About Terence Donovan (actor)
Terence Patrick Donovan (28 October 1935 – 18 July 2026) was an Australian actor of stage, television and film. Donovan is perhaps known to audiences for his roles in the Australian police dramas Division 4 and Cop Shop, as well as his roles in the soap operas Home and Away as Al Simpson and Neighbours as patriarch Doug Willis. His film roles include Money Movers, Breaker Morant and The Man from Snowy River. He had guest roles in numerous serials including Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice and E Street. He was the father of actor and singer Jason Donovan. == Early life == Terence Patrick Donovan was born in London, England, on 28 October 1935. He moved to Australia with his parents when he was 14, joining his older brother George. Before his acting career took off, Donovan worked as a truck driver and a house painter. == Career == Donovan started his career in theatre with his first professional acting job in the 1960 Garnet H. Carroll production of West Side Story. After the production closed, Donovan stayed on with the Carroll organisation and appeared in the musicals The Most Happy Fella and The Sound of Music.
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