Paul Dunford (14 January 1949 – 9 June 2002), professionally billed as Paul Chubb, was an Australian film, television and stage actor and scriptwriter primarily in genres of comedy and drama.
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| Born | Paul Dunford 14 January 1949 Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 9 June 2002 (aged 53) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, lyricist, screenwriter[1] |
Biography
editHe was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sydney.[2] and had a 2 brothers Greg, (Timothy Bean) and Fred (Fred Dunford) .[3]
He began his career as an "everyman" character actor by studying under Hayes Gordon at the Ensemble Theatre and began to appear in television commercials, soap-operas including Number 96, and television dramas. He wrote and acted in pub plays and pantomimes and segued to feature film work such as with Julie Forsyth in Stan and George's New Life (1990), which "remains a defining portrayal in a body of work that includes Così, Bliss and Road To Nhill," a total of 22 feature films.[4]
Chubb guest-starred as a State Member of Parliament Patrick Rafferty (Michael Rafferty's brother), in Rafferty's Rules.
Personal life and death
editHe died due to post operative cardiomyopathy complications, in 2002 in Newcastle, New South Wales.[2]
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Demolition (TV movie) (1978), as Harry
- The Night the Prowler (1978), as Police Officer 1
- Hoodwink (1981), as Reid
- Kitty and the Bagman (1982), as Slugger
- Heatwave (1982), as Detective 2
- Passionless Moments (1983), as Jim Simpson
- Goodbye Paradise (1983), as Curly
- A Girl's Own Story (short film) (1984), as Father
- The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), as Fred
- Bliss (1985), as Reverend Des
- Hunger (1986), as Caffrey
- With Love to the Person Next to Me (1987), as Syd
- Bullseye (1987), as Don McKenzie
- Danger Down Under (TV movie) (1988), as Dennis Quinn
- Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey (1988), as Mayor Leo Bainbridge
- Golden Braid (1990), as Joseph
- Dead to the World (1991), as Sergeant Jack Grant
- Sweet Talker (1991), as Billy
- Stan and George's New Life (1991), as Stanley Harris
- Mad Bomber in Love (1992), as Sven
- Singapore Sling (TV movie) (1993), as Cray
- Shotgun Wedding (1993), as Geoffrey Drinkwater
- Big Ideas (1993)
- The Roly Poly Man (1994), as Dirk Trent
- Così (1996), as Henry
- The Well (1997), as Harry Bird
- Road to Nhill (1997), as Maurie
- Dirty Deeds (2002)
Television
edit- Number 96 (1974), as Delivery Man
- Spring & Fall (1980-82)
- Daily at Dawn (1981), as Russell Ducke
- Watch This Space (1982), as Red Alien
- The Dismissal (miniseries) (1983), as Customs Officer
- Bodyline (miniseries) (1984), as Yabba
- Brass Monkeys (1984), as Big Eye
- Dancing Daze (miniseries) (1986), as Oliver
- Takeover (1987), as Frank
- Hard Knuckle (1987), as Max
- Theatre Sports (1987), as Host
- Rafferty's Rules (1987–91), as State MP Patrick Rafferty (3 episodes)
- The Last Resort (1988), as Hilary Davis
- Spit MacPhee (miniseries) (1988), as Sergeant Joe Collins
- Round the Twist (1989), as "Santa Claws" in Christmas episode[5]
- G.P. (1989), as Nick Rawson / Peter Mayhew (3 episodes)
- The Paper Man (1990), as Clarrie Bullock
- Betty's Bunch (1990), as Arthur Quinter 'The Con'
- Big Ideas (1992), as Noel Draper
- Stark (1993), as Mayor
- Count Me In – Combinatorics: The Art of Counting (1993)
- Home and Away (1999-2000), as Jack Brown
- Bondi Banquet (2000) as Bart L. Booth
- Water Rats (2001)
- The Farm (2001), as Ron Oakes
- All Saints (2002)
References
edit- ^ "Paul Chubb".
- ^ a b "Biography for Paul Chubb". IMDb. 1990–2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ Anderson, D. (22 June 2002). "Spontaneous, effortless ... and genuine". Obituaries. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald obituary, "Spontaneous, effortless... and genuine", by Doug Anderson, 22 June 2002
- ^ ""Round the Twist" Santa Claws (TV Episode 1989) – IMDb". IMDb.
External links
edit- Paul Chubb at IMDb