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Home/People/Shane Porteous
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Born
Aug 17, 1942
Age 83
Place of Birth
Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Shane Porteous
IMDb Profile

Shane Porteous

Acting

Biography
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.
Smoke Between Trees poster

Smoke Between Trees

as Darren
2019
Codgers poster

Codgers

as Rod Dean
2011
A Dangerous Summer poster

A Dangerous Summer

as Sgt. Goodwin
1982
Sarah poster

Sarah

Cast
1982
From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

as Voice
1979
The Little Convict poster

The Little Convict

as Jack Doolan (voice)
1979
Puzzle poster

Puzzle

as Rantz
1978
Off on a Comet poster

Off on a Comet

as (voice)
1976
Scobie Malone poster

Scobie Malone

as Constable Russ Clements
1975