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Rob Buckman(1948-2011)

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  • Actor
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The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
Rob Buckman was born on 22 August 1948 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Pink Medicine Show (1978), Doctors and Nurses (1979) and Doctor on the Go (1975). He was married to Patricia Shaw. He died on 11 October 2011 in aboard a transatlantic flight from London to Toronto.
BornAugust 22, 1948
DiedOctober 11, 2011(63)
BornAugust 22, 1948
DiedOctober 11, 2011(63)
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Known for

The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
The Pink Medicine Show
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Doctors and Nurses
TV Series
  • Writer
Doctor on the Go (1975)
Doctor on the Go
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Fun & Games (1987)
Fun & Games
TV Series
  • Self - Presenter

Credits

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Writer

  • How to Break Bad News
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • What You Really Need to Know About... Strokes
    Video
    • written by (as Dr Robert Buckman)
    • 1996
  • What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers
    Video
    • Writer (as Dr Robert Buckman)
    • 1995
  • Doctors and Nurses
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
    The Pink Medicine Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Doctor on the Go (1975)
    Doctor on the Go
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977

Actor

  • A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
    5.9
    • (voice)
    • 2012
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
    The Secret Policeman's Ball
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Beetles and Buckman
    • 1979
  • The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
    The Pink Medicine Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1978

Additional Crew

  • Sideshow Stars: The True Story
    TV Movie
    • medical consultant
    • 2005

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The Secret Policeman's Balls
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The Secret Policeman's Balls

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dr Robert Buckman
  • Born
    • August 22, 1948
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 11, 2011
    • aboard a transatlantic flight from London to Toronto(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia Shaw? - October 9, 2011 (his death, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    A medical oncologist at Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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