About John Fernside
Lived 1892 – 1957 (aged 64–65). John Fernside was an Australian film actor and stage actor.
John Fernside (born 1892- 27 October 1957) ) was an Australian actor who worked extensively on stage and screen from the 1910s through to 1950s. He co-starred with Chips Rafferty in three Australian films of the 1940s; The Overlanders, Bush Christmas (1947) and Eureka Stockade (1949).
Fernside was born in Perth, Western Australia and worked his way up through the theatre.
He died on 27 October 1957, aged 65 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales.
Select film credits Uncivilized (1936) Wings of Destiny (1940) The Power and the Glory (1941) The Overlanders (1946) Bush Christmas (1947) No Strangers Here (1950) The Glenrowan Affair (1951) Captain Thunderbolt (1953)
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Who was John Fernside?
Australian actor
When was John Fernside born?
John Fernside was born in 1892 in Perth, Wollongong.
When did John Fernside die?
John Fernside died on 27 October 1957 in Darlinghurst.
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John Fernside was a film actor and stage actor.
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John Fernside was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Fernside. https://biography.guide/john-fernside/
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