Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsSXSW Film FestivalWomen's History MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

John Power(1930-2016)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
John Power was born on 20 November 1930 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and writer, known for They Don't Clap Losers (1975), Billy and Percy (1974) and The Picture Show Man (1977). He was married to Priscilla Tambone and Janice (Jan) Kenny. He died in February 2016 in New South Wales, Australia.
BornNovember 20, 1930
DiedFebruary 2016
BornNovember 20, 1930
DiedFebruary 2016
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

They Don't Clap Losers (1975)
They Don't Clap Losers
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1975
Billy and Percy
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1974
Rod Taylor, Sally Conabere, John Ewart, Harold Hopkins, Garry McDonald, John Meillon, and Judy Morris in The Picture Show Man (1977)
The Picture Show Man
6.7
Movie
  • Director
  • 1977
Father (1990)
Father
7.0
Movie
  • Director
  • 1990

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Director

  • Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
    Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Patrick Duffy and Alex McKenna in Heart of Fire (1997)
    Heart of Fire
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1997
  • A Child Is Missing (1995)
    A Child Is Missing
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Bruce Davison, Louise Fletcher, and Lisa Hartman in Someone Else's Child (1994)
    Someone Else's Child
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • John Stamos in Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994)
    Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Betrayed by Love (1994)
    Betrayed by Love
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Tommyknockers (1993)
    The Tommyknockers
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
    Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Tanamera - Lion of Singapore (1989)
    Tanamera - Lion of Singapore
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991–1992
  • Sky Trackers (1990)
    Sky Trackers
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Father (1990)
    Father
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1990
  • All the Rivers Run II (1990)
    All the Rivers Run II
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988)
    The Dirtwater Dynasty
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Australians (1988)
    Australians
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Grant Dodwell and Shane Withington in Willing and Abel (1987)
    Willing and Abel
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987

Writer

  • The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988)
    The Dirtwater Dynasty
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • A Single Life
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
    The Last of the Knucklemen
    6.9
    • based on the play by
    • 1979
  • Dimboola (1979)
    Dimboola
    5.6
    • play
    • 1979
  • The Sound of Love (1978)
    The Sound of Love
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
    The Outsiders
    8.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • They Don't Clap Losers (1975)
    They Don't Clap Losers
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Escape from Singapore
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Billy and Percy
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Dimboola: The Stage Play (1973)
    Dimboola: The Stage Play
    • play
    • 1973
  • Like a Summer Storm
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972

Producer

  • The Audition
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • They Don't Clap Losers (1975)
    They Don't Clap Losers
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Escape from Singapore
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Billy and Percy
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Like a Summer Storm
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • November 20, 1930
    • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • February 2016
    • New South Wales, Australia(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Priscilla Tambone1977 - February 2016 (his death, 2 children)

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.