John Dingwall

John Dingwall
Born13 July 1940
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died3 May 2004 (aged 63)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, journalist

John Dingwall (13 July 1940 – 3 May 2004) was an Australian writer of film and television, best known for his screenplay Sunday Too Far Away (1975). Dingwall should not be confused with the Scottish journalist of the same name.[1]

Career

Dingwall was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, where he commenced his career as a journalist with a cadetship at the city's daily newspaper, The Morning Bulletin.[2][3][4] He then moved to Sydney, where he worked as a police reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald before going to Crawford Productions as a television writer, working on programs such as Homicide and Division Four.[5]

He moved into features with Sunday Too Far Away, which was based on his brother-in-law's experiences as a sheep shearer. He later became a producer and director.[2]

Personal life and death

He died on the Gold Coast on 3 May 2004.[5] His son Kelly Dale Dingwall (born 23 December 1970) is a former actor,[6] best known for his role as Brian "Dodge" Forbes on Home and Away[7] and a rookie reporter Tony Reynolds in the 1993 mystery thriller film The Custodian.

Filmography

His film and TV series credits include:

  • Homicide (TV series) – writer
  • Dynasty (1970) (TV series) – writer
  • Division 4 (TV series ) – writer
  • Matlock Police (TV series) – writer
  • Catch What I Mean? (1973) (TV play) – writer
  • Seven Ages of Man (1975) (TV series) – writer of episode "The Lover"
  • Sunday Too Far Away (1975) – writer
  • Pig in a Poke (1977) (TV series) – writer, creator
  • Spring and Fall (1980) (TV series) – writer of episode "Winner"
  • Buddies (1983) – writer, producer
  • Phobia (1987) – director, writer
  • The Custodian (1993) – director, writer

References

  1. ^ "Daily Record & Sunday Mail – Scottish News, Sport, Politics and Celeb gossip". dailyrecord. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kuipers, Richard (28 May 2004). "John Dingwall". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Newton, Ken John Dingwall – screenwriter, producer, director, Newtons Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ Newton, Ken (18 September 2020) Death of a Bully boy, The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Simpson, Roger (20 May 2004) A nose for the stories that define us, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ Kuipers, Richard. "Curator's notes: Around the World in 80 Ways (1986) on ASO". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ^ John Dingwall at IMDb