Acting credits
8
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
John Swindells
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.7
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Movies: 7Series: 1
TMDB ID: 1330821
IMDb ID: nm0842694
Known for: Acting
Born: June 22, 1931
Age: 94
Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 1995
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Biography
John Swindells, a Liverpool native and former student of Quarry Bank Grammar School and Liverpool College of Art, established his international career in the arts. Settled in Victoria, B.C., since 1973, he's known for leading roles across UK stages, Toronto, Canadian theatres, and even in New York and US regional theatres. His work spans television, including 65 episodes of “Z.Cars” as Sgt Ted Bowman (BBC, 1970-1973) and a role as Inspector Ted Bowman in CBC’s “Side Street” (1977-1980). He portrayed J.E.H. McDonald in CBC’s “The Passionate Canadians,” which focused on the "Group of Seven" artists. He made a guest appearance in “B.L. Stryker” (US). Swindells notably played First Technician in Stanley Kubrick's landmark film “2001: A Space Odyssey”. His biography is included in “Who’s Who in the Theatre, Contemporary Stage, Film, and Television” (1983).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Swindells.
3.7
The Donor
as Armand Perris
1995 Movie
The Women of Windsor
as Police Instructor
1992 Movie
1.8
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Ned
1989 Movie
4.0
Passion and Paradise
as Col. R.A. Erskine Lindop
1989 Movie
3.3
Age of Innocence
as Griffen
1977 Movie
5.1
Assault
as Desk Sergeant
1971 Movie
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
as TMA-1 Site Technician #1 (uncredited)
1968 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Swindells.
