John Swindells
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).
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its...
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Assault
as Desk SergeantAfter a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another...
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Age of Innocence
as GriffenA British schoolteacher finds trouble in a conservative Canadian town.
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Passion and Paradise
as Col. R.A. Erskine LindopSir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their...
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The Women of Windsor
as Police InstructorSisters-in-law Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Diana Spencer, the Duchess of Windsor,...
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Shadows of Fear
as PostmanAnthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...
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Sidestreet
as Inspector Ted Bowman (1976-78)Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It...
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