Shane Porteous

John Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942) to pilot Stanley Porteous and his wife Pat.

He was raised in Queensland and attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a B.A.

Porteous moved to Sydney in 1967.

Career 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.

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.

Porteous has performed in many stage plays, 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.

He was a regular at the Q Theatre in Penrith, New South Wales, and was also the ambassador for 'The Q', which was demolished in August 2005 and moved to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.

As a television screenwriter he has written scripts for series including Neighbours and Home and Away, sometimes under the pseudonym of John Hanlon.

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.

Shane was the voice of Sid the Seagull in the Cancer Council Victoria's Anti Skin Cancer advertising campaign "Slip-Slop-Slap".

Popular culture He is referenced in the popular Australian song "I'm So Post Modern" by the Bedroom Philosopher.

Awards Association Honour Year Awarded for 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

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleType 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 YearTitleRoleType 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 movie1979 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 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 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 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 1997 The Memory of Water Mike Marian St Theatre, Sydney 2001–2002 Much Ado About Nothing Southern Cross University with STC, Christ Church Cathedral, Q Theatre Penrith 2010 Codgers Rod Australian tour 2017 Borscht or a series of seemingly accidental digressions in an attempt to understand casual racism Wentworth Falls School of Arts 2024 Mrs Hawke and the Angel of Death Keystone 1889 with Bathurst Theatre Company Black, No Sugar Narrator Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre

Scriptwriter YearProductionEpisodes 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 YearProductionRoleType 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 series1981 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 Year Production Notes 2017 The Schlocky Horror Picture Show 2015–2019 The Professor's Scary Movie Various Macquarie Bank TVC voiceover