Career
He is probably best known to international audiences for his portrayal, between 1976 and 1979, of Doctor Jim Howard, one of the original characters in Channel Nine"s long-running soap opera The Young Doctors. John Dommett died in Brisbane of a heart attack at the age of 57. John was to come on staff as a teacher at the Conservatory in 2003 when his health precluded his continuing work there.
He is remembered every May at the Conservatory"s graduation when the medal is awarded.
John studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He ran a theatrical agency and drama school in Brisbane during the 1990s.