John Wood (actor, born 1946)

John Wood, Australian actor and screenwriter

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Born: July 14, 1946
Age in 2026: 80
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1946

About John Wood (actor, born 1946)

John Wood is an Australian television Gold Logie Award-winning actor and scriptwriter. His first professional TV role was in Minus Five with Ken James and Rowena Wallace which went to air with the title Barrier Reef. Wood twice won a Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor" for his role in the show during its four seasons. It wasn't until 1987 that John Wood became a well-known actor, taking the lead in Rafferty's Rules, as magistrate Michael Rafferty.

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The world when John Wood (actor, born 1946) was born

John Wood (actor, born 1946) was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

#1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
Defining fadBaby boom begins
Notable inventionTupperware
World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Wood (actor, born 1946)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1946	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,600	$435,000
Average income	$4,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	141.4M	341 million

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