Shane Porteous | |
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Born | John Shane Porteous 17 August 1942 Coleraine, Victoria, Australia |
Education | University of Queensland |
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Years active | 1962–present |
Known for | A Country Practice as Dr. Terence Elliot |
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John Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942) [1] (known as Shane Porteous) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist. As a screenwriter, he is sometimes credited as John Hanlon.
He remains best known for his role as in the TV serial A Country Practice , as Dr. Terence Elliot and original character and his ongoing role in TV series Pizza from 2000 until 2007. He has done numerous animation layouts and provided voice roles for feature film and shorts.
Shane Porteous was born John Shane Porteous in Coleraine, Victoria on 17 August 1942, [1] to pilot Stanley Porteous and his wife Pat. [2]
He was raised in Queensland and attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a B.A. [1] He was a member of the UQ Dramatic Society and performed with actors such as Jack Thompson and Michael Caton at the Avalon Theatre in 1965. [3]
Porteous moved to Sydney in 1967.[ citation needed ]
Porteous is best known the television drama series A Country Practice as Dr. Elliot during its twelve-year run on the Seven Network (1981–93), a role for which he won the Silver Logie award in 1992. He has also won AWGIE Awards for his various scriptwriting projects. In the series he had various romances including Matron Curtis (Helen Scott), Dr. Alex Fraser (Diane Smith) and Rosemary Prior (Maureen Edwards) who he married in the final episode.[ citation needed ]
Other TV credits include What For Marianne? , Catch Kandy , Homicide , Matlock Police , Certain Women (1973-76), The Box (1974), Number 96 (1977), Glenview High , Cop Shop , The Restless Years , Neighbours , Home and Away , Blue Heelers and Heartbreak High . [4]
Porteous has performed in many stage plays, [5] among them Hamlet , Death of a Salesman (1970), the Sydney Theatre Company's production of King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing . In June 2010 he completed a touring performance of Codgers with Ron Haddrick among others. [6]
He was a regular at the Q Theatre in Penrith, New South Wales, and was also the ambassador for "The Q",[ clarification needed ] which was demolished in August 2005 and moved to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. [7]
As a television screenwriter he has written scripts for series including Neighbours and Home and Away , sometimes under the pseudonym of John Hanlon.[ citation needed ]
Porteous has also provided animation services to Hanna-Barbera, and has created layouts for the film versions of The Magic Pudding and Blinky Bill.[ which? ][ citation needed ]
He is referenced in the popular Australian song "I'm So Post Modern" by the Bedroom Philosopher.[ citation needed ]
Association | Honour | Year | Awarded for |
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Australian Government | Centenary Medal | 2001 | Contribution to Scriptwriting and the Performing Arts |
Logie Awards | Silver Logie for Best Actor | 1992 | A Country Practice as Dr. Terence Elliot |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1971 | What For Marianne? | Jon Wright | TV movie |
1973 | The Taming of the Shrew | Tranio | TV movie |
1978 | Puzzle | Rant | TV movie |
1979 | The Little Convict | Jack Doolen (voice) | Animated film |
1979 | From the Earth to the Moon | Voice artist | Animated TV movie |
1982 | A Dangerous Summer | Sgt. Goodwin | Feature film |
1982 | Sarah and the Squirrel | Voice | Animated film |
2003 | Fat Pizza | Doctor | Feature film |
2007 | The Uncertainty Principle | Thomas | Short film |
2011 | Codgers | Rod Dean | Feature film |
2024 | Munro | TV miniseries |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1967–68 | Awful Movies with Deadly Earnest | Deadly Earnest | TV series |
1968 | Contrabandits | Jock | TV series |
1971 | Dynasty | Ken | TV series |
1972 | Quartet | TV miniseries | |
1973 | Ryan | John Morris | TV series |
1973 | Catch Kandy | Christian Faber | TV series |
1972–73 | Homicide | John Ellis, George Bailey | TV series |
1973 | Serpent in the Rainbow | Phillip Lovett | TV miniseries |
1974 | The Box | David Warner | TV series |
1975 | Scobie Malone | Constable Clements | TV series |
1975 | Matlock Police | Martin Phillips, Jamie, Pasquali, Jeff Forrest | TV series |
1975 | Kings Man | Constable Ben Price | TV series |
1976 | Certain Women | Peter Clayton | TV series |
1972–77 | Number 96 | Joshua | TV series, 17 episodes |
1978 | Bobby Dazzler | Sergio | TV series |
1978 | Glenview High | Dr. Green | TV series |
1977–78 | Cop Shop | Ron Keating, Jason Knight | TV series |
1979 | Chopper Squad | Duffy | TV series |
1979 | The Restless Years | Andrew Nelson | TV series |
1979 | Off on a Comet | Voice | TV series |
1980 | Skyways | John Dormany | TV series |
1981 | Bellamy | Walt | TV series |
1981–93 | A Country Practice | Dr. Terence Elliot | TV series |
1995 | Neighbours | Patrick Kratz | TV series |
1997 | Heartbreak High | Jumpin Jack Jet | TV series |
2001 | Wicked! | Voice | TV series |
2005 | Blue Heelers | John Maguire | TV series |
2007 | Constructing Australia | JD Fitzgerald | TV documentary |
2000–07 | Pizza | Doctor/Registrar | TV series |
2001–11 | Home and Away | Jim Tyler, Douglass Graham | TV series |
2019 | Smoke Between Trees |
Year | Production | Episodes |
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1994–2013 | Neighbours (TV series) | Wrote 171 episodes (credited as pen name John Hanlon) |
2003–08 | Home and Away (TV series) | Wrote 47 episodes (as John Hanlon) |
1999 | All Saints (TV series) | Wrote 1 episode, "Dependence Day" (as Shane Porteous) |
Year | Production | Role |
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1977 | Mody-Dick (TV movie) | Layout artist |
1978–1981 | The All New Popeye Hour (TV series) | Layout artist |
1981 | Dinky Dog (TV series) | Layout artist, credited on 16 episodes |
1979 | Casper the Friendly Ghost - He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (TV movie) | Layout artist (as Shane Porteous) |
1979 | Casper's First Christmas (TV short) | Layout artist (as Shane Porteous) |
1979 | Off on a Comet (TV movie) | Layout artist |
1979 | From the Earth to the Moon (TV movie) | Layout artist |
1980 | Drak Pack (TV series) | Layout artist |
1981 | The Kwinky Koala Show (TV series) | Layout artist, 1 episode |
1981 | The Flintstones - Wind Up Wilma (short) | Layout artist |
1981 | Laverne and Shirley in the Army | Layout artist |
1981 | Daniel Boone | Layout artist |
1981 | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Layout artist |
1995 | Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion | Layout artist |
2001 | The Magic Pudding | Layout artist |
Year | Production |
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1990 | 32nd Annual Logie Awards |
2017 | The Schlocky Horror Picture Show |
2015–19 | The Professor's Scary Movie |
Various | The Macqurie Bank (TV commercials as voice over) |
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