Pat Twohill
Australian actor (1915–1989)
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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.
22 October 1915
Pat Twohill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Patrick Twohill 22 October 1915 |
| Died | 7 October 1989 (aged 73) |
| Occupations | 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) |
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) although this has been described as a "nothing part".[2] After this he took the stage name John Sherwood.[3] He said he did this to avoid confusion over the spelling of his real name.[4]
Twohill had a long association with radio station 2SM as an announcer.[5]
Personal life
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.[6] They were married on 26 January 1940, at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. They had five children together.[7]
Filmography
Film
| 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
| 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
- The Irwin Family (1941)
