Terence Donovan

Known for

Acting

Born

October 28, 1942

Birthplace

Staines, Middlesex, England

Died

July 18, 2026 (aged 83)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Prisoner

1967

The Man from Snowy River

1982

Breaker Morant

1980

Fortress

1985

Strange Behavior

1981

Neighbours

1985

Smash Palace

1981

The Champions

1968

Money Movers

1978

The Getting of Wisdom

1977

Filmography

2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
as Self
2012
House HusbandsTV
as Doug (2 episodes)
2005
Puppy
as Dr. Holden
2003
Horseplay
as Mr Portman
1993
Blue HeelersTV
1993
The Countess Alice
as Self
1991
Murder Most HorridTV
as (archive footage) (1 episode)
1990
FlairTV
as Sergeant Doogan (2 episodes)
1989
E StreetTV
as Ken Swanson (1 episode)
1987
Running from the Guns
as Bangles
1986
Emma's War
as Frank Grange
1986
Room to Move
as Peter Trig
1986
Death of a Soldier
as John Curtin
1986
The Flying DoctorsTV
as Jim Cardaci (1 episode), as (archive footage) (1 episode)
1985
Fortress
as Det. Sgt. Mitchell
1985
NeighboursTV
as Doug Willis (1 episode)
1983
The Winds of Jarrah
as Timber Marlow
1982
The Man from Snowy River
as Henry Craig
1981
Early Days
Producer
1981
Strange Behavior
as Mr. Brown
1981
Smash Palace
as Traffic Officer
1980
Breaker Morant
as Cpt. Simon Hunt
1978
Money Movers
as Eric Jackson
1977
The Getting of Wisdom
as Tom McNamara
1976
Power Without GloryTV
as Frank Lammence (26 episodes)