Robert Grubb

Robert Grubb
Born (1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 74)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationActor
SpouseRobin Silver[1]

Robert Grubb (born 31 January 1950[2]) is an Australian actor. He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he graduated[3] in 1978. There he was a fellow student of actor Mel Gibson.[4]

Grubb played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series The Flying Doctors.[3][5] He won Australia's Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his stage portrayal of Pop in the Australian production of the Queen musical, We Will Rock You.[3]

In 1998, he played The Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.[6] In 2016, he played Dimitri Weissman in Sondheim’s Follies at Melbourne Recital Centre.[7] In 2024, he played Max in Sunset Boulevard opposite Sarah Brightman.[8]

He also narrated "Rainforest Beneath the Canopy" in 2004.

As of 2020 Grubb was reprising his previous role of Detective Bill Graves on Neighbours.

Grubb features as Senior Sgt Bill Kirby in Savage River (TV series), on ABC TV (and iview), premiering September 2022 and set in country Victoria.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1979 My Brilliant Career Frank Hawdon Feature film
1981 Gallipoli Billy Feature film[10]
1983 Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation William Nielsen Feature film
1983 The Amorous Dentist Louis Bertrand TV movie
1985 Robbery Under Arms Sir Frederick Morringer Feature film
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Pig Killer Feature film
1985 Remember Me Geoff TV movie
1990 More Winners Mr Edmund TV movie
1997 Paradise Road Colonel Downes Feature film
1999 Close Contact Franklin TV movie
2000 The Potato Factory Mr Emmett TV movie
2000 Waiting at the Royal Anthony TV movie
2003 After the Deluge Simon TV movie
2004 The Brush Off Det. Sen. Con. Micaelis TV movie
2006 The Society Murders Phil Dunn QC TV movie
2007 Black Button Man Behind Desk Short film
2007 Curtin Percy Spender TV movie
2008 The Window Father Short film
2009 Remembering Nigel Himself
2010 Of Land and Bounty Short film
2012 Hungry Man The Worm Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Sara Dane John MacArthur TV series, 6 episodes
1983 A Country Practice Nigel Fairbairn TV series, 4 episodes
1984 Five Mile Creek Mr Harbottle TV series, 1 episode
1984 Special Squad Sims TV series, 1 episode
1991 All Together Now Dr Standfish TV series, 1 episode
1992 Bligh Shamble TV series, 1 episode
1986-92 The Flying Doctors Dr. Geoffrey Standish TV series, 204 episodes
1993 G.P. John TV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Ritchie Munrow TV series, 2 episodes
1997 State Coroner Hugh Ferrari TV series, 3 episodes
1999 High Flyers Mr Bull TV series, 26 episodes
2000 Tales of the South Seas TV series, 1 episode: "The Devil's Pearl"
2000 Thunderstone Old Noah TV series, 1 episode
1998-00 SeaChange Barry Boston TV series, 5 episodes
2001 Crash Zone Garrison TV series, 1 episode
2001 Ponderosa Ned Covington TV series, 1 episode
2002 The Secret Life of Us Mr Lang TV series, 1 episode
2002 MDA Andrew Gallin TV series, 1 episode
2002 Marshall Law Pedro TV series, 1 episode
1995-03 Blue Heelers Neil Pendergast / Derrick Chalmers/ Various TV series, 5 episodes
2000-04 Stingers Frank Vellani / Damien Jordan TV series, 2 episodes
2004 Salem's Lot Larry Crockett TV series, 2 episodes
2007 Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji Salty Ben TV series, 7 episodes
2007 Bastard Boys Roger Gyles TV miniseries
2008 All Saints Pau Murray TV series, 1 episode
2008 McLeod's Daughters Tim Ayres TV series, 2 episodes
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Gerald Waddington TV series, 1 episode
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Tagge Webster TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2013 Reef Doctors James McGabe TV series, 3 episodes
2014 The Weatherman Troy TV series, 1 episode
2017 Wentworth Miles Stratham TV series, 1 episode
2017 Offspring Julian Moody TV series, 1 episode
2017–18, 2020 Neighbours Bill Graves TV series
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Musical Live Performance TV series, 1 episode
2021 The Newsreader Dr McCormack TV series, 2 episodes
2022 Savage River[11] Senior Sergeant Bill Kirby TV series, 6 episodes
2023 Call Me Chihiro Bito (English Voice)

References

  1. ^ "Rocking all over the world" by Richard Smith, The Mercury (20 Aug, 2005) [1 Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 353133528
  2. ^ "Birthdays" The Daily Telegraph (31 Jan, 2004) [1 State Edition 9] Retrieved from ProQuest 358934988
  3. ^ a b c "Local star's flying high" by Craig Wellington, Sunday Tasmanian (21 Feb, 2010) Retrieved from ProQuest 351887744
  4. ^ "Mamma Mia! What a guy" by Renae Leith, The Sunday Mail (14 Oct, 2001) [1 State Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 872615332
  5. ^ "101 TV Stars - Where Are They Now?" by David Meddows, Sunday Telegraph (15 Oct, 2017) Retrieved from ProQuest 1950835552
  6. ^ "Melbourne Goes Into The Woods, Jan . 21" by Peter Kemp at playbill.com
  7. ^ Follies
  8. ^ Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard
  9. ^ "Sinister new crime thriller is Australia’s answer to Broadchurch" by Debi Enker at www.smh.com.au
  10. ^ "Australian 'Gallipoli'" by Janet Maslin at www.nytimes.com
  11. ^ "Cameras roll on Savage River" by David Knox at tvtonight.com.au


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