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John Walton (actor)

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John Walton
Born1952
Died17 July 2014 (aged 62)
OccupationActor

John Walton (1952 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian actor of stage, television, and film, best known for his roles in television soap operas The Young Doctors and The Sullivans.

Walton was born in St. Ives, Sydney, Australia.

Roles

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Walton played Doctor Craig Rothwell in the television soap opera The Young Doctors during 1976 and 1977. In 1984, he also appeared as Bill Woodfull in the miniseries Bodyline, and he played the part of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Australian mini-series A Thousand Skies. He also completed a stint in Heartbreak High playing Nat Delaine from 1997 until 1998.

He appeared as Michael Watkins, the nephew of Ida Jessop (Vivean Gray), on The Sullivans, from episodes 239-433. His character married Maggie Hayward (Vikki Hammond)'s daughter, Alice Morgan (Megan Williams), but it was not a happy marriage. His character was killed in a car accident, after throwing his mistress, Pamela Somers (Diane Craig) from the vehicle, saving her life.

Other television credits include Cop Shop, Skyways, A Country Practice, Halifax f.p., McLeod's Daughters, All Saints, MDA and Blue Heelers.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Taming of the Shrew TV movie
1983 Undercover Fred Feature film
1987 The Lighthorsemen Tas Feature film
1987 Kangaroo Jack Calcott Feature film
1988 The Zero Option Carne Feature film
1989 Luigi's Ladies Steve Feature film
1991 Spotswood Jerry Finn Feature film
1993 Shotgun Wedding Detective Frank Taylor Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976-77 The Young Doctors Doctor Craig Rothwell TV series, 123 episodes
1978-79 The Sullivans Michael Watkins TV series, 74 episodes
1979 Skyways Bryan Johnson TV series, 3 episodes
1979-81 Cop Shop Terry Lindford-Jones / Tom McNaMara TV series, 54 episodes
1981 Bellamy Paul Turner TV miniseries, 1 episode
1984 Five Mile Creek Harrison Miller TV series, 1 episode
1984 Bodyline Bill Woodfull TV miniseries, 7 episodes
1985 Palace of Dreams Charlie TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1985 A Thousand Skies Sir Charles Kingsford Smith TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1985 Winners Geoff TV series, 1 episode
1993 The Adventures of Skippy Greg TV series, 1 episode
1993 A Country Practice Rod Campion TV series, 2 episodes
1994 G.P. Ted Koffel TV series, 1 episode
1995 Halifax f.p. Kaz TV series, season 2, episode 2
1995 Blue Murder Jim Loomes TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1996 McLeod's Daughters Terry Wilcox TV movie
1996 Twisted Tales Arthur Pendle TV series, 1 episode
1997 Home and Away Father Brian Little TV series, 10 episodes
1997-99 Heartbreak High Nat Delaine TV series, 33 episodes
1998 All Saints Gary Mortimer TV series, 1 episode
2001 Going Home Stunt Co-ordinator TV series, 1 episode
2003 MDA David Lowe TV series, 1 episode
2003 Blue Heelers Max Sandler TV series, 1 episode

Death

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John Walton died at his home in Perth following a long battle with Huntington's disease, aged 62.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor John Walton from The Young Doctors has died age 62". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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