Terence Donovan
Acting

Terence Donovan

Born 28 October 1942 · Staines, Middlesex, England · Died 18 July 2026

Terence Donovan (born October 28, 1942) was 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.

Known for

The Man from Snowy River
Breaker Morant
Fortress
Strange Behavior
Smash Palace
Money Movers
The Getting of Wisdom
Blue Heelers
Puppy
Room to Move
Death of a Soldier
House Husbands
Puppy
Running from the Guns
Room to Move
Death of a Soldier
Emma's War
Fortress
The Winds of Jarrah
The Man from Snowy River
Smash Palace
Strange Behavior
Breaker Morant
Money Movers
The Getting of Wisdom
Terence Donovan · Midrow