Shane Porteous

Shane Porteous

Born: August 17, 1942
in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist. As a screenwriter, he is sometimes credited as "John Hanlon". He is best known for his role as the TV series, A Country Practice, as Dr. Terence Elliot.

Movies for Shane Porteous...

Smoke Between Trees
Title: Smoke Between Trees
Character: Darren
Released: August 10, 2019
Type: Movie
An intimate portrait of a reluctant grandfather on a heart-warming journey of transformation – one that will lead him back to a home unlike any he ever imagined.
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Codgers
Title: Codgers
Character: Rod Dean
Released: June 24, 2011
Type: Movie
Five Aussie codgers meet at the gym each week to exercise, chew the fat, sling off, sing and have a bloody good laugh! Among the jokes and the secrets, the back strain and biceps, they learn that ‘difference’ is more to do with your point of view and that no matter what, ‘you wouldn’t be dead for quids!’
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Title: Blue Heelers
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.
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A Dangerous Summer
Title: A Dangerous Summer
Character: Sgt. Goodwin
Released: October 22, 1982
Type: Movie
Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ignores certain obvious signals that his business partner is not entirely on the up-and-up. After a brush fire destroys the resort, an insurance investigator comes nosing around, whom Howard's partner deals with in a drastic manner. By the time Lloyds of London's senior investigator George Engels (James Mason in one of his last roles) arrives on the scene, Howard (Tom Skerritt) is anxious to set things to rights.
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Sarah
Title: Sarah
Released: August 1, 1982
Type: Movie
During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.
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Title: A Country Practice
Character: Terence Elliot
Released: November 18, 1981
Type: TV
A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
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From the Earth to the Moon
Title: From the Earth to the Moon
Character: Voice
Released: December 24, 1979
Type: Movie
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The Little Convict
Title: The Little Convict
Character: Jack Doolan (voice)
Released: December 20, 1979
Type: Movie
In old New South Wales a new bunch of convicts arrives including the little convict, young Toby Nelson. Consigned to a Government farm they are subjected to the cruelty of Sergeant Billy Langdon and Corporal Weazel Wesley. Toby escapes and flees into the Australian bush where he is saved from death by the aboriginal boy, Wahroonga. Together, with another escapee, the highwayman, Jack Doolan, and Wahroonga’s animal friends, they launch a spectacular mission to rescue the blacksmith, Big George, and Toby’s sister, Polly.
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Puzzle
Title: Puzzle
Character: Rantz
Released: December 5, 1978
Type: Movie
Franciscus searches for the urn that contains the remains of Buddha but instead finds danger and intrigue.
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Off on a Comet
Title: Off on a Comet
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A Russian count and a French captain and his corporal survey the Algerian coast. Suddenly they are swept up in a mysterious storm. Afterwards, their world is unfamiliar, but they find a science professor who leads them into a new adventure.
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Scobie Malone
Title: Scobie Malone
Character: Constable Russ Clements
Released: October 3, 1975
Type: Movie
Sydney homicide detective Sergeant Scobie Malone and his offsider investigate the murder of Helga, whose corpse is found in the basement of the Sydney Opera House.
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Title: Number 96
Released: March 13, 1972
Type: TV
Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon of the Cash Harmon Television production company, produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects. The premise, original story outlines, and the original characters were devised by David Sale who also wrote the scripts for the first episodes and continued as script editor for much of the show's run. The series proved to be a huge success, running from 1972 until 1977. Number 96 was so popular it spawned a feature film version, filmed in December 1973. Number 96 was known for its sex scenes and nudity, somewhat risque at the time, and for its comedy characters. The series was the first Australian soap opera to feature an openly gay character.