’s Biography:
Macbeth
Hamlet
King Lear
Othello
Hair
There Is Nothing More Wonderful Than A Glorious Sunset
Big Brother Dragon
Antony & Cleopatra
Lassater
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well
Godspell
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Caesar and Cleopatra
Dracula
They're Playing Our Song
Children of a Lesser God
My Fair Lady
The Hunting of the Snark
A Little Night Music
Love Letters
Looking Through A Glass Onion
Jesus Christ Superstar
ReUnion
An Ideal Husband
Cafe Brel
The Sound of Music
The Graduate
Oliver!
Influence
Let It Be
The Woman in Black
The White Album Concert
The Rocky Horror Show
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Q & A
Biggest break
Rush [the ABC television series that screened in 1974]. Without Rush, I might have stayed jobbing around, doing bits and pieces, and guest appearances.
Biggest achievement
Managing to look after children [two adult children from his first marriage and three children under six from his third marriage]. It's one of the hardest things in life to get right. I'm not saying I've got it right but there aren't many men my age looking after small children.
Biggest regret
I'm happy with what's been dealt to me. Maybe I could have gone to America but I prefer to live here.
Best investment
Going out on my own and backing myself with Looking Through A Glass Onion. Not in terms of financial success - it had its ups and downs - but it changed the direction of my life by bringing me back to music.
Worst investment
It's probably the things I didn't do. I remember a parcel of land for $5000 in North Queensland in 1974; it's now part of Port Douglas.
Attitude to money
I haven't respected it enough over the years and it comes back to bite you. I had none as a kid, and that doesn't make you tight, it makes you a bit lavish. I've got the mortgage of a much younger man but I'm happy with my lot.
Personal philosophy
I've tried to respect other people and not let resentments build up in me.
Best advice received
An English teacher advised me to be inquisitive. He said there's nothing worse than contempt prior to investigation - don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
Playing John Lennon, did you worry someone playing Mark David Chapman might shoot you?
I never spoke to chubby young men wearing glasses.
Have you ever lied on your résumé?
About my age: I used to put it up, but not any more.
Are you made from leather or is it just the light?
I am made from 100 per cent recyclable textured vegetable protein.
Favourite Destination?
Paris is a second home for me. I first went to France when I was quite young and I speak French and I have a lot of friends in Paris. If I hadn't made a career in Sydney the other choice might have been Paris.
If you could have your life over, would you be an actor or a singer?.
'It could have gone that way,' 'I think I've been lucky to have had a foot in both camps. And now it's come to a stage where music is my main thing. And I like being just a guy out the front of a band. I've done the mini-series. I've done the feature films. I can always revisit those things if people want me to. I'd be more than happy. But, if it's up to me to plan what I do, I'd always have music involved. It's my first and enduring love.'
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John has been a huge force in Australian television since the early 70s when he won a Logie for Best New Talent !!!
Lets give him the Silver or Gold Logie this year to thank him for entertaining us for all these years.
The nominating process has begun over at the TV Week website so head on over to http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/
Vote now and vote a lot !
IF YOU COULD ONLY USE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE JOHN WATERS IT WOULD BE - VERSATILE.
John Waters is one of Australia's most recognised and respected television, film and theatrical actors. He was born in London, England on December 8 1948, to Scottish actor Russell Waters and wife Barbara.
Growing up around his fathers film studio's found him catching the acting bug early. His youngest appearance was at age ten in the original Titanic movie A Night To Remember, followed by a Disney classic Dr Syn and a bit part in Z Cars. John attended Hampton Grammar School from approx 1960 to 1967, appearing as Macbeth in the school play in about 1966 complete with the normally banned long hair !
As a teen he lived every boyhood dream, singing and playing bass in a rock and roll band called The Riots.
In 1968 he took the "ten pound" opportunity offered by the Australian government and sailed to Australia with his guitar and a few pounds in his pocket. He worked on a sheep station before moving to Sydney, where he was working as a storeman by day and frontman of a cover band at night. He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, starring Beau Bridges, was being filmed in NSW and got a job as a grip on set. Cast members, including Helen Morse, recommended he try auditioning for an up and coming new musical. He did, and landed the lead role of Claude in Sydney's 1969 production of the landmark rock musical, Hair. This was followed by the role of Judas in Godspell.
