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Acting

John Stanton

Career

Active from 1975 to 2016, with a break from 2000 to 2010, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dismissal
The Dismissal
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Stanton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    37
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    3 titles · average score 71
    Fake
    Fake (2024)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as Percy

    Bay of Fires
    Bay of Fires (2023)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show · as Douglas

    Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
    Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Crippins

    2010s

    8 titles · average score 66
    Bloom
    Bloom (2019)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Max McKinnon

    The BBQ
    The BBQ (2018)
    GoodWatch score 37

    as Herbert

    Jack Irish
    Jack Irish (2016)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Bill the Boatman

    The Greats: Vivien Leigh
    The Greats: Vivien Leigh (2016)

    as Narrator

    Childhood's End
    Childhood's End (2015)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Wainright Senior

    The Doctor Blake Mysteries
    The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show · as Douglas Ashby

    Anzacs: In the Face of War
    Anzacs: In the Face of War (2011)

    as Narrator

    Beneath Hill 60
    Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as General Lambert

    2000s

    3 titles · average score 54
    Through My Eyes
    Through My Eyes (2004)

    TV show · as Roff

    Darkness Falls
    Darkness Falls (2003)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Captain Henry

    McLeod's Daughters
    McLeod's Daughters (2001)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Bryce Redstaff

    1990s

    9 titles · average score 69
    Big Brother of Christmas Island
    Big Brother of Christmas Island (1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Reprisal
    Reprisal (1997)

    as McTaggart

    Vacant Possession
    Vacant Possession (1995)

    as Frank

    The Silver Brumby
    The Silver Brumby (1994)

    TV show · as The Brolga (voice)

    Halifax f.p.
    Halifax f.p. (1994)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Malcolm Priest

    The Man from Snowy River
    The Man from Snowy River (1994)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show · as Oliver Blackwood

    Blue Heelers
    Blue Heelers (1993)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Touring Australia
    Touring Australia (1993)

    as Narrator

    The Feds
    The Feds (1993)

    TV show · as John Dyer

    1980s

    12 titles · average score 45
    Strike of the Panther
    Strike of the Panther (1989)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as William Anderson

    Day of the Panther
    Day of the Panther (1988)
    GoodWatch score 35

    as William Anderson

    Great Expectations: The Untold Story
    Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987)

    as Abel Magwitch

    Rent-a-Cop
    Rent-a-Cop (1987)
    GoodWatch score 18

    as Alexander

    Tai-Pan
    Tai-Pan (1986)
    GoodWatch score 31

    as Tyler Brock

    The Naked Country
    The Naked Country (1985)

    as Lance Dillon

    The Dismissal
    The Dismissal (1983)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Malcolm Fraser

    Kitty and the Bagman
    Kitty and the Bagman (1983)

    as The Bagman

    Dusty
    Dusty (1983)

    as Railey Jordan

    Phar Lap
    Phar Lap (1983)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Eric Connolly

    Bellamy
    Bellamy (1981)

    TV show

    Run Rebecca, Run!
    Run Rebecca, Run! (1981)

    as Bob Porter

    1970s

    1 title
    Tully
    Tully (1975)

    as Helier

    1960s

    1 title
    Homicide
    Homicide (1964)

    TV show · as Kev Lister / Jack Robertson