# Paul Chubb

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.

## Early life

He was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sydney, and had two brothers Greg (Timothy Bean) and Fred (Fred Dunford) .

## Career

Chubb began his career as an 'everyman' character actor by studying under Hayes Gordon at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre, and began to appear in television commercials, soap operas including Number 96, and television dramas including Silent Number. He acted on stage alongside Judy Davis in Louis Nowra's Inside the Island. He wrote, directed and acted in pub plays and pantomimes before segueing to feature film work such as Stan and George's New Life (1990) alongside Julie Forsyth, which "remains a defining portrayal in a body of work" that includes Così (1996), Bliss (1985) and Road to Nhill (1997), encompassing a total of 22 feature films. He also starred as the titular character Dirk Trent in murder-mystery comedy film The Roly Poly Man (1994).
He had recurring roles in numerous television series including sitcom Daily at Dawn (1981) as Russell Ducke, comedy series Watch This Space (1982) as Rufus the alien, children's drama Betty's Bunch (1990) as Arthur Quinter 'The Con' and soap opera Home and Away (1999–2000) as Jack Brown. He hosted improvisational comedy series Theatre Sports on the ABC in 1988. He also appeared in long-running children's series Mr. Squiggle as the characters of Big Bob and Mr Wallop from 1986 to 1991.
Additionally, Chubb has appeared in several miniseries including The Dismissal (1983), Bodyline (1984), Dancing Daze (1986), Spit MacPhee (1988), The Paper Man (1990) and The Farm (2001).
Chubb guest starred as State Member of Parliament, Patrick Rafferty (Michael Rafferty's brother), in legal series Rafferty's Rules. He had guest roles in numerous other series including The Outsiders, Glenview High, Doctor Down Under, King's Men, Home Sweet Home, Spring & Fall, Kingswood Country, A Country Practice, Swap Shop, Round the Twist, G.P., Stark, High Tide, The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, Wedlocked, Big Sky, Water Rats, Bullpitt! and All Saints.
Other film credits include The Night the Prowler (1978), Heatwave, Kitty and the Bagman and Goodbye Paradise (all 1982), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Golden Braid (1990), Sweet Talker and Dead to the World (both 1991), Mad Bomber in Love (1992), Shotgun Wedding (1993), The Well (1997) and his last film Dirty Deeds (2002).
Chubb's last writing project was to script dialogue with Linda Nagle for The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company stage production of Tivoli.

