Shane Porteous

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Shane Porteous
Born
John Shane Porteous

(1942-08-17) 17 August 1942 (age 81)
Education University of Queensland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • animation layout artist
  • voice artist
Years active1962–present
Known for A Country Practice as Dr. Terence Elliot
Notable work

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.

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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.

Biography

Early life and education

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 ]

Acting and screenwriting

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 ]

Animation

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 ]

Awards

AssociationHonourYearAwarded for
Australian Government Centenary Medal 2001Contribution to Scriptwriting and the Performing Arts
Logie Awards Silver Logie for Best Actor1992 A Country Practice as Dr. Terence Elliot

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1971 What For Marianne? Jon WrightTV movie
1973 The Taming of the Shrew TranioTV movie
1978 Puzzle RantTV movie
1979 The Little Convict Jack Doolen (voice)Animated film
1979From the Earth to the MoonVoice artistAnimated TV movie
1982 A Dangerous Summer Sgt. GoodwinFeature film
1982 Sarah and the Squirrel VoiceAnimated film
2003 Fat Pizza DoctorFeature film
2007The Uncertainty PrincipleThomasShort film
2011 Codgers Rod DeanFeature film
2024MunroTV miniseries

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1967–68 Awful Movies with Deadly Earnest Deadly EarnestTV series
1968 Contrabandits JockTV series
1971 Dynasty KenTV series
1972QuartetTV miniseries
1973 Ryan John MorrisTV series
1973 Catch Kandy Christian FaberTV series
1972–73 Homicide John Ellis, George BaileyTV series
1973 Serpent in the Rainbow Phillip LovettTV miniseries
1974 The Box David WarnerTV series
1975 Scobie Malone Constable ClementsTV series
1975 Matlock Police Martin Phillips, Jamie, Pasquali, Jeff ForrestTV series
1975Kings ManConstable Ben PriceTV series
1976 Certain Women Peter ClaytonTV series
1972–77 Number 96 JoshuaTV series, 17 episodes
1978 Bobby Dazzler SergioTV series
1978 Glenview High Dr. GreenTV series
1977–78 Cop Shop Ron Keating, Jason KnightTV series
1979 Chopper Squad DuffyTV series
1979 The Restless Years Andrew NelsonTV series
1979Off on a CometVoiceTV series
1980 Skyways John DormanyTV series
1981 Bellamy WaltTV series
1981–93 A Country Practice Dr. Terence ElliotTV series
1995 Neighbours Patrick KratzTV series
1997 Heartbreak High Jumpin Jack JetTV series
2001 Wicked! VoiceTV series
2005 Blue Heelers John MaguireTV series
2007Constructing AustraliaJD FitzgeraldTV documentary
2000–07 Pizza Doctor/RegistrarTV series
2001–11 Home and Away Jim Tyler, Douglass GrahamTV series
2019 Smoke Between Trees

Theatre

YearTitleType
Hamlet
1962Fairy Tales of New YorkThe Old Dolphin Theatre
1969The ProposalAMP Theatrette
1969Little Murder University of NSW
1969 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Theatre Royal, Hobart
1970SganarelleNew South Wales
1970 Death of a Salesman University of NSW
1970 Major Barbara University of NSW, Canberra Theatre
1970 King Oedipus Canberra Theatre, University of NSW
1970Dick Whittington University of NSW
1971Hank's NightAMP Theatrette
1971 The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Ensemble Theatre
1971 Home Free! AMP Theatrette
1973-74 What If You Died Tomorrow? Comedy Theatre London, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Sydney Opera House
1977Dr. Brain's Body University of NSW, Parade Theatre
1977-78 Sleuth New South Wales & Mildura Arts Centre
1978 Bedroom Farce Her Majesty's Theatre, Theatre Royal
1995 King Lear Sydney Theatre Company at Orange Civic Theatre, Q Theatre Penrith, Wharf 2 Theatre Sydney
1995Scenes from a Separation Fairfax Studio
1997 The Memory of Water Marian Street Theatre
2001-02 Much Ado About Nothing Sydney Theatre Company at Southern Cross University, Christ Church Cathedral, Q Theatre Penrith
2010CodgersAustralian tour

Scriptwriter

YearProductionEpisodes
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)

Animation

YearProductionRole
1977Mody-Dick (TV movie)Layout artist
1978–1981The All New Popeye Hour (TV series)Layout artist
1981Dinky Dog (TV series)Layout artist, credited on 16 episodes
1979Casper the Friendly Ghost - He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (TV movie)Layout artist (as Shane Porteous)
1979Casper's First Christmas (TV short)Layout artist (as Shane Porteous)
1979Off on a Comet (TV movie)Layout artist
1979From the Earth to the Moon (TV movie)Layout artist
1980Drak Pack (TV series)Layout artist
1981The Kwinky Koala Show (TV series)Layout artist, 1 episode
1981The Flintstones - Wind Up Wilma (short)Layout artist
1981Laverne and Shirley in the ArmyLayout artist
1981Daniel BooneLayout artist
1981The Fonz and the Happy Days GangLayout artist
1995Blinky Bill's Extraordinary ExcursionLayout artist
2001The Magic PuddingLayout artist

Appearances

YearProduction
199032nd Annual Logie Awards
2017The Schlocky Horror Picture Show
2015–19The Professor's Scary Movie
VariousThe Macqurie Bank (TV commercials as voice over)

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