Tony Bonner

Acting

Tony Bonner

Born 1943-11-23 · Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Tony Bonner (born 23 November 1943) is an Australian television, film and stage actor and singer. Bonner became famous in the 1960s children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, later moving on to lead roles in the dramas Cop Shop and Skyways.

Acting credits

The Man from Snowy River poster
7.0

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.

The Man from Snowy River

1982

Quigley Down Under poster
6.7

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.

Quigley Down Under

1990

You Can't Win 'Em All poster
5.8

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970

Eyewitness poster
6.4

A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?

Eyewitness

1970

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert poster
5.6

Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady spy. Relying on his wits and her tantalizing skill at belly dancing, the daring duo works desperately to defuse the explosives placed in the city's vital water wells by the occupying Turks. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorsemen Regiment, whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission.

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

1999

Landfall poster
4.0

A young couple in tropical Australia is trapped in their home by three fugitives carrying a mysterious icebox containing unknown contents, and they must rely on their wits and cunning to survive as a severe tropical cyclone looms.

Landfall

2017

The Lighthorsemen poster
6.1

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.

The Lighthorsemen

1987

Money Movers poster
6.1

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.

Money Movers

1978

Academy poster
10.0

Jennifer Haywood, a high profile actress, moves to the Gold Coast to start a new life for her daughter, Natalie, and herself. She brings with her a colourful household: her boyfriend William; Lilly, the nanny; Doris, the cleaner; and Mopsy, the dog. Life seems almost perfect until her ex-husband Jack is cast as her lover in the series in which she is currently starring.

Academy

1996

The Highest Honour poster
6.6

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.

The Highest Honour

1982

Inn of the Damned poster
4.4

A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in, but never check out.

Inn of the Damned

1975

Creatures the World Forgot poster
4.9

As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront hostilities created by the harsh environment and each other. After a massive volcanic eruption a tribal chief is killed and his two sons fight for supremacy, not only for the leadership of the tribe but also for the love of a beautiful young woman. The age-old battlegrounds of rivalry, envy and passion are explored in this tale of prehistoric adventure.

Creatures the World Forgot

1971

Naked World poster
NR

Jay Katz & Miss Death have been the king and queen of Sydneys underground cinema scene for over 30 years. This 2 hour compilation highlights their final quest to survive the 2020 pandemic by producing original content from The Mu Meson Archives

Naked World

2020

Dead Sleep poster
4.5

A new nurse arrives at a private clinic and discovers that the renowned resident psychiatrist is treating short-term patients with a combination of coma-like sedation and electroconvulsive therapy.

Dead Sleep

1990

Hurricane Smith poster
4.5

An oil-field worker from Texas journeys to Australia to look for his missing sister, and his search winds up getting him involved with a violent drug-smuggling gang.

Hurricane Smith

1992

No artwork available
NR

It is a science fiction steampunk adventure story that tells the tale of a mysterious pirate with an alien star chart that compels a young woman to embark on a swashbuckling expedition across space to a hidden planet with secrets that could change the galaxy forever.

Island in the Stars

Liquid Bridge poster
4.0

Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father– a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.

Liquid Bridge

2003

They're a Weird Mob poster
6.0

An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.

They're a Weird Mob

1966

No artwork available
NR

The story of Nathan "Nate" Vaughan, an ex-SAS commando fighter married to Nicole, a police officer with the Gulf Coast drug squad. Shortly after their wedding and in the midst of their plans to open a private security firm, Nicole is tragically killed in a seemingly senseless shooting by a drug craze kid in a convenience store hold up. Nate falls to pieces. His only friend is Nicole's ex-police partner and they decide to pursue their own form of justice on the streets low life. The death of a rapist/murderer leads to Nate being pursued by both the criminal boss and the police, which leads to twists and turns and the discovery of his wife's assassination... and bringing the killers to justice.

Shadows of Paradise

1998

The Mango Tree poster
9.0

Jamie Carr is a young man growing up in Bundaberg, Northern Queensland during the closing years of World War I. Jamie, who is in his final year of high school, was brought up by his grandmother. Grandma Carr is known and loved by all in the town, and does her best to help Jamie through the emotional turmoil of adolescence and a society struggling under old traditions and beliefs in a new country.

The Mango Tree

1977

No artwork available
NR

Out-of-luck actor Duncan Wiley (Teo Gebert) is spotted by adult movie director Roger Hammond (Tony Bonner) and offered a screen test. Emerging as 'best performer' among the hopefuls at Hammond's audition, Duncan is offered a starring role in his next production. Attempting to keep his new career secret from his friends and flatmates is hard enough but when Duncan falls for the charms of his co-star Emily DuBois (Melissa Bell) and strangers start recognising him, Duncan surrenders and embraces his infamy as 'Duncan the Spunkman'. Trouble follows when villainous rival porn producer Angelo Dmitri (Terry Serio) attempts to undermine Hammond's business and sabotage Duncan's career.

Money Shot

2003

Skippy and the Intruders poster
6.3

Skippy and the Intruders (also known as The Intruders) is a 1969 Australian film directed by Lee Robinson, and is a spin-off of the popular Skippy the Bush Kangaroo TV series. A gang of criminals led by Meredith is looking for sunken treasure off Mallacoota, pretending to be diving for abalone. Sonny, son of Matt Hammond, the Chief Ranger of Waratah National Park, investigates with their family friend, Clancy. Sonny and Clancy are kidnapped. Skippy comes to the rescue. After a speedboat chase and a fight in the sand dunes, Meredith is captured.

Skippy and the Intruders

1969

William Kelly's War poster
5.9

When WW1 breaks out, farm boys, Billy (Josh Davis) and Jack Kelly (Mathew John Davis), along with their cousin, Paddy (Lachie Hume), sign up, and are shipped out to serve in Europe. With Billy a dead-eye shot with a rifle, the boys are soon set up as a sniper team, mowing down Germans and Turks like nobody’s business. They become heroes, but back home, the family farm is being circled by a gang of cattle thieves, meaning that even when the war ends, the blood is set to keep flowing.

William Kelly's War

2014

Punishment poster
3.8

Jonah is a hitman by trade and a man on a mission of revenge. But things go horribly wrong whilst trying to escape the police.

Punishment

2008