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John Flaus

John Flaus

Actor · Born January 1, 1934 (92) · Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Flaus was born in 1934 in Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor, known for Mary and Max (2009), Trust Frank (2020) and Tracks (2013).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1934 (92)
From
Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are John Flaus' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
22%
Morality
19%
Society
19%
Survival
11%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Flaus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Flaus' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Debt Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Father Leach

  • Lone Wolf(2021)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last Days of Loneliness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The BBQ(2018)

    as Seadog

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Romper Stomper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Elderly Resident

  • Jack Irish(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Wilbur

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Weatherman's Umbrella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Great Grandfather

  • A Night of Horror: Volume 1(2015)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ernie Biscuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Jack Irish: Dead Point(2014)

    as Wilbur

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tracks(2013)

    as Sallay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Black Tide(2012)

    as Wilbur

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Bad Debts(2012)

    as Wilbur

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lemonade Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Grandad

  • Pinion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Doctor

  • I Love You Too(2010)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mary and Max(2009)

    as Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Rollins

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • City Homicide(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dusty Beckinsdale

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • BoyTown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Priest

  • Blue Notes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Helen's Father

  • Welcome Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Old Man

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Street

  • Three Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Old Man Williamson

  • Harvie Krumpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Harvie (voice)

  • The Secret History of Brisbane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Uncle (voice)

  • The Castle(1997)

    as Sergeant Mick Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Finbar Maginnis

  • The Balanced Particle Freeway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Zeppa's Voice (voice)

  • To Have and to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Script Editor

  • Lilian's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Frank

  • The Legend of Fred Paterson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Point of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Priest

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Masters · as Ralph Temple

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Open City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Snowy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Gibson

  • The Efficiency Expert(1991)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bloodlust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mr. Fetish

  • Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Nobby

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • A Kink in the Picasso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as O'Connell

  • Breakaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Carmichael

  • Nirvana Street Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Policeman

  • Puppenhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Goethe

  • Tatlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Grievous Bodily Harm(1988)

    as Neil Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Devil's Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Linc

  • Always Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Sergeant

  • Bachelor Girl(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Doug

  • Hungry Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. Maloney

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Reg · as Reg Clark

  • Archer's Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Egan the Blacksmith

  • Bootleg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Plains of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Landrover owner

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Pete Shields

  • Palm Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Larry Kent

  • Newsfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Father Coughlan

  • Me and Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • The Love Letters from Teralba Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Queensland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Doug

  • Yackety Yack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Steve/Self

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles from 1974 to 2022; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Tracks (2013)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Mary and Max (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Jack Irish (2016)

Film career

19742022

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 65: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting1 of 65: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 65: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew1980s13 · acting1990s20 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s10 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Flaus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The BBQ (2018)

73rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mary and Max (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Flaus' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does John Flaus work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Flaus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toni Collette shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers