Bob Hornery won both the Helpmann Awards and the Equity Awards lifetime achievement award, with a career spanning 60 years, in both Britain and Australia.
10 Facts About Bob Hornery
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Bob Hornery was well known for his ability to ad lib.
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Robert Bob Hornery was born on 28 May 1931, in Randwick, New South Wales, to Edward Bob Hornery, a sales rep, and his wife, Veronica.
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Bob Hornery appeared in plays at the local Catholic secondary school, Marcellin College.
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Bob Hornery started his career in theatre in 1949, and made his professional debut in 1953, when he played Eustace Smell, the town crier and sidekick, in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk, at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.
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Bob Hornery was particularly associated with the Melbourne Theatre Company, and with roles ranging from comic to the dramatic, including The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
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Bob Hornery appeared in Australian film and television production including Thunderstone and guested in Neighbours as the father of Karl Kennedy, Tom Kennedy.
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Bob Hornery appeared in the television series Doctor Who and Sapphire and Steel.
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Bob Hornery died on 26 May 2015 after a long cancer illness, two days before his 84th birthday.
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Bob Hornery was survived by his wife, daughter and stepson, Max Allen.