This led to an acting career on stage, film and television that elevated him to his current status as Australia's most versatile leading man.
While he played hard nosed criminals, policemen, soldiers and murderers on television through the 70s, the other side of John was enthralling an audience of 5 year olds (and thier mums) as he had tea and played dress ups with Jemima and Big Ted as a regular host of Play School for 10 years.View a selection of clips of John in Play School below.
As a television actor John was the brooding Sgt. McKellar of ABC TV's Rush which earned him a Logie Award for Best New Talent, and the sexy paddlesteamer captain Brenton Edwards in All The Rivers Run. He guest starred in everything from Homicide to The Box, Good Guys Bad Guys, The Man From Snowy River, All Together Now and Young Lions. Not forgeting the memorable mini series and telemovies Nancy Wake, Alice To Nowhere and Singapore Sling. He had a lead role in the ABC series Fireflies and in currently starring in Channel 7's hospital drama All Saints (for which he recieved a 2006 AFI Award nomination for "Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a TV Drama"). View the ad that introduced All Saints viewers to John's new character in 2006.
As a presenter/narrator/spokesman he has been seen and heard in ad campaigns for The Bankers Trust, MBF Health Fund, Birdseye, Sudafed and Uncle Toby's Porridge. He narrated programs such as Mind Games: Real Life Adventures, Nostradamus, Child In A Million and Ten Pound Poms. View a selection of John's ads below.
On film John has appeared in many Australian productions, from End Play, Summerfield, Breaker Morant, Eliza Frazer, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The Getting Of Wisdom, Bushfire Moon, Heaven Tonight, The Real McCaw and The Bouncer.
As a theatrical performer John has starred in all the classics from Hair to Godspell, Dracula, Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady, The Sound Of Music, They're Playing Our Song, The Hunting of the Snark, A Little Night Music, Love Letters, Children of a Lesser God, Oliver, The Graduate, An Ideal Husband and Influence.
He wrote, financed and composed the rock musical ReUnion with friend Stewart D'Arrietta. He and Stewart also wrote the one man show Looking Through a Glass Onion, based on the life of John Lennon and has toured nationally regularly since 1992 and also had a successful season in London's West End in 1995. He performed a one-man Cabaret season as Jacques Brel in Cafe Brel.
On the family side, John's first marriage was to actress Jenny Cullen - a union that produced children Ivan and Rebecca. His second marriage was to actress Sally Conabere. His third marriage, to Zoe Burton, was in January 2002 and they became parents to son Archie in January 2003 and twins Gloria & Rusty in September 2006.
As he ventures into the mature years of mid to late 50's, John continues to be one of the hardest working and most employable actors in Australia. Happily married for the third time, he is a father of 5 and grandfather of 2.
JOHN WATERS - NOW STARRING IN CH7's ALL SAINTS.
Thanks Tim Z for the use of the fab All Saints screen caps !! Visit Tim's site dedicated to Aussie TV australiantelevision.net
See John as The Narrator in the newest version of the Rocky Horror Show - opening at Star Theatre in Star City Sydney in February 2008. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster from 27 August 2007.
9am With David and Kim. 28 August 2007. John appeared with Michael McCormick to promote the new production of Rock Horror. Enjoy. Thanks to Rachael for recording it !!.
Here is the ad currently running on Sydney TV for Rocky Horror.
This profile is maintained for and on behalf of John Waters by Karina Taylor - webmistress of the Official Fan Site JohnWaters.info.
Hey! How are you today? I created a Jack Campbell Fan Group and I'm recruiting fans. If you join I'd really appreciate it. I'd also appreciate it if you can promote it in any way possible. Thanks I really appreciate it!
Whether you choose to connect with others this Weekend to enjoy certain celebrations or simply rest we are thinking of you and hope you 'be safe' during one of the most busiest yet shortest holiday season of the Year. Take Care.
john waters makes up some of my most memorable theatre experiences including the beautiful "looking through a glass onion" and the suspenseful "woman in black" . . . so nice of someone to make him a tribute page, he contributes so much to the arts! morgan xx
Hi,Happy new year to you! I have added a live track , from a gig, no editing , just a straight through recording with my band and I . It is called Fool. Would appreciate your feedback a lot. Much Love J Marie Cooper
Hi, John you are an absolute icon of the Australian film industry. Thank you for the amazing body of work that you have given to the Australian people. Susannah
