Tony Bonner
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| Tony Bonner | |
| Born | November 23, 1943 (age 63) Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Notable roles | "Jerry King" in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo "Monte" in The Box "Don McKenna" in Cop Shop "Paul MacFarlane" in Skyways "Kane" in The Man from Snowy River "Major Murray Bourchier" in The Lighthorsemen |
Tony Bonner (born November 23, 1943) is an Australian television, film and stage actor and singer.
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[edit] Early life
Tony Bonner was born in Manly, New South Wales, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. His grandfather, James Bonner, was a former Mayor of Manly and founding President of the Manly Life Saving Club. His father, Frederick Bonner, was a musical comedy actor at Her Majesty's Theatre in Sydney.
After leaving school he started work for a company supplying mannequins and other equipment for window dressing. He also worked part time in his father's theatre as a wardrobe attendant, fostering his interest in acting.
[edit] Acting career
Bonner got his first professional stage acting job in 1961, aged 18. His first major role was as helicopter pilot Jerry King on the television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. He appeared in many Crawford Productions television series including The Box, Matlock Police, Division 4, Cop Shop, Skyways and Carson's Law.
Notable film roles include Eyewitness (1970) and The Man from Snowy River (1982). He also twice portrayed Australian World War I soldier Murray Bourchier, to whom he bears a remarkable likeness, in the 1987 film The Lighthorsemen and a 1993 episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
[edit] Musical career
Bonner recorded a cover version of the Bee Gees song "Wine and Women" in 1968. He later appeared with Barry Gibb on an episode of Bandstand. Later in his career Bonner appeared in several stage musicals including Annie Get Your Gun and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
[edit] Charity work
Bonner is patron of several charities including The Smith Family and the Wesley Mission suicide prevention program. He has also served on the board of the Variety Club and is President of the Manly Life Saving Club.
[edit] Personal life
Bonner was married to Australian actress and model Nola Clark from 1972 to 1992. They had three daughters.
[edit] Trivia
Dated Australian actress and one time co-star Carmen Duncan in the early 1970s.[1]
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