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He was awarded the A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Arts Administrator particularly as General Manager of the Australian Opera.

He was awarded the A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to national life and to creative endeavors serving with a range of cultural, academic and arts organizations and to public broadcasting.

Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia (फ़रवरी 2009)

MacDonald's career in film, television and on the stage spanned decades and included credits on The Box, Cop Shop and A Town Like Alice.

He had a stage and TV career for 40 years, and he was widely respected in the arts community, earning an A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in 1991 for his work as General Manager of the Australian Opera, and later an A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) in 2006 for his contribution to national life and creative industries, including public broadcasting.

MacDonald also wrote plays and novels.

He guested on shows from Certain Women, The Box, Cop Shop and Skyways, to the raunchy Alvin Purple, and in movies like Superman Returns.

He was one of the first Play School presenters from 1966 till 1969.

Macdonald had a storied career, including in several theatre shows, including Is Australia Really Necessary, A Cup of Tea, a Bex and a Good Lie Down.

Donald Macdonald was a stalwart of stage and screen, who'd written smash hit plays like Caravan, dazzled on London's West End, and delighted millions over the decades with his starring turns on TV series.