Bartholomew John

Bartholomew John
Birth nameJohn Suckling
Born (1952-08-24) 24 August 1952 (age 72)
Christchurch, New Zealand
MediumActor, singer
Years active1974–
Notable works and rolesChris Piper in The Young Doctors
Captain Nick Granger in Skyways

Bartholomew John (born 24 August 1952 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is an actor best known for his roles on television in America and Australia. In 1974, his single "Someone" peaked at number 75 in Australia.[1]

Career

John has worked as a professional stage and screen actor, singer and presenter for over 40 years, nationally and internationally. He is a classically trained singer, who initially had a music career in New Zealand. He never considered himself an actor, but developed the acting bug through musical theatre.[2]

In the 1970s, John played clown, Ronald McDonald on McDonald’s television advertisements in Australia.[3]

He played Dr. Chris Piper in the Australian soap opera The Young Doctors from 1977 to 1979 followed by a lead role in Skyways from 1979 to 1981 as Captain Nick Granger, also appearing in Waterloo Station and Special Squad. His guest credits include: Murder Call, All Saints and Always Greener.

John attended The Actors Studio in New York in the 1980s, where he took some master classes.[4]

In 2005, John portrayed John Forsythe in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalised television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty.[5][6]

His theatre appearances include South Pacific (as Captain George Brackett), The Sound of Music (playing Captain Von Trapp), Oliver! (as Fagan), the world premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman (playing Byron Mayo) and the world premiere of Dr Zhivago (as Victor Komarovsky).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1983 Skin Deep Ray Scott TV movie
1988 Outback Bound Newsreader TV movie
1996 Acri Wyler Feature film
2003 Lucy Hubbell Robinson TV movie
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure John Forsythe TV movie

Television

Year Title Role Type
1975 Matlock Police Oscar Zolinsky TV series, season 5, episode 178: "The Overlanders"
1977–1979 The Young Doctors Dr. Chris Piper TV series, 398 episodes
1979–1980 Skyways Captain Nick Granger TV series, seasons 1–2, 87 episodes
1981 Cop Shop Clive Groves TV series, 2 episodes
1983–1984 Waterloo Station Detective Tony Harris TV series
1984 Special Squad John Sutton TV series, episode: "Slow Attack"
1986–1987 The Challenge John Longley Miniseries, 6 episodes
1988 Australians Dick Meagher Miniseries, episode "John Norton"
1993 Time Trax Roger Stevens TV series, season 1, episode 13: "Darien Comes Home"
1993 G.P. Garth Storey TV series, season 5, episode 25: "Family Life"
1995 Space: Above and Beyond Richard West TV series, pilot episode
1999 Heartbreak High Mr Cross TV series, season 7, episode 18
2000 Tales of the South Seas Miniseries, episode 8: "The Rabblerouser"
2000 Murder Call Sebastian Tombs TV series, season 3, episode 12: "A Stab in the Dark"
2002–2003 All Saints Lindsay Green TV series, seasons 5–6, 3 episodes
2002–2003 Always Greener Gregory Kind TV series, season 2, 6 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Type
1974 A Little Night Music Frid the Butler Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson
1977; 1981 Side by Side by Sondheim Canberra Theatre, Theatre Royal Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Court Theatre, Christchurch with Globe Theatre Productions
1981 Something's Queer at the Pier Manly Music Hall, Sydney
1981 On Our Selection Sandy Taylor SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1983 The Sound of Music Captain Von Trapp Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1984 Oliver! Bill Sikes Festival Theatre, Adelaide at Adelaide Festival Centre
1987 The Essential Coward - Private Lives Sydney Opera House
1987 Olympus on My Mind Jupiter University of Sydney with Gordon Frost Organisation
1988 Faces in the Street Seymour Centre, Sydney for Sydney Festival
1988 Man of La Mancha Knight State Theatre, Melbourne
1991 Death Trap University of Sydney
1991 Arsenic and Old Lace Playhouse, Adelaide, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford, Canberra Theatre, Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane
1992 Mary Lives! Various roles Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Monash University, Geelong Arts Centre with Playbox Theatre Company
1995 I Hate Hamlet Arts Theatre, Adelaide
2005–2006 Fiddler on the Roof The Constable Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne with TML Enterprises
2006 Titanic: The Musical John Jacob Astor Theatre Royal Sydney with Seabiscuit Productions
2011 Doctor Zhivago Viktor Komarovsky Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne with Gordon Frost Organisation
2012 An Officer and a Gentleman Byron Mayo / Mullins / Worley Sydney Lyric Theatre with Gordon Frost Organisation
2013 South Pacific Captain George Bracket Sydney Opera House with Opera Australia & Lincoln Center Theatre
2013 Anything Goes Elisha Whitney Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Sydney Opera House with Gordon Frost Organisation & Opera Australia

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References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 158. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/blogs/how-we-do-what-we-do/bart-john-marika-aubrey/amp
  3. ^ https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/blogs/how-we-do-what-we-do/bart-john-marika-aubrey/amp
  4. ^ https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/blogs/how-we-do-what-we-do/bart-john-marika-aubrey/amp
  5. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (1 January 2005). "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits". Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  7. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2484

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