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Jon English

Actor / Comedian / Writer / Musician / Songwriter / Screenwriter | * 03/26/1949 († 66, 03/09/2016) | Hampstead (United Kingdom (UK))
Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar from May 1972, which was broadcast on television. English was also a solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include "Turn the Page", "Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", "Six Ribbons" and "Hot Town". For his starring role in the 1978 Australian TV series Against the Wind he won the TV Week Logie Award for 'Best New Talent in Australia'. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie). The series had international release, known as Mot alla vindar (1980) in Swedish, where "Six Ribbons" was released as a single, both single and the soundtrack album peaked at No.1 on the Norwegian charts; the first single, "Six Ribbons" and the album, peaked at No.4 on the Swedish charts. From 1983 to 1985, English won four Mo Awards with three consecutive 'Entertainer of the Year' awards and a fur... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Movies with Jon English as Actor(4)

as Phil Wehner2000 Walk the Talk
as Poo-Bah1996 The Mikado
as The Pirate King1994 The Pirates of Penzance
as Frank Butterfield1980 Touch and Go

TV Shows/Series with Jon English as Actor(6)

as Pete Tindale1986 The Flying Doctors
as (archive footage)1986 The Flying Doctors
as Jonathan Garrett1978 Against the Wind

Movies with Jon English as Crew(1)

Sound/Music1980 Touch and Go

Citizenship: Australia
Born: Saturday, 03/26 1949 (March) in Hampstead (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 03/09 2016 (March) in Newcastle (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cabramatta High School
Other names for Jon English (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jonathan James English"
Jon English frequently works together with these people:
Sydney Jackson (5x, Actor)
Rebecca Gibney (4x, Actress)
Louise Siversen (4x, Actress)
Nick Waters (3x, Cast)
Bronwyn Binns (3x, Crew)
Nadine Garner (3x, Actress)
Brett Climo (3x, Actor)
Jan Friedl (3x, Actress)
Vince Martin (3x, Actor)
Vikki Blanche (3x, Actress)
Peter Yeldham (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1410963, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024