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Bob Ellis(1942-2016)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Bob Ellis was born on 10 May 1942 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for The Nostradamus Kid (1993), Goodbye Paradise (1982) and Unfinished Business (1985). He was married to Anne Brooksbank. He died on 3 April 2016 in Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
BornMay 10, 1942
DiedApril 3, 2016(73)
BornMay 10, 1942
DiedApril 3, 2016(73)
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  • Awards
    • 9 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
The Nostradamus Kid
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1993
Goodbye Paradise (1982)
Goodbye Paradise
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1982
Unfinished Business (1985)
Unfinished Business
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1985
Newsfront (1978)
Newsfront
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1978

Credits

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Writer

  • Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal (2008)
    Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Run, Rabbit, Run (2007)
    Run, Rabbit, Run
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Wildside (1997)
    Wildside
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Harry Hamlin and Judy McIntosh in Ebbtide (1994)
    Ebbtide
    5.6
    • screenplay (as Robert Ellis)
    • 1994
  • The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
    The Nostradamus Kid
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Max Gillies in Gillies and Company (1992)
    Gillies and Company
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Dreaming of Lords
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • The True Believers (1988)
    The True Believers
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Perhaps Love
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)
    Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • idea
    • 1987
  • Bullseye (1987)
    Bullseye
    5.2
    • additional dialogue
    • 1987
  • The Gillies Republic (1986)
    The Gillies Republic
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Cactus (1986)
    Cactus
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Winners (1985)
    Winners
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1985–1986
  • Remember Me (1985)
    Remember Me
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • from an idea by
    • 1985

Actor

  • Pizza (2000)
    Pizza
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Premier
    • 2000–2001
  • Down Rusty Down (1997)
    Down Rusty Down
    7.7
    Short
    • Earl
    • 1997
  • Water Rats (1996)
    Water Rats
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ron Briggs
    • 1996
  • E Street (1989)
    E Street
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Accountant
    • 1993
  • Shotgun Wedding (1993)
    Shotgun Wedding
    5.6
    • (voice)
    • 1993
  • The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
    The Nostradamus Kid
    5.7
    • Pyjama Man
    • 1993
  • Mortgage
    7.4
    • Philosophical Drunk
    • 1989
  • John Wood in Rafferty's Rules (1987)
    Rafferty's Rules
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Maddison
    • 1989
  • Australians (1988)
    Australians
    TV Mini Series
    • C.J. Dennis
    • 1988
  • Dear Cardholder (1987)
    Dear Cardholder
    6.5
    • Terence
    • 1987
  • I Own the Racecourse (1986)
    I Own the Racecourse
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Renehan
    • 1986
  • Winners (1985)
    Winners
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Well Dressed Man
    • 1986
  • Remember Me (1985)
    Remember Me
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Gerry
    • 1985
  • Unfinished Business (1985)
    Unfinished Business
    6.3
    • Geoff's Flatmate (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Palace of Dreams (1985)
    Palace of Dreams
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Sub Editor
    • 1985

Director

  • Run, Rabbit, Run (2007)
    Run, Rabbit, Run
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Electric Hippies: Greedy People
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
    The Nostradamus Kid
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Dreaming of Lords
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)
    Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Unfinished Business (1985)
    Unfinished Business
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1985
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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert Ellis
  • Born
    • May 10, 1942
    • Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • April 3, 2016
    • Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(liver cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Anne Brooksbank1969 - April 3, 2016 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Is buried in Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery in Davidson, New South Wales.

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