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John Bethune(1913-2007)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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John Bethune was born on 21 October 1913 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Purple Playhouse (1973), Folio (1955) and Playbill (1953). He was married to Aileen Seaton. He died on 21 July 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornOctober 21, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 2007(93)
BornOctober 21, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 2007(93)
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Known for

Dracula (1973)
Purple Playhouse
TV Series
  • Writer
Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
Folio
6.1
TV Series
  • Cyrus
Playbill (1953)
Playbill
5.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Musicamera
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Actor

  • Exquisite Corpses (1989)
    Exquisite Corpses
    6.0
    • Wise Derelict
    • 1989
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
    Friday the 13th: The Series
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Man in Wheelchair
    • 1988
  • Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)
    The New Avengers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1977
  • John Candy in Find the Lady (1976)
    Find the Lady
    4.0
    • Henry
    • 1976
  • Carol Mayo Jenkins and Andrew Skidd in Performance (1974)
    Performance
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1975
  • The Starlost (1973)
    The Starlost
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Villager 'A'
    • 1973
  • Timothy Bottoms and Lindsay Wagner in The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    7.2
    • Hotel Clerk
    • 1973
  • The Sloane Affair
    6.1
    • 1972
  • Michael Douglas in When Michael Calls (1972)
    When Michael Calls
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Quinlin
    • 1972
  • McQueen
    6.5
    TV Series
    • 1969
  • Counter Etiquette. Part 2
    Short
    • 1967
  • John Vernon in Wojeck (1966)
    Wojeck
    8.2
    TV Series
    • S.R. Gordon
    • 1966
  • The Forest Rangers (1963)
    The Forest Rangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Brown
    • Elford
    • 1963–1965
  • Playdate
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Nault
    • 1963
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Gray
    • 1963

Writer

  • Musicamera
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Dracula (1973)
    Purple Playhouse
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1973
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1964
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • teleplay
    • 1960
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    6.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1955–1959
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1954
  • On Camera
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Playbill (1953)
    Playbill
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 21, 1913
    • Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
  • Died
    • July 21, 2007
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Aileen Seaton1948 - December 29, 2004 (her death)

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