John Warwick


John McIntosh Beattie, known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor, and television dramatist.

Early life

He was born John McIntosh Beattie at Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia. He took the name Warwick from his secondary school.

Acting career

Warwick had an extensive career over 40 years, beginning in Australian cinema in the early 1930s.
After relocating to England he was trained as an actor at Harrogate theatre with the repertory company "The White Rose Players", afterwards moving into British cinema in the late 1930s–1940s, and television from the 1950s. In the 1960s he returned to Australia and ended his career in television drama and cinema there.

Death

He died on 10 January 1972 at the age of 67, in Sydney, Australia.

Personal life

He was married twice, first to Dorothy Georgina Beattie, and secondly to Molly Raynor.

Partial filmography