Acting

John Tate

Born 1915-01-05 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Acting credits

On the Beach poster
6.7

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

On the Beach

1959

The Day of the Triffids poster
6.1

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

The Day of the Triffids

1963

Julius Caesar poster
5.9

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

Julius Caesar

1970

Pacific Adventure poster
6.7

An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that occasionally dogged him. PG Taylor and Billy Hughes both make appearances playing themselves.

Pacific Adventure

1946

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard poster
NR

After discovering a young boy aboard Thunderbird 2, Jeff tries to decide how to deal with the stowaway while his sons break protocol by enthralling him with tales of their past adventures.

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

1966

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno poster
NR

While Jeff goes on vacation with Lady Penelope in Australia, Scott struggles to coordinate International Rescue's response to a fire that threatens an oil drilling platform in the Atlantic.

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

1966

Wuthering Heights poster
7.5

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

Wuthering Heights

1967

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe poster
8.0

The retro rockets fail on a manned mission to retrieve matter from a solar prominence, putting the spaceship on a collision course with the Sun. Thunderbird 3 and Thunderbird 2 are sent on a dual mission to transmit a radio signal that will remotely activate the Sun Probe's retros.

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

1965

Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators! poster
10.0

An experiment to increase the world's food supply goes horribly wrong when a would-be thief spills a new growth hormone into a South American swamp, spawning a horde of gigantic alligators.

Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!

1966

Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham poster
NR

In the Swiss Alps, Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin go undercover to investigate the link between a popular cabaret band's performances and mysterious attacks on military aircraft.

Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

1966

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction poster
7.0

When the drivers of a tree-logging machine, the Crablogger, fall unconscious due to food poisoning, International Rescue must stop the rampaging vehicle before it crashes into a dam.

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction

1966

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance poster
NR

Serjeant Musgrave and his small band of men arrive in an impoverished northern coal town, ostensibly on a recruiting drive.....but their intentions are very different, and will have repercussion's on the town for years to come.

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

1961

Invasion poster
6.1

Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man's blood is found to be unidentifiable and x-rays reveal a disc embedded in his brain. His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship takes a turn for the sinister when the hospital staff realise that they're under a state of siege...

Invasion

1965

Bindle (One of Them Days) poster
6.7

Based on the book of Herbert Jenkins, a comedy about a accident prone furniture remover and his mate.

Bindle (One of Them Days)

1966

No artwork available
NR

Corporal Halliday reflects on his life's achievements and wonders where it all leads him.

The Education of Corporal Halliday

1967

The Autobiography of a Flea poster
6.5

In 1810, a flea narrates the goings-on it sees through the eyes of a young teenage girl whose life is controlled by a lusty priest in league with her unscrupulous uncle.

The Autobiography of a Flea

1976