Bob Grant
Robert St Clair Grant (14 April 1932 – 8 November 2003) was an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for playing bus conductor Jack Harper in the television sitcom On the Buses, as well as its film spin-offs and stage version.
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| Full name at birth | Robert St Clair Grant
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| Claim to fame | Jack Harper in the television sitcom 'On the Buses'
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| Date of birth | 14 April 1932
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| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England
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| Date of death | 8 November 2003
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| Age | 71 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Twyning, Gloucestershire, England
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| Cause of death | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning
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| Occupation | Actor, Writer
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- He worked as a bus driver in real life, in order to pay his way through RADA.
- After On the Buses (1969) ended he struggled to get any acting work at all because he had become typecast as Jack Harper.
- He had suffered from depression for many years, and famously went missing for a time in 1987.
- He was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in 1995 after a suicide attempt.
- Graduated from the university of the East End of London and had intellectual aspirations. He had his own academic opinions of comedy and was not interested in listening to others.
Bob Grant is known for his role in the TV series Wogan (1982) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the film Holiday on the Buses (1973) as Jack Harper.
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