John Allen
Biography: John Allen (born December 4, 1944) is an Australian actor. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1969, he initially established himself in theatre, appearing in some eighteen productions at the prestigious Melbourne Theatre Company. This was followed by a number of appearances with the Old Tote Theatre Company in Sydney, culminating with the opening season of the Sydney Opera House and a tour with the Company to London and the West End. After returning to Australia he continued to play a broad range of roles on stage, but also became known for his performances in film and on television. In an acting career spanning nearly four decades he was associated with many notable productions, but retired from performing in 2000.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 04, 1944
Deathday: N/A
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Grievous Bodily Harm
1988-10-26
Grievous Bodily Harm
Overview: A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-26
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Now and Forever
1983-06-23
Now and Forever
Overview: A couple's seemingly "perfect" marriage is shaken when the husband is charged with rape.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-23
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The Dismissal
1983-03-06
The Dismissal
Overview: The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-06
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The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
1976-11-06
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
Overview: Hewie Dowker, a New South Wales (Sydney) police officer who becomes aware that he has psychic abilities, which haunt him as he has recurrent visions of a young girl being murdered during a black mass.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-06
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Police State
1989-06-15
Police State
Overview: An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-15
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The Odd Angry Shot
1979-03-01
The Odd Angry Shot
Overview: A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.
Genres: War Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-01
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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996-12-17
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
Overview: The made for television movie Munster's Scary Little Christmas, created three decades after the demise of the original series, concerns son Eddie missing his home in Transylvania. Soon the entire family bands together to teach the young boy everything great about the holiday season.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-17
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The Riddle of the Stinson
1988-07-25
The Riddle of the Stinson
Overview: A true story. In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins his own search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-25
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Vietnam
1987-02-23
Vietnam
Overview: The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-23
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