Neighbours actor Terence Donovan dies aged 90
His son, actor Jason Donovan, posted to social media that his father died on Saturday night peacefully in Melbourne, Australia
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"Our Dad was a huge character, larger than life. He was our best friend ... our world! We will desperately miss him but we take comfort knowing we were all here by his side in his final days."
— Jason Donovan , Celebrity
"How lucky are we to have a Dad like you."
— Jason Donovan , Celebrity
"Without people like my Dad we might not have seen the growth in the industry during the 70s and 80s and indirectly, Australian films such as The Man From Snowy River, Breaker Morant, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Priscilla, Muriel's Wedding, Crocodile Dundee [and] Strictly Ballroom."
— Jason Donovan , Celebrity
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His son, actor Jason Donovan, posted to social media that his father died on Saturday night peacefully in Melbourne, Australia
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