John Fleeting

Australian actor (1908–1984)

John Fleeting, real name Claude Stuart Fleeting (1908 – 24 March 1984),[1] was an Australian actor best known for his film appearances for Ken G. Hall.

His father was a farmer and he grew up in Manildra.[2] In 1936, Fleeting appeared in an amateur production of The Last of Mrs Cheyney alongside Shirley Ann Richards. Both were seen by a talent scout from Cinesound Productions.[3] He was subsequently seen by Ken G. Hall in the play Men without Wives and Hall cast him as the romantic male lead in Gone to the Dogs.[4][5]

Fleeting served in the Australian army during World War II from 1940 to 1946.[6] He was given leave to appear in 100,000 Cobbers. According to his obituary, he became a builder.[1]

## Select theatre credits

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* I'll Leave It to You by Noël Coward – Savoy Theatre, Sydney(1935)[7]
* The Last of Mrs. Cheyney – Savoy Theatre, Sydney 1936[8]
* Men Without Wives – Sydney Players Club 1938[9]
* tour of Charley's Aunt with Shirley Ann Richards[10]

## Filmography

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* Gone to the Dogs (1939)
* Ants in His Pants (1939)
* Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
* 100,000 Cobbers (1943) (short)
* Smithy (1946) - as Keith Anderson[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Obituaries", Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 1984
2. ^ "Death of Mr. W. G. Fleeting". Molong Express and Western District Advertiser. Vol. LVII, no. 8914\. New South Wales, Australia. 15 November 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "Amateurs Once". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 8 February 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
4. ^ ""Gone to the Dogs"". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 February 1939. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. ^ "THE ROMANTIC LEADS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 June 1939. p. 30. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
6. ^ Claude Fleeting war service accessed 14 March 2015
7. ^ ""I'll Leave It to You"". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 28 August 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
8. ^ ""The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 28 May 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
9. ^ ""Men Without Wives"". The Sydney Mail. National Library of Australia. 4 May 1938. p. 35. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
10. ^ "John Fleeting Home And May Enlist", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 35 (15), 13 April 1940, nla.obj-718443091, retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Trove
11. ^ ""Smithy" film--the leading actors and their roles". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. X, no. 68\. New South Wales, Australia. 9 June 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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* John Fleeting at IMDb
* Claude Fleeting at AusStage