Paul Chubb

Australian actor and screenwriter (1949–2002)

Paul Chubb

Born	Paul Dunford (1949-01-14)14 January 1949 Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 June 2002(2002-06-09) (aged 53) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actor, lyricist, screenwriter^[1]

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.

Biography

He was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sydney.^[2] and had a brother Greg, (Timothy Bean).^[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

He died due to post operative cardiomyopathy complications, in 2002 in Newcastle, New South Wales.^[2]

Filmography

Films

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
Bondi Banquet (1999) as Bart L. Booth
Dirty Deeds (2002)

Television

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
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
Water Rats (2001)
The Farm (2001), as Ron Oakes
All Saints (2002)

References

^ "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.