Tony Morphett
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 10, 1938
- Died
- June 2, 2018 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Winners: Quest Beyond Time
Movie · Writer
Sea Patrol
TV · Writer · 6 eps
Rain Shadow
TV · Writer · 3 eps
headLand
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Balmain Boys
Movie · Writer
MDA
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Don't Look Behind You
Movie · Teleplay
13 Gantry Row
Movie · Screenplay
Kings in Grass Castles
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Water Rats
TV · Writer · 23 eps
The Seventh Floor
Movie · Writer
Heartbreak High
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Man from Snowy River
TV · Writer · 2 eps
CrimeBroker
Movie · Writer
Blue Heelers
TV · Writer · 40 eps
The Distant Home
Movie · Writer
Sweet Talker
Movie · Writer, Story
Sky Trackers
Movie · Writer
Boys in the Island
Movie · Screenplay
Bangkok Hilton
TV · Writer · 3 eps
The Riddle of the Stinson
Movie · Screenplay
The Shiralee
TV · Writer · 2 eps
The Flying Doctors
TV · Writer · 10 eps
My Brother Tom
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Robbery Under Arms
Movie · Writer
Under Capricorn
TV · Screenplay · 2 eps
A Country Practice
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The John Sullivan Story
Movie · Writer
The First Christmas
Movie · Writer
Against the Wind
TV · Writer · 13 eps
The Last Wave
Movie · Screenplay
The Alternative
Movie · Writer
The Sullivans
TV · Writer · 6 eps
The Evil Touch
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Boney
TV · Writer · 5 eps
The Link Men
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Dynasty
TV · Writer · 23 eps