Shane Porteous
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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 | c.1960–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.
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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 Marta Kurtesz (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
[edit]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]
Shane was the voice of Sid the Seagull in the Cancer Council Victoria's Anti Skin Cancer advertising campaign "Slip-Slop-Slap".
Popular culture
[edit]He is referenced in the popular Australian song "I'm So Post Modern" by the Bedroom Philosopher.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]| 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[8] |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1979 | The Little Convict | Jack Doolen (voice) | Animated film |
| 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 |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1968 | Awful Movies with Deadly Earnest | Deadly Earnest | |
| 1968 | Contrabandits | Jock | |
| 1971 | Dynasty | Ken | |
| What For Marianne? | Jon Wright | TV movie | |
| 1972 | Quartet | Miniseries | |
| 1972; 1973 | Homicide | John Ellis / George Bailey | |
| 1972–1977 | Number 96 | Joshua | 17 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | John Morris | |
| Catch Kandy | Christian Faber | ||
| Serpent in the Rainbow | Phillip Lovett | Miniseries | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Tranio | TV movie | |
| 1974 | The Box | David Warner | |
| 1975 | Scobie Malone | Constable Clements | |
| Matlock Police | Martin Phillips, Jamie, Pasquali, Jeff Forrest | ||
| Kings Man | Constable Ben Price | ||
| 1976 | Certain Women | Peter Clayton | |
| 1977–1978 | Cop Shop | Ron Keating / Jason Knight | |
| 1978 | Bobby Dazzler | Sergio | |
| Glenview High | Dr. Green | ||
| Puzzle | Rant | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Chopper Squad | Duffy | |
| The Restless Years | Andrew Nelson | ||
| Off on a Comet | Voice | ||
| From the Earth to the Moon | Voice artist | Animated TV movie | |
| 1980 | Skyways | John Dormany | |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Walt | |
| 1981–1993 | A Country Practice | Dr. Terence Elliot | |
| 1995 | Neighbours | Patrick Kratz | |
| 1997 | Heartbreak High | Jumpin Jack Jet | |
| 2000–2007 | Pizza | Doctor / Registrar | |
| 2001 | Wicked! | Voice | Animated series |
| 2001–2011 | Home and Away | Jim Tyler, Douglass Graham | |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | John Maguire | |
| 2007 | Constructing Australia | JD Fitzgerald | Documentary |
| 2019 | Smoke Between Trees | Darren | |
| 2023 | Munro | Miniseries |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | ||||
| 1962 | Fairy Tales of New York | The Old Dolphin Theatre | ||
| 1969 | The Proposal | AMP Theatrette | ||
| Little Murder | UNSW | |||
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Theatre Royal, Hobart | |||
| 1970 | Sganarelle | New South Wales | ||
| Death of a Salesman | UNSW | |||
| Major Barbara | UNSW, Canberra Theatre | |||
| King Oedipus | Canberra Theatre, UNSW Old Tote Theatre Company | |||
| Dick Whittington | UNSW | |||
| 1971 | Hank's Night | AMP Theatrette | ||
| The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney | |||
| Home Free! | AMP Theatrette | |||
| 1973–1974 | What If You Died Tomorrow? | Andrew | Sydney Opera House, Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney, Canberra Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Comedy Theatre London with Old Tote Theatre Company & AETT | [9] |
| 1977 | Dr. Brain's Body | UNSW Parade Theatre, Sydney | ||
| 1977–1978 | Sleuth | NSW & Mildura Arts Centre | ||
| 1978 | Bedroom Farce | Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Theatre Royal, Sydney | ||
| 1994 | A Winning Day | Allan | Q Theatre, Penrith | [10] |
| 1995 | King Lear | Sydney Theatre Company at Orange Civic Theatre, Q Theatre Penrith, Wharf Theatre, Sydney | ||
| Scenes from a Separation | Lawrence Clifford | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC | [11] | |
| 1997 | The Memory of Water | Mike | Marian St Theatre, Sydney | [12] |
| 2001–2002 | Much Ado About Nothing | Southern Cross University with STC, Christ Church Cathedral, Q Theatre Penrith | ||
| 2010 | Codgers | Rod | Australian tour | [13] |
| 2017 | Borscht or a series of seemingly accidental digressions in an attempt to understand casual racism | Wentworth Falls School of Arts | [14] | |
| 2024 | Mrs Hawke and the Angel of Death | Keystone 1889 with Bathurst Theatre Company | ||
| Black, No Sugar | Narrator | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre | [15] |
Scriptwriter
[edit]| Year | Production | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–2013 | Neighbours | 171 episodes (credited as pen name John Hanlon) |
| 2003–2008 | Home and Away | 47 episodes (as John Hanlon) |
| 1999 | All Saints | 1 episode: "Dependence Day" (as Shane Porteous) |
Animation
[edit]| Year | Production | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Moby-Dick | Layout artist | TV movie |
| 1978–1981 | The All New Popeye Hour | Layout artist | TV series |
| 1981 | Dinky Dog | Layout artist | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1979 | Casper the Friendly Ghost – He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother | Layout artist (as Shane Porteous) | TV movie |
| Casper's First Christmas | Layout artist (as Shane Porteous) | TV short | |
| Off on a Comet | Layout artist | TV movie | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Layout artist | TV movie | |
| 1980 | Drak Pack | Layout artist | TV series |
| 1981 | The Kwicky Koala Show | Layout artist | TV series, 1 episode |
| The Flintstones – Wind Up Wilma | Layout artist | Short film | |
| Laverne and Shirley in the Army | Layout artist | ||
| Daniel Boone | Layout artist | ||
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Layout artist | TV series | |
| 1995 | Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Excursion | Layout artist | TV series |
| 2001 | The Magic Pudding | Layout artist | Film |
Appearances
[edit]| Year | Production | Notes |
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| 2017 | The Schlocky Horror Picture Show | |
| 2015–2019 | The Professor's Scary Movie | |
| Various | Macquarie Bank | TVC voiceover |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Moran, A.; Keating, C. (2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. The A to Z guide series. Scarecrow Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8108-6856-4. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 2 October 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Nigel, Pearn; Richard, Fotheringham (2007). "A history of the Avalon Theatre, 1921-2007".
- ^ Shane Porteous at IMDb
- ^ "Shane Porteous". AusStage.
- ^ "Codgers". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ "The History of the Q Theatre". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
- ^ It's an Honour
- ^ "What If You Died Tomorrow". Theatricalia. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "A winning play". www.greenleft.org.au. 16 March 1994.
- ^ "Scenes from a Separation". Theatregold. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ McGillick, Paul (1 August 1997). "Saved by sisters". Australian Financial Review.
- ^ "Old codgers out west". Aussie Theatre. 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Breaking Bread". www.johnshand.com.au. 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Black, No Sugar: Special Event". Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. 23 June 2024.
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