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John Bell(III)

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John Bell
John Bell was born on 1 November 1940 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and director, known for Far East (1982), The Taming of the Shrew (1973) and The Comedy Game (1971). He is married to Anna Volska. They have two children.
BornNovember 1, 1940
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BornNovember 1, 1940
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Far East (1982)
    Far East
    5.3
    • Peter Reeves
    • 1982
    The Taming of the Shrew
    TV Movie
    • Petruchio
    • 1973
    Jeff Ashby and Robyn Nevin in The Comedy Game (1971)
    The Comedy Game
    TV Series
    • Sean Crisp
    Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
    Deadline Gallipoli
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Kitchener

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
      The Twelve
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • John Dallimore
      • 2025
    • Richard Roxburgh in The Correspondent (2024)
      The Correspondent
      6.0
      • Juris Greste
      • 2024
    • Essie Davis, Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden, and Sam Reid in Lambs of God (2019)
      Lambs of God
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Bishop Malone
      • 2019
    • Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
      Deadline Gallipoli
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Lord Kitchener
      • 2015
    • Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Porteous, Syd Heylen, Anne Tenney, Brian Wenzel, and Shane Withington in A Country Practice (1981)
      A Country Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Peter Kerr
      • 1990
    • Jane Badler, Peter Graves, Antony Hamilton, Terry Markwell, Phil Morris, and Thaao Penghlis in Mission: Impossible (1988)
      Mission: Impossible
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Erik Vogel
      • 1989
    • Melita Jurisic in Hunger (1986)
      Hunger
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Romanian Consul
      • 1986
    • The Explorers
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Wills
      • 1984
    • Far East (1982)
      Far East
      5.3
      • Peter Reeves
      • 1982
    • Sara Kestelman and Andrew McFarlane in Break of Day (1976)
      Break of Day
      6.3
      • Arthur
      • 1976
    • Explorers (1975)
      Explorers
      TV Mini Series
      • William Wills
      • 1975
    • John Bell in Hamlet (1974)
      Hamlet
      TV Movie
      • Hamlet
      • 1974
    • The Taming of the Shrew
      TV Movie
      • Petruchio
      • 1973
    • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
      TV Movie
      • Arturo Ui
      • 1972
    • Jeff Ashby and Robyn Nevin in The Comedy Game (1971)
      The Comedy Game
      TV Series
      • Sean Crisp
      • 1971

    Director

    • John Bell in Hamlet (1974)
      Hamlet
      TV Movie
      • directed for the stage by
      • 1974
    • James Bowles, Gloria Dawn, Gerry Duggan, and Graham Rouse in A Hard God (1974)
      A Hard God
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1974

    Additional Crew

    • John Wegner, Alexia Voulgaridou, and Yonghoon Lee in Tosca (2014)
      Tosca
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 2014

    Personal details

    • Born
      • November 1, 1940
      • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
    • Spouse
      • Anna Volska? - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      His theatre credits include: Rosencrantz in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare , directed by Peter Hall (Aldwych Theatre, London, 1965)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) for his services to the arts in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

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