Norman Coburn is an Australian television character-actor notable for his roles primarily in soap operas,also his has appeared in many theatre roles .

Home and Away

He is best known for his long-running role as Headmaster/Deputy Mr Donald Fisher, and states that he portrayed the character straight and as a complete opposite to himself ,he was also one of the original cast members in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

in 1988. Coburn left the series after a lengthy 15 year run in 2003, (although he has made many guest appearances), for which he was featured in the Guinness world records as the longest serving actor in an Australian serial, along with co-stars Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie. He has returned in consecutive guest appearances, the last being in 2007. His daughter is actress and former cast member Nana Coburn.

Other roles

He also appeared briefly as Fred Sykes in the Seven Network

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

 soap opera Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)

Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...

. Norman left Home and Away with Rowena Wallace who played wife June Reynolds after being on the serial for fifteen years. Norman has also had guest appearances in The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...

, Special Squad and A Country Practice

A Country Practice

A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...

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Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	A Circle of Deception A Circle of Deception A Circle of Deception is a 1960 British war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker and Harry Andrews.-Plot:A Canadian officer is sent on a secret and dangerous mission during the Second World War in an attempt to feed the Germans false information about the Normandy...	Carter
1961	On the Fiddle On the Fiddle On the Fiddle is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sean Connery, Alfred Lynch, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Eric Barker, Mike Sarne, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Kathleen Harrison, Victor Maddern and John Le Mesurier....		Uncredited
1965	Tomorrow at Ten Tomorrow at Ten Tomorrow at Ten is a 1964 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring John Gregson, Robert Shaw, Kenneth Cope and William Hartnell in his final film appearance.-Plot:...	Desk Man
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Dixon of Dock Green Dixon of Dock Green Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series that ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. Despite being a drama series, it was initially produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.-Overview:...	Jimmy	1 episode: A Whiff of Garlic
1962	The Ghost of Sonata	Coffin Bearer	Television film
	Suspense	Ambulenceman	1 episode: The Man in My Shoes
	The Andromeda Breakthrough The Andromeda Breakthrough The Andromeda Breakthrough was a 1962 sequel to the popular BBC TV science fiction serial A for Andromeda, again written by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot....	Crowd Extra	Uncredited; 1 episode: Gale Warning
1981	A Step in the Right Direction		Television film
1982	A Country Practice A Country Practice A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...	Neville Roebuck	2 episodes: Golden Fleece: Parts 1 & 2
	Sons and Daughters Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series) Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...	Fred Sykes
	1915	English P.O.W.	Mini-series
1983	Five Mile Creek Five Mile Creek Five Mile Creek is an Australian western series. The series starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and a young Nicole Kidman...	Stage Coach Passenger	1 episode: Making Tracks
1984	Special Squad Special Squad Special Squad was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network in 1984.The series focused on an elite division of the Victoria Police, which handled crimes either too sensitive or specialist for regular squads. The Special Squad was headed by Det. Insp. Don...		1 episode: Counterfeit Lady
1988–2007	Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...	Donald Fisher	Main role (1988–2003), guest star (2005 & 2007)
2008	The Hollowmen The Hollowmen The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on...	Jeff	1 episode: A Quiet January

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