---
name: "Robert Grubb"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-grubb"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:53.469939+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Grubb

Actor. Born 31 January 1950 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 January 1950, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

## Biography

Robert Grubb is an Australian actor born on 31 January 1950 in Hobart, Tasmania. He trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1978.

His film roles include Frank Hawdon in *My Brilliant Career* (1979), Billy in *Gallipoli* (1981), and Pig Killer in *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985). On television he played Dr Geoffrey Standish in *The Flying Doctors* (1986–1992) and appeared in series such as *Wentworth* (2013) and *Neighbours*.

Grubb has worked extensively in theatre, winning the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Pop in the Australian production of *We Will Rock You*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, opera.org.au.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gallipoli* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Billy — [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)

## Also known for

- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Pig Killer
- *Wentworth* (2013), Miles Strathairn
- *Salem's Lot* (2004), Larry Crockett
- *Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries* (2012), Gerald Waddington
- *Paradise Road* (1997), Colonel Downes
- *My Brilliant Career* (1979), Frank Hawdon
- *McLeod's Daughters* (2001), Tim Ayres

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/robert-grubb