Acting
John Swindells
Born — Died
1931-06-22 — 2026-02-11
Place of birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
10 titles
John Swindells, a Liverpool native and former student of Quarry Bank Grammar School and Liverpool College of Art, established his international career in the arts. Settled in Victoria, B.C., since 1973, he's known for leading roles across UK stages, Toronto, Canadian theatres, and even in New York and US regional theatres. His work spans television, including 65 episodes of “Z.Cars” as Sgt Ted Bowman (BBC, 1970-1973) and a role as Inspector Ted Bowman in CBC’s “Side Street” (1977-1980). He portrayed J.E.H. McDonald in CBC’s “The Passionate Canadians,” which focused on the "Group of Seven" artists. He made a guest appearance in “B.L. Stryker” (US). Swindells notably played First Technician i…
Known for
8.0Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
6.7Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.
Shadows of Fear
1970
6.7Community service police detectives navigate social and urban issues in Toronto rather than just traditional major crimes.
Sidestreet
1975
5.8Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy British aristocrat is murdered by his son-in-law, revealing international intrigue and deception in the Bahamas before World War II.
Passion and Paradise
1989
5.5After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
Assault
1971
3.0An artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she is leaving with her lover. He then sets off in pursuit of them, but in the process runs into another woman who is on the run from her crazed lover who is chasing her as much to get his stolen motorcycle back as he is to actually find her.
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
9.0Sisters-in-law Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Diana Spencer, the Duchess of Windsor, lead glamorous, often tumultuous lives under the watchful eye of their mother-in-law, the Queen.
The Women of Windsor
1992
4.3A man on a mountain vacation with two friends goes home with a woman he's never met. He wakes up to find that one of his kidneys has been surgically removed. He spends the rest of the film trying to find out who did it.
The Donor
1995
A couple operates a shady maternity home in 1930s/1940s Nova Scotia. Based on a true story.
Butterbox Babies
1995
1980s · 2 titles
5.8Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy British aristocrat is murdered by his son-in-law, revealing international intrigue and deception in the Bahamas before World War II.
Passion and Paradise
1989
3.0An artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she is leaving with her lover. He then sets off in pursuit of them, but in the process runs into another woman who is on the run from her crazed lover who is chasing her as much to get his stolen motorcycle back as he is to actually find her.
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
1970s · 2 titles
5.5After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
Assault
1971
4.8A British schoolteacher finds trouble in a conservative Canadian town.
Age of Innocence
1977