Overview
- Jason and Paul Donovan posted on Instagram on Sunday that their father died peacefully in Melbourne on Saturday night and asked for privacy.
- Donovan had a screen career that stretched almost seven decades and he was best known as Doug Willis on Neighbours, a role he last reprised in 2022.
- He played leading parts in police dramas and films such as Division 4, Cop Shop, Breaker Morant and The Man from Snowy River.
- Colleagues, broadcasters and public figures offered condolences on social media and on air, with BBC Breakfast and peers publicly paying tribute.
- Jason and Paul said they were at his side in his final days and that no funeral or memorial details have been released so far.