Bob Goody
Biography
Bob Goody was a British actor, writer and librettist who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1973 to 1975. He was born in Brighton and began his television work in The Devil's Crown in 1978. A founder member of the theater company Shared Experience, he later toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played the Chief Weasel in Alan Bennett's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows at the National Theatre. His film roles included The Grotesque (1995), The Borrowers (1997) and The Thief Lord (2006). On stage he appeared in Waiting for Godot at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 2016. As a writer he co-created black comedy musicals, winning a Fringe First for Irony in Dorking, and wrote the libretto for the opera The Fashion. He also co-wrote the BBC sitcom Wilderness Road.
71years old at death
- Born
- Died
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Robert Goody (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1995 to 2006
Every film, newest first
- 2006The Thief LordIMDb rating 5.9
- 1997The BorrowersIMDb rating 5.9
- 1995The GrotesqueIMDb rating 5.5
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Early training
Bob Goody trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1973 to 1975 and was a founder member of the theater company Shared Experience, where he performed in the Arabian Nights trilogy.
Behind the camera
Goody co-created three black comedy musicals with Mel Smith and composer Peter Brewis, including Irony in Dorking, which won a Fringe First Award.
Behind the camera
Goody wrote the libretto for the opera The Fashion, with music by Giorgio Battistelli, performed in the Deutsche Oper am Rhein's 2008 season.
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Worked with
Bob Goody shares two films with Jim Carter, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jim Carter's page
John Goodman's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Vanessa Redgrave's page
John Mills's page
Lena Headey's page
Peter HewittDirector, 1 film, 1997
All films by Peter Hewitt
Richard ClausDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Richard Claus
John-Paul DavidsonDirector, 1 film, 1995
All films by John-Paul Davidson
Online
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