John Warwick

John Warwick

Born: January 4, 1905
Died: January 10, 1972
in Bellengen River, New South Wales, Australia

Movies for John Warwick...

That Lady from Peking
Title: That Lady from Peking
Character: Inspector
Released: November 13, 1975
Type: Movie
Max Foster (Carl Betz), an American newspaper reporter, is in Hong Kong to assist a defecting Russian diplomat. In return for arranging an escape, the diplomat must turn over to Foster a diary revealing the true events taking place in China. While making his escape, the defector is killed ant the diary vanishes. The reporter sets off on a search for it, from Hong Kong to Australia. The chase ends in an action-filled climax, with the journalist finally meeting up with "That Lady from Peking" (Nancy Kwan) - the diplomat's daughter.
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Demonstrator
Title: Demonstrator
Character: Frank Jamieson
Released: April 5, 1971
Type: Movie
The story of a university student who leads a protest against an Asian security conference in Canberra which has been organised by his father the Australian Defence Minister. His life and his demonstration become disrupted.
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Title: Riptide
Character: Dr. Bricars
Released: February 6, 1969
Type: TV
Riptide is an Australian adventure television
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Title: Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Character: Sir Adrian Gillespie
Released: February 5, 1968
Type: TV
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales.
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Title: Police Surgeon
Character: Inspector Langdon
Released: September 10, 1960
Type: TV
Police Surgeon was a television series made by the Associated British Corporation and starring Ian Hendry as Dr Geoffrey Brent. Its twelve half-hour episodes were broadcast on ITV at 7pm on Saturday nights from 10 September to 3 December 1960.
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The Desperate Man
Title: The Desperate Man
Character: Inspector Cobley
Released: December 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.
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Title: The Third Man
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
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After the Show
Title: After the Show
Character: Dr. Worksop
Released: September 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal mistress.She's a young, bohemian type and Victor is smitten. She leads him on and he takes her out, but after meeting her friends, realises she's not for him.
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Title: No Hiding Place
Released: September 16, 1959
Type: TV
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
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Horrors of the Black Museum
Title: Horrors of the Black Museum
Character: Insp. Lodge
Released: April 29, 1959
Type: Movie
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
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The Square Peg
Title: The Square Peg
Character: Colonel Layton
Released: December 4, 1958
Type: Movie
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
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Law and Disorder
Title: Law and Disorder
Character: Police Superintendent
Released: June 9, 1958
Type: Movie
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.
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Murder at Site 3
Title: Murder at Site 3
Character: Cmdr. Chambers
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Sexton Blake tracks down a gang who have stolen secrets from a rocket site.
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The Long Arm
Title: The Long Arm
Character: Detective Inspector at Shipping Office
Released: June 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
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Contraband Spain
Title: Contraband Spain
Character: Bryant, manager of the Sportadrome
Released: March 15, 1955
Type: Movie
An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.
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Dangerous Voyage
Title: Dangerous Voyage
Character: Carter
Released: September 3, 1954
Type: Movie
Intrigue and smuggling in the English Channel.
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Bang! You're Dead
Title: Bang! You're Dead
Character: Sergeant Gurney
Released: March 15, 1954
Type: Movie
Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...
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Trouble in Store
Title: Trouble in Store
Character: Robson
Released: December 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.
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Street Corner
Title: Street Corner
Character: Insp. Gray
Released: March 17, 1953
Type: Movie
London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.
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Escape Route
Title: Escape Route
Character: Security Chief Brice (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1952
Type: Movie
When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
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The Gentle Gunman
Title: The Gentle Gunman
Character: Prisoner's Escort on Ship (uncredited)
Released: October 23, 1952
Type: Movie
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
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Circumstantial Evidence
Title: Circumstantial Evidence
Character: Pete Hanken
Released: October 16, 1952
Type: Movie
Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?
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High Treason
Title: High Treason
Released: November 13, 1951
Type: Movie
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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Pool of London
Title: Pool of London
Released: February 20, 1951
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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The Franchise Affair
Title: The Franchise Affair
Character: Carley
Released: February 19, 1951
Type: Movie
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
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While I Live
Title: While I Live
Character: George Grant
Released: October 7, 1947
Type: Movie
In 1922, young pianist and composer Olwen Trevelyan, troubled and sleepless over her inability to finish the final notes of her composition, falls to her death from the cliffs of Cornwall. 25 years on, Olwen has gained posthumous fame as a result of her tragic death and her haunting uncompleted composition 'The Dream of Olwen'. Her reclusive sister Julia (Sonia Dresdel), who has never come to terms with Olwen's death, becomes convinced that Olwen has returned when she meets an amnesiac woman who looks like her.
