John Drainie

John Drainie
Biographical information
Born	April 1, 1916 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 30, 1966 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth name	John Robert Roy Drainie
Family members	Spouse Claire Drainie Taylor (wife) Issue Bronwyn Drainie (daughter) 5 children
Career information
Years active	1940s - 1966
Character(s)	Matthew Cuthbert

"He is the greatest radio actor in the world."

—Orson Welles

John Drainie was a Canadian actor, also known for his role of Matthew Cuthbert in 1956 film Anne of Green Gables and its 1958 reprise.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1949	Family Circles	Narrator
1952	Land of the Long Day	Narrator
	Sunshine Sketches	Narrator
1954	Aircrew	Narrator
	The Grievance	Narrator
	Man Is a Universe	Narrator
	The Charwoman	Narrator
1955	No Longer Vanishing	Narrator
	The Structure of Unions	Narrator
	Road of Iron	Narrator
	Eye Witness No. 76	Narrator
	Eye Witness No. 75	Narrator
	CBC Summer Theatre
	Folio	Banquo
	Maggie Muggins	Mr. McGarrity
1955 - 1957	On Camera
1956	Camera Three
	Anne of Green Gables	Matthew Cuthbert
	The Alcoa Hour	Harry Burdick
1956 - 1957	Studio One	Felix Dodge / Mr. Arcularis
	First Performance	Dr. Howard Gibson
1958	Anne of Green Gables	Matthew Cuthbert
	Now That April's Here	Tom Boultbee
1960	R.C.M.P.	Joe Wade / Martin Purdy
	Armchair Theatre
1962	Jake and the Kid: Political Dynamite	Jake
	Scarlett Hill
1963	The Incredible Journey	Professor Jim Hunter
1964	Espionage	General Aubach
	The Wednesday Plan
1964 - 1965	This Hour Has Seven Days	Host
1965	The Forest Rangers	Mr. Miller
1966	King Kong

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 1 image of John Drainie (view category).

External links

• John Drainie on Wikipedia
• John Drainie at the Internet Movie Database