Bob Hornery

Robert James "Bob" Hornery (28 May 1931 – 26 May 2015) was an Australian actor. He was a dual award winner, winning both the Helpmann Awards and the Equity Awards lifetime achievement award, with a career spanning 60 years, in both Britain and Australia he was well known for his ability to ad lib.[1]

Bob Hornery
Born
Robert James Hornery

28 May 1931 (1931-05-28)
Randwick, New South Wales
Died24 May 2011 (2011-05-25) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Known forNeighbours as Tom Kennedy

Stage

Bob Hornery was born on 28 May 1931, in Randwick, New South Wales. As well as other stage roles, he appeared in the stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest as the "Rev. Canon Chasuble". This ran from 1988 to 1992 and was televised by the ABC. He 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.

Television and film

He also appeared in Australian film and television production of Thunderstone and guested in Neighbours as the father of Karl Kennedy, Tom Kennedy. He also appeared in the television series Doctor Who and Sapphire and Steel. His film roles included Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Crackerjack. He died on 26 May 2015 after a long cancer illness, two days before his 85th birthday, in Melbourne, Australia.

Film roles

References
  1. "Performing arts community mourns Neighbours actor and Melbourne Theatre Company actor Bob Hornery". 27 May 2015.


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