## Personal life and death

Chubb's real name was Paul Dunford – he took the name 'Chubb' because it accurately described his physique.
Chubb died on 9 June, 2002, age 53, in Newcastle, New South Wales due to post operative cardiomyopathy complications. He was survived by one of his brothers.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Number 96 | Delivery Man | |
| 1978 | The Night the Prowler | Police Officer 1 | |
| 1980 | Buckley's Chance | Ferdinand | Short film |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Reid | |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Detective 2 | |
| 1982 | Kitty and the Bagman | Slugger | |
| 1982 | Goodbye Paradise | Curly | |
| 1983 | Passionless Moments | Jim Simpson | |
| 1983 | It's a Living | Passenger | Short film |
| 1984 | A Girl's Own Story | Father | Short film |
| 1985 | The Coca-Cola Kid | Fred | |
| 1985 | Bliss | Reverend Des | |
| 1986 | Twelfth Night | Party Guest | |
| 1987 | Bullseye | Don McKenzie | |
| 1987 | With Love to the Person Next to Me | Syd | |
| 1990 | Golden Braid | Joseph | |
| 1990 | Tom and Elizabeth | Thomas | Short film |
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Billy | |
| 1991 | Stan and George's New Life | Stanley Harris | |
| 1991 | Dead to the World | Sergeant Jack Grant | |
| 1992 | Mad Bomber in Love | Sven | |
| 1993 | Shotgun Wedding | Geoffrey Drinkwater | |
| 1994 | The Roly Poly Man | Dirk Trent | |
| 1996 | Così | Henry | |
| 1997 | The Well | Harry Bird | |
| 1997 | Road to Nhill | Maurie | |
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds | Sammy | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974; 1976 | Silent Number | Constable / Graham Clay | 2 episodes |
| 1974–1976 | Number 96 | Removalist / Clifford Jansen's friend / Deliveryman | 3 episodes |
| 1976 | The Outsiders | Blue | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Straight Enough | | TV movie |
| 1977–1978 | Glenview High | Jim | 4 episodes |
| 1978 | Demolition | Harry | TV movie |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | Barman | 1 episode |
| 1980 | King's Men | The Bouncer | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Home Sweet Home | The Policeman | 1 episode |
| 1980; 1982 | Spring & Fall | Joe / Norm | Anthology series, 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Daily at Dawn | Russell Ducke | 13 episodes |
| 1981–1984 | Kingswood Country | Errol / The Butler / Wayne Couch | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Watch This Space | Rufus | 13 episodes |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Customs Officer | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1984 | A Country Practice | Mac James / Ned Shelton | 4 episodes |
| 1984 | Brass Monkeys | Big Eye | |
| 1984 | Bodyline | The Barracker | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Mungo | TV movie |
| 1986 | Dancing Daze | Oliver | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Hunger | Caffrey | TV movie |
| 1987 | Theatre Sports | Host | 11 episodes |
| 1987–1991 | Rafferty's Rules | State MP Patrick Rafferty | 3 episodes |
| 1987–1991 | Mr. Squiggle and Friends | Big Bob / Mr Wallop | 22 episodes |
| 1988 | Danger Down Under | Dennis Quinn | TV movie |
| 1988 | Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey | Mayor Leo Bainbridge | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Last Resort | Hilary Davis | |
| 1988 | Spit MacPhee | Sergeant Joe Collins | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Swap Shop | | |
| 1988 | Hard Knuckle | Max | TV movie |
| 1988 | Takeover | Frank | TV movie |
| 1989 | Round the Twist | 'Santa Claws' | Christmas episode |
| 1990 | Betty's Bunch | Arthur Quinter 'The Con' | 9 episodes |
| 1990 | The Paper Man | Clarrie Bullock | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1992 | Big Ideas | Noel Draper | TV movie |
| 1992–1996 | G.P. | Nick Rawson / Peter Mayhew | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Stark | Mayor | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Singapore Sling | Cray | TV movie |
| 1993 | Count Me In – Combinatorics: The Art of Counting | | |
| 1994 | High Tide | | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Bob Shearer | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Wedlocked | Big Bob | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Detective Cook | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Judge Moreton | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Bullpitt! | Dave Dempsey | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Bondi Banquet | Bart L. Booth | |
| 1999–2000 | Home and Away | Jack Brown | 11 episodes |
| 2001 | The Farm | Ron Oakes | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | All Saints | Sam Coen / William Lucas | 2 episodes |

## Stage
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | The Over-the-Rainbow Show | Witch | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney |
| 1979 | A Cheery Soul | Hire Car Man / Mrs Tole / Mr Bleeker | Sydney Opera House with The Paris Company & STC |
| 1979 | The Western Show | The Marshall | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney |
| 1980 | Inside the Island | Sgt Collins | Nimrod, Sydney |
| 1980 | Volpone | Anarogyno | Nimrod, Sydney |
| 1991 | The Government Inspector | | Sydney Opera House with STC |

### As writer / director

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | The Jungle Show | Writer | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney, Lulu's Theatre Restaurant, Sydney |
| 1980 | The 1984 Show | Director | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney |
| 1980; 1983 | The Robin Hood Show | Playwright | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney, Singo's Restaurant, Sydney |
| 1981–1982 | The Private Eye Show | Devisor | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney, Roxy, Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney |
| 1981–1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Director / Playwright | Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney, Parramatta Town Hall, Willoughby Civic Centre, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney with Liamington Productions |
| 2001; 2003 | Tivoli | Writer | State Theatre, Melbourne, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Canberra Theatre with The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company |