Paul Chubb Explained

Paul Chubb
Birthname:	Paul Dunford
Birth Date:	14 January 1949
Birth Place:	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Chubb.
2. Web site: Biography for Paul Chubb . 1990–2009 . IMDb . 2 November 2009 .
3. Web site: Spontaneous, effortless ... and genuine . Anderson, D. . 22 June 2002 . Obituaries . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 November 2009 .
4. The Sydney Morning Herald obituary, "Spontaneous, effortless... and genuine", by Doug Anderson, 22 June 2002
5. Web site: "Round the Twist" Santa Claws (TV Episode 1989) – IMDb. .