James Workman (1912 – 28 March 2001) was a Scottish-born actor and writer who mostly worked in Australia.
Biography
Workman was born in South Africa, and worked as a sailor and a policemen. He lived in South Africa, working for in radio before going to Australia for his wife's health. In Australia he worked as an actor at first, mostly on stage, before becoming a radio writer for Gordon Grimsdale.
Workman died on 28 March 2001, at the age of 89.
Films
Into the Straight (1948) - actor
Television
ITV Television Playhouse - "2000 Minus 60" (1958) - TV play - writer
Press Gang (1959) - TV series
Reflections in Dark Glasses (1960) – TV play - writer
Armchair Theatre - "Cold Fury" (1960) In Writing (1961) – actor Alfred Hitchcock Presents - "Apex" (1962) - writer Malibu Playhouse - "Finger on the Pulse" (1963) - writer Contrabandits - ep "Target, Smokehouse" Motel (1967) – writer Skippy – writer The Long Arm (1970) – writer Behind the Legend (1973) "Melba", "Charles Ulm" - writer Number 96 - writer Class of '74 - writer The Tichborne Affair (1978) – writer
Novels
The Apologetic Tiger (1958) Lucifer at Ponsfordville (1959) Face of Fortune (1961) Impact (1962) the Mad Surgeon (1962) Shock Stories (1962) The Captain from Goondiwindi (1962) Havoc (1962) Sweet Taste of Venom (1963) Cleopatra of Egypt (1963) the Navy's here (1963) Sodom and Gomorrah (1963) The Witch Hunters (1963) Sin in Hong Kong (1965) Dragon Ships (1965) Genghis Khan (1965) Sin in Hong Kong (1965) Charge of the Light Brigade (1966) The Mad Emperor (1966) Sex and the Soviet Spy (1966) Attila the Hun (1967) The Courtesans (1967) Zenobia, Empress of Lust (1967) The Beautiful Beast of Buchenwald James Workman (1968) Shark Bait (1968)
Radio
Thirty Minutes to Go (1951–54) - various episodes
The Last Miracle (1953) Mirror Mirror on the Wall (1954) L'innoue The innocent (1954) This is My Play (1954) A Moment of Peril (1956) The Big Squeeze (1956) - series - writer, director Deadline (1957) - series - writer, director The Key (1958) - series - writer Call Box (1959) - writer Countdown - writer Timber Ridge - writer Odette - writer
Documentary
Finding Facts - writer
Stage
various plays as actor for the Globe Player in Sydney in 1949
various productions as actor for John Alden Company in 1951-1952 including Hamlet
Eternal Night (1954) - writer
The Passion Play actor (1963) Cold Cure - writer The Tichborne inheritance : a play in two acts - writer Brain drain [manuscript] : a play in one act - writer Shut-up and Strip [manuscript] : a play in one act - writer See you at Philippi (1973) - writer The old poisoner [manuscript] : a play in two acts - writer Breadfruit for breakfast [manuscript] : a play in two acts - writer Possession [manuscript] : a play in one act / - writer