21 Facts About Tony Bonner

Anthony Frederick Bonner is an Australian television, film, and stage actor and singer.

Tony 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.

Anthony Frederick Tony Bonner was born in Manly, a northern beach suburb of Sydney.

Tony Bonner's father, Frederick Bonner, was a musical comedy actor at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney.

Tony Bonner worked part-time in his father's theatre as a wardrobe attendant, fostering his interest in acting.

Tony Bonner went on to appear in many Crawford Productions television series, including The Box, Matlock Police, Division 4, Cop Shop, Skyways, and Carson's Law.

Tony Bonner featured in an advertising campaign for the Ballajura real estate development in Western Australia in the late 1970s.

Tony Bonner has 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.

Tony Bonner played Lieutenant Harold Armstrong, commanding officer of the 8th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914, from the Gallipoli in 1915 to the Western Front.

Tony Bonner has done advertising work, such as playing veteran burger-naming expert Ken Thomas in a 2007 McDonald's ad campaign.

In September 2008, Tony Bonner sued Fauna Productions Pty Ltd, the production company for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, seeking residuals from merchandising and DVD sales.

Tony Bonner acted in William Kelly's War and Landfall, both filmed and produced in Australia.

Tony Bonner recorded a cover version of the Bee Gees song "Wine and Women" in 1968.

Tony Bonner later appeared with Barry Gibb on an episode of Bandstand.

Later in his career Tony Bonner appeared in several stage musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Tony Bonner has had experience as a stage actor and director, including:.

Tony Bonner was married to Australian actress and model Nola Clark.

One daughter, Chelsea Tony Bonner, is the owner and director of a plus-size modelling agency.

Tony Bonner is patron of several charities including The Smith Family and the Wesley Mission suicide prevention program.

Tony Bonner has served on the board of the Variety Club and is Publicity Officer and past President of the Manly Life Saving Club.

In 2017 Tony Bonner was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the performing arts as an actor, to surf lifesaving, and to the community through charitable organisations.