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Encyclopedia > John Wood (Australian actor)
John Wood
Born: 14 July 1946 (1946-07-14) (age 61)
Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Actor and writer
Notable Roles
Michael Rafferty in
Rafferty's Rules (1987-1990)
Tom Croydon in
Blue Heelers (1994-2006)

John Wood (Born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Raffertys Rules was an Australian television drama series about the life of Magistrate, Michael Raffery (played by Australian actor John Wood). ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australias best-loved dramas. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... The Gold Logie Award The Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australias best-loved dramas. ...


John Wood began his acting career in 1967, where he had a guest role in Bellbird, an Australian television series. He then appeared in several Australian drama series and mini-series in minor roles. John also wrote four episodes of the series Prisoner. It wasn't until 1987 that John Wood became a well-known actor, taking the lead in Rafferty's Rules, as magistrate Michael Rafferty. Wood twice won a Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor" for his role in the show during its four seasons. Bellbird was a daily soap opera screened for 15 minutes each night by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before the evening news. ... Raffertys Rules was an Australian television drama series about the life of Magistrate, Michael Raffery (played by Australian actor John Wood). ... A magistrate is a judicial officer. ...


In 1994 Wood landed a leading role in Blue Heelers as Tom Croydon. This show became a big hit in Australia. As well as starring in the show, he also wrote several episodes. The show was axed in 2006, and Wood is one of only two actors (the other being Julie Nihill) to star in Blue Heelers from its beginning in 1994 to its end in 2006. Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australias best-loved dramas. ... Julie Nihill (born 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australias best-loved dramas. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Wood was a contestant in the 2004 edition of the Australian Dancing with the Stars. In 2007, Wood appeared on Channel Ten's tele-movie, Joanne Lees - Murder in the Outback, where he played barrister Grant Algie. He currently hosts Channel Nine's travel series Wine Me, Dine Me. Dancing with the Stars is a multi Logie Award winning Australian light entertainment television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ... Channel Ten is one of Australias three commercial television channels, broadcasted by Network Ten. ... Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback is an Australian telemovie, which first aired on Channel Ten on March 18, 2007. ... // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... Channel Nine is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Nine Network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

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Notable Television Roles

Raffertys Rules was an Australian television drama series about the life of Magistrate, Michael Raffery (played by Australian actor John Wood). ... Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australias best-loved dramas. ... Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... The Einstein Factor is an Australian television quiz show, broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback is an Australian telemovie, which first aired on Channel Ten on March 18, 2007. ...

Theatre

Wood is also an experienced stage actor. Notable roles include The Club, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, ART, Born Yesterday, The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin, Chess (the musical), Love Letters and The Real Inspector Hound. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1961 musical, initially running for 1,417 performances. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... For the 1950 film version, see Born Yesterday (1950 film) For the 1993 remake, see Born Yesterday (1993 film) Born Yesterday is a play written and first directed by Garson Kanin and adapted into a successful 1950 film. ... Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. ... Love Letters is a 1945 film which tells the story of a World War II soldier who writes his friends love letters, but begins falling in love with the friends girlfriend. ... The Real Inspector Hound is a short play by Tom Stoppard. ...


Awards

John Wood received the TV Week Logie Award in 1988 and 1989 for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on Rafferty's Rules.[1][2] TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australia television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... Raffertys Rules was an Australian television drama series about the life of Magistrate, Michael Raffery (played by Australian actor John Wood). ...


Wood was nominated for the Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian television every year from 1997 to 2006. After nine consecutive Gold Logie nominations without a win, he was awarded the prize in 2006.[3] John was again nominated for the gold logie for (2007). The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australia television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


References

  1. ^ John Wood — 1988 Logie Awards
  2. ^ John Wood — 1989 Logie Awards
  3. ^ John Wood - Gold Logie Award — 2006

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Wood (Australian actor) (421 words)
John Wood (Born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.
John Wood began his acting career in 1967, where he has a guest role in Bellbird, an Australian television series.
John Wood received the TV Week Logie Award in 1988 and 1989 for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on Rafferty's Rules.
Australian Story - Interview with actor John Wood (1451 words)
JOHN WOOD: I always think you know when I was young the only thing my father ever said to me about being an actor was 'I don't know what you'd want to do that acting for it's a bloody sissy sport' and I suspect Williams father said it to him, something like that, to him.
JOHN WOOD: I think one of his biggest problems as an actor is that he is incredibly bright, incredibly intelligent.
JOHN WOOD: I mean he's genuinely lucky not to have been beaten to death on the set of Blue Heelers a couple of times I think but you know as I say you just adore the guy you know, I absolutely adore him.
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