Terence Donovan
Biography
Born in London and raised in Australia, Terence Donovan built a long career as an Australian stage, television and film actor. He began in theater in 1960 with a professional role in West Side Story, then stayed with the Carroll organization for musicals including The Sound of Music and The Most Happy Fella. After early television work and a period in London, he became known for police dramas, starring as Detective Mick Peters in Division 4 from 1969 to 1975 and Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Cameron in Cop Shop from 1979 to 1981. His film credits included the lead in Money Movers (1978), Captain Hunt in Breaker Morant (1980), and Henry Craig in The Man from Snowy River (1982). On television he also played Al Simpson in Home and Away and Doug Willis in Neighbours, a role he first took in 1990 and later reprised. He died in 2026.
90years old at death
- Born London
- Died Melbourne
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 7 years1978 to 1985
Every film, newest first
- 1985FortressIMDb rating 7.0
- 1982The Man from Snowy RiverIMDb rating 7.2
- 1981Smash PalaceIMDb rating 7.0
- 1980Breaker MorantIMDb rating 7.8
- 1978Money MoversIMDb rating 6.5
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First role
Donovan's first professional acting job was in the 1960 Garnet H. Carroll production of West Side Story, and he stayed with the Carroll organization afterward for its musicals.
A role that slipped away
Donovan played Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Cameron in Cop Shop from 1979 to 1981. He quit the part before his contract ran out and had nothing else lined up, but soon afterward he was offered Henry Craig in The Man from Snowy River.
Getting ready for a role
Donovan learned how to juggle for a Perth production of Barnum, before playing The King of Troy in the rock musical Paris.
A change of course
Before he became an actor, Donovan earned a living as a truck driver and also worked as a house painter.
Terence Donovan movies on Netflix
Most often with
Bruce Beresford directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's page
Chris Haywood's page
Tony Bonner's page
Frank Wilson's page
All films by Bruce Beresford
Also two films together1 more actor
- Alan CassellBreaker Morant (1980) and Money Movers (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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