Pat Twohill
Pat Twohill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Patrick Twohill 22 October 1915 |
| Died | 7 October 1989 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, radio announcer |
| Years active | 1937–1968 |
| Known for | Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) The Adventures of Long John Silver (1956–1957) |
| Spouse | Thora Lumsdaine (m. 26 January 1940) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Jack Lumsdaine (father-in-law) |
Edmund Patrick Twohill (22 October 1915 – 7 October 1989) was a New Zealand actor and radio announcer who worked extensively in Australian film, radio and theatre, often under the name John Sherwood.
Twohill went to England aged 21 and was cast in the second lead role in a boxing film with John Mills called Only Pain is Real. It was cancelled due to the war and he returned home.[1]
He is best known for his role in the classic war film in Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940). After this he took the stage name John Sherwood.[2] He said he did this to avoid confusion over the spelling of his real name.[3]
Twohill had a long association with radio station 2SM as an announcer.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Twohill met his future wife, Thora Lumsdaine, a model and radio actor, while on a photographic shoot for a cruise line. She was the only child of songwriter and radio star, Jack Lumsdaine.[5] They were married on 26 January 1940, at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. They had five children together.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1936 | Only Pain is Real | (cancelled) | |
| 1937 | The Avenger | Solicitor | |
| 1940 | Forty Thousand Horsemen | Larry | |
| 1944 | The Rats of Tobruk | (as John Sherwood) | |
| 1956 | Shearing Time at Billabong | Narrator | Short film |
| 1958 | G'day Digger! | The Bodgie | Short film (as John Sherwood) |
| 1961 | Bungala Boys | (as John Sherwood) | |
| 1968 | The Drifting Avenger (aka Kôya no toseinin) | Carson | (as John Sherwood) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1957 | The Adventures of Long John Silver | Governor Sir Henry Strong | 10 episodes |
| 1967 | Homicide | Francis Mullins | 1 episode |
Radio
[edit]- The Irwin Family (1941)
References
[edit]- ^ "John Sherwood T.V. star". Daily Mirror. No. 4196. New South Wales, Australia. 17 November 1954. p. 40 (Cable Edition 2). Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (7 December 1940), "Almost in Confidence", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-720917353, retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League (16 November 1940), "NOM-DE-RADIO?", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-72075208, retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Trove
- ^ ""No Greater Love."". The Catholic Press. No. 2090. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1941. p. 27. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 'BRIDE'S FATHER OFFICIATED. Married at St. John's', The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 27 January 1940 p 11
- ^ Thora Twohill obituary, Sydney Morning Herald, June 1, 2011
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