Norman Coburn

Norman Coburn

Acting
1937-03-06
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Norman Coburn (born 6 March 1937) is an Australian television actor, best known for his longest role as Donald Fisher in Australian soap opera, Home and Away (1988-2007).

Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles

#1Home and Away

Drama Series - 1988, 16 episodes as Donald Fisher

6.4 / 10
DramaSoap

Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.

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#2Rafferty's Rules

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Doug

8.0 / 10
DramaCrimeComedy

Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.

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#3Rafferty's Rules

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Constable Skeggs

8.0 / 10
DramaCrimeComedy

Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.

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#4Suspense

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Ambulanceman

6.7 / 10
MysteryDrama

Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.

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#5Rosehaven

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes as Gareth

7.6 / 10
Comedy

When Daniel returns to his hometown, Rosehaven, to take over his family's troubled real estate business, he's surprisingly joined by his best (city) friend Emma - who's on the run from a marriage that didn't last the honeymoon. Between Daniel's crippling anxiety and Emma's exuberant irresponsibility will they be able to save the business? It seems unlikely, but it will be fun to watch them try. And might their friendship mean more than they realise?

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#6Carry On Cruising

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Wireless Operator (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Comedy

Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too. The SS Happy Wanderer will never be the same.

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#7Full Circle with Michael Palin

Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes as Self

7.7 / 10
Documentary

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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#8Circle of Deception

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Carter

6.2 / 10
DramaWar

Unbeknownst to him, a soldier is sent on a doomed mission because of the high likelihood of him divulging secrets if captured and tortured.

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