Joe McCormick (actor)
Joe McCormick was an actor, director, and presenter.[1] He was accidentally shot by a blank shotgun shell while filming an episode of Whiplash.[2] McCormick went on to direct many episodes of outdoor filmed Australian children adventure series for Pacific Films in 1960s, including Olivia Newton-John's first musical.
He played the captain-father in the pilot of the Adventures of the Seaspray, which he also directed, but was replaced for the series run by Walter Brown.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- On the Beach (1959) as Ackerman
- One Bright Day (TV film) (1959) as Julian Prescott
- Thunder on Sycamore Street (TV film) (1960)
Television
[edit]- Tuesday at One (1957) as Presenter
- The Joe McCormick Show (1959) as Presenter
- Whiplash (1960–61)
- Consider Your Verdict (1962)
- Time Out (1963)
- Barley Charlie (1964)
- Homicide (1966)
As director
[edit]- The Adventures of the Terrible Ten (1960) - (also writer)
- The Ten Again (1963)
- Adventures of the Seaspray (1965)
- Funny Things Happen Down Under (1965)
- The Magic Boomerang (1965–66)
References
[edit]- ^ ""Magic Boomerang"". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 33, no. 3. Australia. 16 June 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2020). "Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career". Filmink.
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