ACTOR · FROM STAINES, ENGLAND
Terence Donovan
1942–202629 credits since 1964
GrittyThought provokingBittersweetJusticeUplifting
ABOUT TERENCE
Terence Donovan (born October 28, 1942) was an English-Australian actor of stage, television and film, and the father of fellow actor and entertainer Jason Donovan. Donovan is best known to audiences for his roles in soap opera including Neighbours as patriarch Doug Willis and in Home and Away as Al Simpson.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 October 1942
Died18 July 2026
BirthplaceStaines, England
Known forActing
On Cineora15 of 29 titles
Known for
The titles people know Terence from.
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Movie
Series
Movie
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 15
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- The PrisonerIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1964
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Doug · 2 episodes
The 2000s
2 titles · IMDb 5.9 on averageMovieas Dr. Holden
Horseplay
Not on Cineoraas Mr Portman
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 7.2 on averageSeries3 episodes
Seriesas (archive footage) · 1 episode
as Sergeant Doogan · 2 episodes
The 1980s
13 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Ken Swanson · 1 episode
as Bangles
as Frank Grange
as Peter Trig
as John Curtin
Seriesas Jim Cardaci · 1 episode
Movieas Det. Sgt. Mitchell
Seriesas Doug Willis · 1 episode
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas Eric Jackson
Movieas Tom McNamara
as Frank Lammence · 26 episodes
The 1960s
6 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average
as Det. Mick Peters · 301 episodes
Seriesas Radio Operator · 1 episode
Seriesas Sailor · 1 episode
Series1 episode
1 episode
as Jim · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Terence’s titles.
Bruce BeresfordDirector · Breaker Morant, Money Movers and 1 more
Bryan BrownBreaker Morant and Money Movers
Jack ThompsonBreaker Morant and The Man from Snowy River
Tony BonnerThe Man from Snowy River and Money Movers
John WatersBreaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom
Dennis SpoonerCreator · The Champions and Man in a Suitcase
Sigrid ThorntonThe Man from Snowy River and The Getting of Wisdom
Chris Haywood
