# John Walton (actor)

John Walton (1952 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian actor of stage, television, and film, best known for his roles in television soap operas The Young Doctors and The Sullivans.
Walton was born in St. Ives, Sydney, Australia.

## Roles

Walton played Doctor Craig Rothwell in the television soap opera The Young Doctors during 1976 and 1977. In 1984, he also appeared as Bill Woodfull in the miniseries Bodyline, and he played the part of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Australian mini-series A Thousand Skies. He also completed a stint in Heartbreak High playing Nat Delaine from 1997 until 1998.
He appeared as Michael Watkins, the nephew of Ida Jessop (Vivean Gray), on The Sullivans, from episodes 239-433. His character married Maggie Hayward (Vikki Hammond)'s daughter, Alice Morgan (Megan Williams), but it was not a happy marriage. His character was killed in a car accident, after throwing his mistress, Pamela Somers (Diane Craig) from the vehicle, saving her life.
Other television credits include Cop Shop, Skyways, A Country Practice, Halifax f.p., McLeod's Daughters, All Saints, MDA and Blue Heelers.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | The Taming of the Shrew | | TV movie |
| 1983 | Undercover | Fred | Feature film |
| 1987 | The Lighthorsemen | Tas | Feature film |
| 1987 | Kangaroo | Jack Calcott | Feature film |
| 1988 | The Zero Option | Carne | Feature film |
| 1989 | Luigi's Ladies | Steve | Feature film |
| 1991 | Spotswood | Jerry Finn | Feature film |
| 1993 | Shotgun Wedding | Detective Frank Taylor | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976-77 | The Young Doctors | Doctor Craig Rothwell | TV series, 123 episodes |
| 1978-79 | The Sullivans | Michael Watkins | TV series, 74 episodes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Bryan Johnson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1979-81 | Cop Shop | Terry Lindford-Jones / Tom McNaMara | TV series, 54 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Paul Turner | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Harrison Miller | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Bill Woodfull | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 1985 | Palace of Dreams | Charlie | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | A Thousand Skies | Sir Charles Kingsford Smith | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Winners | Geoff | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Skippy | Greg | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | A Country Practice | Rod Campion | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | G.P. | Ted Koffel | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Halifax f.p. | Kaz | TV series, season 2, episode 2 |
| 1995 | Blue Murder | Jim Loomes | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1996 | McLeod's Daughters | Terry Wilcox | TV movie |
| 1996 | Twisted Tales | Arthur Pendle | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Home and Away | Father Brian Little | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1997-99 | Heartbreak High | Nat Delaine | TV series, 33 episodes |
| 1998 | All Saints | Gary Mortimer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Going Home | Stunt Co-ordinator | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | MDA | David Lowe | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Blue Heelers | Max Sandler | TV series, 1 episode |

## Death

John Walton died at his home in Perth following a long battle with Huntington's disease, aged 62.