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Dancing with Crime
Title: Dancing with Crime
Character: Det. Insp. Carter
Released: June 25, 1947
Type: Movie
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
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Talk About Jacqueline
Title: Talk About Jacqueline
Released: November 30, 1942
Type: Movie
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The Day Will Dawn
Title: The Day Will Dawn
Character: Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Released: June 8, 1942
Type: Movie
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
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The Missing Million
Title: The Missing Million
Character: Bennett
Released: March 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an attempt at blackmail by infamous criminal The Panda. His plucky sister Joan aids the police in their investigations, but Rex’s disappearance sets in motion a chain of violent and incomprehensible events when blackmail turns to murder...
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Danny Boy
Title: Danny Boy
Character: Carter
Released: August 25, 1941
Type: Movie
A remake of Oswald Mitchell's own 1934 production, a story of Jayne Kaye (Ann Todd), a successful singer in America who returns to Britain during the Blitz to find her ex-husband and son who have fallen on hard times.
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This England
Title: This England
Character: Norman (uncredited)
Released: July 22, 1941
Type: Movie
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
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The Saint's Vacation
Title: The Saint's Vacation
Character: Gregory
Released: May 9, 1941
Type: Movie
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
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Old Bill and Son
Title: Old Bill and Son
Character: Recruiting Officer
Released: March 1, 1941
Type: Movie
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
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Spare a Copper
Title: Spare a Copper
Character: Shaw
Released: December 2, 1940
Type: Movie
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.
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The Case of the Frightened Lady
Title: The Case of the Frightened Lady
Character: Studd
Released: September 28, 1940
Type: Movie
A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.
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21 Days Together
Title: 21 Days Together
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 7, 1940
Type: Movie
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
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Riding High
Title: Riding High
Character: George Davenport
Released: December 4, 1939
Type: Movie
Popular comedian Claude Dampier is seen at his best here, as he disrupts the sedate peace of Victorian England in his attempt to help a village blacksmith win both a bicycle race and the girl. Can the blacksmith's new bicycle design triumph over his rival's trusty penny farthing?
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The Face at the Window
Title: The Face at the Window
Character: Lucien Cortier
Released: April 7, 1939
Type: Movie
In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
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Dead Men Are Dangerous
Title: Dead Men Are Dangerous
Character: Goddard
Released: February 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
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This Man Is News
Title: This Man Is News
Character: Johnnie Clayton
Released: September 16, 1938
Type: Movie
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
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John Halifax
Title: John Halifax
Character: John Halifax
Released: March 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Craik it tells the story of John Halifax who, despite humble beginnings, becomes a highly respected local businessman. As partner in a mill he weathers the turbulent economic times of the early 1800s.
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Bad Boy
Title: Bad Boy
Character: Nick Bryan
Released: January 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Nick plans to go to Canada after being released from prison, but his old gang will not share out the loot from their last job.
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The Ticket of Leave Man
Title: The Ticket of Leave Man
Character: Robert Brierly
Released: October 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.
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Lucky Jade
Title: Lucky Jade
Character: John Marsden
Released: July 19, 1937
Type: Movie
Betsy, a housemaid and aspiring actress, throws a party in her employer's house while he's away. Guests include agents and producers; but her employer's priceless jade collection also becomes the target of unscrupulous thieves.
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Catch as Catch Can
Title: Catch as Catch Can
Character: Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon
Released: July 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluctant smuggler Barbara Standish, he convinces her to return with him to France with her cache of diamonds. But she is unaware of a network of thieves onboard their ship, competing against each other to make off with her jewels.
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Passenger to London
Title: Passenger to London
Character: Frank Drayton
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A government agent is returning from France with secret blueprints that were stolen from his government. On the train ride home, thieves break into his compartment and murder him.
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The Squatter's Daughter
Title: The Squatter's Daughter
Character: Clive Sherrington
Released: September 23, 1933
Type: Movie
A story of rival sheep stations and of the strong-willed squatter’s daughter who wants to unite them.
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In the Wake of the Bounty
Title: In the Wake of the Bounty
Character: Midshipman Young
Released: March 14, 1933
Type: Movie
The film explores the story of the Bounty and is based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.