Terence Donovan
Also Known As: Terence J. Donovan, Terry Donovan
Biography: Terence Donovan (born October 28, 1942) is 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Staines, Middlesex, England
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Birthday: October 28, 1942
Age: 82 years old
Gender: Male
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The Countess Alice
Overview: A reporter is assigned a then-and-now piece on a 50-year old photospread of three society beauties. One of them, Lady Alice Munroe, now the widowed Grafin von Holzendorf, has agreed to be interviewed.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-24
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The Man from Snowy River
Overview: Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
Genres: Drama Romance Adventure Western Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-25
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Smash Palace
Overview: Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-01
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Running from the Guns
Overview: Dave (Jon Blake) and his buddy Peter (Mark Hembrow) are chased by a gang of thugs when they pick up the wrong box from a Melbourne warehouse in this comedy thriller. Instead of toys, the box contains a substantial amount of cash intended to be used in a money-laundering operation.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-16
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Breaker Morant
Overview: During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-11
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Money Movers
Overview: A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-24
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Fortress
Overview: After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-24
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Room to Move
Overview: Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone. The two become friends and Carol begins to rebel, but the all-imporant race is coming up!
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-28
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Death of a Soldier
Overview: Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.
Genres: Drama History War Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-16
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Strange Behavior
Overview: When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-16
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The Winds of Jarrah
Overview: Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-01
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The Getting of Wisdom
Overview: The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about a young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-25
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Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Overview: The stars of Neighbours, past and present, reminisce about their time on the show, plus a countdown of the top five most memorable moments chosen by viewers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-16
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Emma's War
Overview: After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-26
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Puppy
Overview: Attempting suicide, sultry but down-on-her-luck swindler Liz is rescued by lonely tow truck driver Aiden. But instead of rushing her to the hospital, Liz's savior abducts her to his remote farmhouse, convinced that she is the wife who abandoned him years earlier.
Genres: Drama Romance Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-22
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