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John Stanton

Highest Rated: 88% Phar Lap (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Rent-A-Cop (1988)

Birthday: Oct 28, 1944

Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Actor John Stanton appeared on the big screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Early on, Stanton mostly landed roles in various films, including "Kitty and the Bagman" (1982), "Run, Rebecca, Run!" (1982) and the dramatic adventure "Dusty" (1983) with Bill Kerr. He also appeared in "Phar Lap" (1983). He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including a part on "Homicide" (1973-74). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Morris West's The Naked Country" (1985), "Tai-Pan" (1986) and "Fists of Blood" (1987). He also appeared in "Great Expectations - The Untold Story" (1987) and "Day of the Panther" (1988). Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "Rent-A-Cop" (1988) with Burt Reynolds, "Vacant Possession" (1995) and "Darkness Falls" (2003) with Chaney Kley. He held additional roles in television including a part on "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" (Family Channel Studios, 1993-97). Most recently, Stanton appeared in "Childhood's End" (2015).

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Highest rated movies

88% 93% Phar Lap
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67% 78% Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
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14% 39% Tai-Pan
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10% 34% Darkness Falls Watchlist
0% 17% Rent-A-Cop
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Reprisal
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The Naked Country
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20% Day of the Panther
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Great Expectations, the Untold Story
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Bellamy: Massage Girl Murders
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
67% 78% Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Crippins (Character) $51.0K 2020
10% 34% Darkness Falls Captain Thomas Henry (Character) $32.1M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Reprisal McTaggart (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Halifax: Lies of the Mind Malcolm Priest (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Expectations Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 20% Day of the Panther William Anderson (Character) - 1988
0% 17% Rent-A-Cop Alexander (Character) $294.3K 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fists of Blood William Anderson (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strike of the Panther William Anderson (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Expectations, the Untold Story Abel Magwitch (Character) - 1986
14% 39% Tai-Pan Tyler Brock (Character) $3.8M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Naked Country Lance Dillon (Character) - 1985
88% 93% Phar Lap Eric Connolly (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kitty and the Bagman The Bagman (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dusty Railey Jordan (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bellamy: Massage Girl Murders Steve Bellamy (Character) - 1980

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Blake Mysteries Douglas Ashby (Guest Star) 2013-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pirate Islands Unknown (Character) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Halifax F.P. Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Oliver Blackwood (Character) 1994
40% No Score Yet Time Trax Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mission: Impossible Unknown (Guest Star) 1989