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Tony Morphett

Tony Morphett

Writing

March 10, 1938 – June 2, 2018 (died at 80)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Male
17 Movies
27 TV Shows

Anthony David Morphett (10 March 1938 – 2 June 2018), known under the professional pen name Tony Morphett, was an Australian screenwriter, who created or co-created many Australian television series, including Dynasty, Certain Women, Sky Trackers, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Above the Law and Rain Shadow. Morphett wrote or co-wrote seven feature films, ten telemovies, twelve mini-series, and hundreds of episodes of television drama, as well as devising or co-devising seven TV series.

Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

1993 6.5

Writer

Age 55 (now 80)
40 eps
Against the Wind
Against the Wind

Against the Wind

1978 7.6

Writer

Age 40 (now 80)
13 eps
Water Rats
Water Rats

Water Rats

1996 6.3

Writer

Age 57 (now 80)
23 eps
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

1986 6.6

Writer

Age 48 (now 80)
10 eps
Sea Patrol
Sea Patrol

Sea Patrol

2007 7.2

Writer

Age 69 (now 80)
6 eps
Bangkok Hilton
Bangkok Hilton

Bangkok Hilton

1989 6.9

Writer

Age 51 (now 80)
3 eps
The Naked Bunyip
The Naked Bunyip

The Naked Bunyip

1970 5.5

as Himself

Age 31 (now 80)
The Sullivans
The Sullivans

The Sullivans

1976 5.4

Writer

Age 38 (now 80)
6 eps
The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

1994 6.8

Writer

Age 56 (now 80)
2 eps
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High

Heartbreak High

1994 6.9

Writer

Age 55 (now 80)
1 ep
The Last Wave
The Last Wave

The Last Wave

1977 6.7

Screenplay

Age 39 (now 80)
The Shiralee
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

1988 6.8

Writer

Age 50 (now 80)
2 eps
Boney
Boney

Boney

1972 6.7

Writer

Age 34 (now 80)
5 eps
A Country Practice
A Country Practice

A Country Practice

1981 5.9

Writer

Age 43 (now 80)
1 ep
headLand
headLand

headLand

2005 7.9

Writer

Age 67 (now 80)
1 ep
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

1983 6.3

Screenplay

Age 44 (now 80)
2 eps