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John Howard is well known to most viewers for his role as Bob Jelly on the critically acclaimed Seachange. He is a actor equally adapt at stage and screen and has an impressive list of acting accomplishments.

John can now be seen as a star of Always Greener.

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Name John Howard
Birthday 22nd October 1952
Favourite Role

Eddy Bourke, A Man's Gotta Do (Not released yet)

Bob Jelly, Seachange, ABC TV

Latest Role

Film

Eddy Bourke, A Man's Gotta Do

TV

John Taylor, Always Greener

Highlights of Always Greener you wish to share

Blowing up the cow's bum.

Memories of The Road from Coorain you wish to share

An endless horizon of saltbush west of Wentworth NSW.

Memories of The Man who Sued God you wish to share

Shooting the breeze with the delightful Billy Connelly.

Memories of In a Savage Land you wish to share

Too many strange events occured in the "Land of the Unexpected" ie. Kiriwina. Catching a bronze whaler shark on a handline.

Memories of Seachange you wish to share

Too, too many. My favourite parts of the show with the vignettes and the end with Kevin & Trevor.

Memories of Never Tell Me Never you wish to share

Claudia's resilience.

Memories of Blackrock you wish to share

Meeting the professional boxers who helped out.

Memories of Dating the Enemy you wish to share

Asking the director why she cast me and finding out she didn't. Claudia and Guy Pearce lovely people.

Memories of Singapore Sling you wish to share

Going to Bali and Western Samoa afterwards. Taloja!

Memories of Girl from Tomorrow you wish to share

Building the weapons and the "modi" chamber with Nick McCallum (Art Director) . Seeing a tape of the Russian version where one man did ALL the voices.

Memories of Young Einstein you wish to share

Going to Bali and Western Samoa afterwards,. Taloja!

Memories of Around the World in Eighty Ways you wish to share

Gosia's dress.

Memories of Razorback you wish to share

Broken Hill - the Brushmen of the Bush - 5 pigs especially the one with 2 men in it. Chris Haywood and David Argue's insane characters.

Memories of Bush Christmas you wish to share

"Sovereign" the horse I road Johnny Ewing (R.I.P.) and a young Nicole Kidman's start.

Memories of A Town Like Alice you wish to share

Putting a flower in Helen Morse's hair! (Why did I have to plan her brother? Damn!)

Memories of Water Under the Bridge you wish to share

Jackie Weaver gave me a custard pie fight on the last day of the shoot in the makeup room.

Memories of The Club you wish to share

Carn the Pies! Being paid to play for Collingwood at Vic Park.

Memories of The Games you wish to share

A lucky fluke. Met John Clark in the corridor at ABC, Elsternwick Studios - "Ah! I've got something for you" he said. The rest is history.

Memories of Stingers you wish to share

  • Bloody Tattoos!
  • Hot, hot leathers
  • Bikies families and kids lovely people

Memories of Water Rats you wish to share

We raided a houise and only John HAAS ( A real detective) fell over and broke his nose!

Memories of Wildside you wish to share

Improvising scenes with Tony Martin. A lot of fun.

Memories of Flipper you wish to share

Fish.

Memories of Young Ramsey you wish to share

John Hargreaves (RIP) brilliant, mischievous wit. What a man!
Preferred Medium (Stage, Screen, Television) Maybe film or, no, probably TV but depends on the people I'm working with and the script.
Address For Fan Correspondence

c/- ICS Pty Ltd, Level 5, 62 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2000

Favourite Book "The Tin Drum"
Favourite Movies

Too many - "The Tin Drum", "Local Hero", "Angelo My Love".

Favourite Song

Too many - "Blue Velvet " from movie same name.

Favourite Television Program

Always Greener of course!

Favourite Person to Act Alongside Too many - maybe Judy Davis.
Actor you would like to work with All who are good and not up themselves.
Favourite Quote, Saying or Motto

"Ah, Life!" (Anton Chekov, The Seagull)

Favourite Possession None, they're just things.
Future Ambitions

To keep doing what I'm doing now. To turn off my body clock so I can see what the world is like in 300 years!

Why you became an Actor Was carp at everything else. Anne Tenney told me about NIDA.
If you were'nt an Actor other career choice

Marine Biologist or Zoollogist.

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