Norman Coburn

Norman Coburn
Born (1937-03-06) 6 March 1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EducationAustralian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • writer
Years active1955–2008, 2019
Known forHome and Away as Donald Fisher

Norman Coburn (born 6 March 1937) is an Australian former actor, playwright and writer best known for his television serial and soap opera roles. He started his early career in theatre, film and television in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s.

Coburn became famous as High School English teacher and Deputy/headmaster Donald Fisher in the early years of the soap opera Home and Away. As one of 16 original cast members, he appeared from the pilot episode in 1988 until 2003, and reprised the character in brief sporadic returns between 2004 and 2007. Coburn retired from the industry in 2008, with the exception of a TV series guest appearance in 2019 with Home and Away co-star Debra Lawrance.