Bob Franklin (comedian)

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Bob Franklin
Bob Franklin 1, 2011, jjron.jpg
Franklin at a live performance in 2011
Birth nameRobert Andrew Franklin
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom
Genres Stand-up comedy, Television, Film

Robert Andrew Franklin (born 1965), is a Hillingdon, [1] London-born, Welsh raised, comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989. [2]

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Career

Television

On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on Jimeoin (1994–95), Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998), Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination.

Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as Kangaroo Palace (1997), Stingers (2002), After the Deluge (2003), CrashBurn (2003), The Heartbreak Tour (2005), Tripping Over (2006) and an episode of The Adventures of Lano and Woodley ("Starquest").

From 2016 to 2021, Franklin had a recurring role as Brendan O'Grady in the Jack Irish films and television series.

Franklin has made several appearances on Thank God You're Here and was in the sitcoms The Librarians , and Stupid Stupid Man .

Franklin starred in an episode of Shaun Micallef's TV series Mr & Mrs Murder , ("The Art of Murder") as Jack, a homeless gentleman with an exquisite eye for class and beauty. He had a recurring role in the second and third series of Please Like Me , a drama by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. Franklin also featured as a loan shark in the Australian opera miniseries The Divorce .

Film

Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), BoyTown (2006) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008), Three Blind Mice (2008) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010).

Books

Franklin's first book Under Stones, a collection of 'tales of unease', was published in 2010 by Affirm Press. It won the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction. [3]

His debut novel, Moving Tigers, was published in 2015. [4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1994-95 Jimeoin Various charactersTV sketch series, 25 episodes
1996 Shaun Micallef's World Around Him Various charactersTV sketch series
1997 Eric Various charactersTV sketch series, 9 episodes
Kangaroo Palace PolicemanTV miniseries
The Adventures of Lano and Woodley GaryTV series, season 1, episode: "Starquest"
1998 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Various charactersTV series, 1 episode
Small Tales & TrueTom Dunleavy / Brian Tonkin / Limey / Rev Noel Foulis / Fraser Walsh / DaveTV series, 6 episodes
1999 The Mick Molloy Show HimselfTV series
2000 Introducing Gary Petty Gary PettyTV series, 6 episodes
2002 Stingers LeoTV series, 1 episode
2003 CrashBurn TheoTV series, 13 episodes
After the Deluge SidTV movie
2004 Stories from the Golf Kyle / TrevorTV series, 2 episodes
2004–05 Eagle & Evans Head of 'Big Nasty Planet' / Comedian / Movie StarTV series, 3 episodes
2005The Heartbreak TourAlanTV movie
2006 Tripping Over Mr AllenbyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2006-08 Stupid Stupid Man Dave MuirTV series
2006-09 Thank God You're Here HimselfTV series
2007BoyTown ConfidentialBobby MacVideo
Newstopia Jasper ClutterbuckTV series, 1 episode
2007-10 The Librarians Neil SliderTV series, 19 episodes
2010 The Librarians in Profile Sir Robert FranklinTV series, 16 episodes
City Homicide Dennis MonkTV series, 1 episode
2011 Rush Restaurant ManagerTV series, 1 episode
SLiDE Mr LancasterTV series, 2 episodes
MollusksMofo / Crab Gang MemberTV series, 6 episodes
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Hove Gate AttendantTV miniseries, 1 episode
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder JackTV miniseries, episode 1: "The Art of Murder"
Leongatha TerryTV series, 1 episode
Upper Middle Bogan BobTV series, 1 episode
2014 The Flamin’ Thongs House (voice)Animated TV series, 1 episode
Worst Year of My Life Again Sandwich Shack WaiterTV series, 1 episode
2014-15 Please Like Me StuartTV series, 9 episodes
2015 The Divorce Alfie (Loan Shark)TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2016-21 Jack Irish Brendan O'GradyTV series & TV films, 11 episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Wise Man of the SeaTV series, 1 episode
The Ex-PM KeithTV series, 1 episode
2019 Rostered On [5] Laptop CustomerTV series, 1 episode
The Inbestigators CoachTV mockumentary series, 1 episode
2021 Fires Graham on RadioTV miniseries, 1 episode
2022 Fisk LaurieTV series, 2 episodes
2023 Bay of Fires [6] ConnorTV miniseries, 7 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1999 The Craic BobFeature film
2002Guru WayneDetective LeeFeature film
2003 You Can't Stop The Murders MongoFeature film
2003 Bad Eggs Detective Mike PaddockFeature film
2005 The Extra MarcoFeature film
2006 Macbeth SiwardFeature film
2006 BoyTown Bobby MacFeature film
2008 Three Blind Mice WarrenFeature film
2008 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Matthew TraversFeature film
2010 Beneath Hill 60 PotsyFeature film
2010Scottish BobBobShort film
2010Rigor MortisBobShort film

References

  1. ↑ admin (1 February 2012). "Under Stones" . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Australian Television: Crashburn: profiles". www.australiantelevision.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Australian Horror Writers Association :: 2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Finalists". Archived from the original on 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  4. ↑ Romo, Christian. "All-21st Century Team for all Detroit pro athletes: Almost to the top 10, at Nos. 15-11!". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  5. ↑ "7mate Rostered On for new comedy | TV Tonight". February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "More cast announced for ABC's Bay of Fires | TV Tonight". June 16, 2022.
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