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Bob Ellis

Bob Ellis

Known for

Writing

Born

May 10, 1942

Birthplace

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Died

April 3, 2016 (aged 73)

Biography

Bob Ellis (10 May 1942 - 3 April 2016) was an Australian writer, director and actor.

Best known work

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream

1984

Man of Flowers

Man of Flowers

1983

Water Rats

Water Rats

1996

Fatty Finn

Fatty Finn

1980

Goodbye Paradise

Goodbye Paradise

1983

The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid

1993

Cactus

Cactus

1986

Good News Week

Good News Week

1996

E Street

E Street

1989

Filmography

2010
Michael Kirby: Don't Forget the Justice Bit
as Self
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
1997
Down Rusty Down
as Earl
1996
Good News WeekTV
as Self (1 episode)
1996
Water RatsTV
as Ron Briggs (1 episode)
1994
Ebbtide
Writer
1993
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pyjama Man, Director, Writer
1989
Dear Cardholder
as Terence
1989
E StreetTV
as Accountant (1 episode)
1988
The True BelieversTV
Writer
1987
Bullseye
Dialogue
1987
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
Writer, Director
1987
Rafferty's RulesTV
as Mr. Maddison (1 episode)
1986
Cactus
Writer
1986
I Own the Racecourse
as Renehan
1985
Unfinished Business
as Geoff's Flatmate, Director, Writer
1984
My First Wife
Screenplay
1984
Where the Green Ants Dream
as Supermarket Manager, Additional Dialogue
1983
Man of Flowers
as Psychiatrist, Writer
1983
Goodbye Paradise
Writer
1983
The Winds of Jarrah
Writer
1981
...Maybe This Time
Writer
1980
Fatty Finn
Story, Writer
1971
Three to Go
Writer