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Robert Grubb (born 31 January 1950) is an Australian actor. He studied acting at
National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
(NIDA), where he graduated in 1978. There he was a fellow student of actor
Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apoca ...
. Grubb played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series ''
The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...
''. 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 "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album ''News of the World''. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and it placed at num ...
''. In 1998, he played The Wolf/ Cinderella’s Prince in Sondheim’s ''
Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...
'' He also narrated "Rainforest Beneath the Canopy" in 2004. 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
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* 1950 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Helpmann Award winners Male actors from Hobart National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni {{Australia-actor-stub