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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 14, 1918
Died
February 3, 2010
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Also Known As
- John Neil McCallum
John McCallum
0.2 Popularity
Biography
McCallum's father, John Neil McCallum Sr., was a theatre owner and entrepreneur, who built and for many years ran the 2,000 seat Cremorne Theatre on the banks of the Brisbane River. After emigrating from Scotland, McCallum Snr. became an accomplished musician, and was soon heavily involved in Brisbane's entertainment scene. His mother was an accomplished amateur actress who was born in England. In 1918, McCallum Jr. was born in Brisbane during the opening night of a comedy performance. After his birth, a family friend sent his father a wire: 'Congratulations on two howling successes'. McCallum was exposed to acting at a young age: his early childhood was full of backstage encounters at the Cremorne with the wide variety of performers who frequented his father's theatre. Although McCallum and his two younger brothers received their primary school education in the UK, the family returned to Australia once the Great Depression started. His secondary education was at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane. His early theatrical training was with Barbara Sisely at the Brisbane Repertory Company.
Known For
6.8
Self
Forever Ealing
2002
5.0
Interviewee
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986
5.0
Sir Bernard Kelvin
Bailey's Bird
1979
0.0
Introductions
Three in One
1957
6.7
Jim Rankin
Smiley
1956
5.4
Mitch Gillis
Port of Escape
1956
5.7
Malcolm
Trouble in the Glen
1954
🎬
0.0
Charles Roberts
Devil on Horseback
1954
3.0
Charles Armstrong
Melba
1953
6.6
Supt. Bob Lowther
The Long Memory
1953
Credits
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002
6.8
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
as Interviewee
1986
5.0
Bailey's Bird
as Sir Bernard Kelvin
1979
5.0
Three in One
as Introductions
1957
0.0
Smiley
as Jim Rankin
1956
6.7
Port of Escape
as Mitch Gillis
1956
5.4
Trouble in the Glen
as Malcolm
1954
5.7
🎬
Devil on Horseback
as Charles Roberts
1954
0.0
Melba
as Charles Armstrong
1953
3.0
The Long Memory
as Supt. Bob Lowther
1953
6.6
Trent's Last Case
as John Marlowe
1952
5.4
Derby Day
as Tommy Dillon
1952
6.5
The Magic Box
as Sitter in Bath Studio
1952
6.3
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Larry Burns
1951
5.8
Valley of the Eagles
as Dr. Nils Ahlen
1951
6.0
Traveller's Joy
as Reggie Pelham
1950
5.7
The Woman in Question
as Michael Murray
1950
6.2
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as David Howarth
1949
4.9
The Calendar
as Capt. Garry Anson
1948
6.0
Miranda
as Nigel
1948
6.2
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Tommy Swann
1947
6.6
Bush Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
1947
5.5
The Loves of Joanna Godden
as Arthur Alce
1947
7.0
The Root of All Evil
as Joe Bartle
1947
6.8
🎬
A Son Is Born
as John Seldon
1946
0.0
A Tailor-Made Man
as Butler
1922
0.0