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Bob Goody(1951-2023)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Bob Goody
Sisters Phoebe and Dot return to their family home on the Isle of Wight a year after the death of their mother. Clearing decades of family clutter, they face up to their complex relationship with their mother and her serial infidelities.
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A Clever Woman (2023)
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Bob Goody was born on 16 April 1951 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). He was married to Gina Donovan. He died on 5 March 2023 in the United Kingdom.
BornApril 16, 1951
DiedMarch 5, 2023(71)
BornApril 16, 1951
DiedMarch 5, 2023(71)
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1985
Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Azurian Man(as Robert Goody)
  • 1980
Helen Mirren in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
7.5
  • Starkie
  • 1989
Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)
Mr. Turner
6.8
  • Gallery Visitors
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Douglas Finch, Bob Goody, Josie Lawrence, Anna Mottram, Tanya Myers, Jon Sanders, and David Scott in A Clever Woman (2023)
    A Clever Woman
    8.3
    • Billy
    • 2023
  • Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Ted Miller
    • 2022
  • Dave Johns and Alison Steadman in 23 Walks (2020)
    23 Walks
    6.1
    • George
    • 2020
  • Jeff Fahey, Andrew Buchan, and Phoebe Fox in Intrigo: Samaria (2019)
    Intrigo: Samaria
    5.5
    • Kruggel
    • 2019
  • Julie Graham, Siobhan Redmond, Sarah Woodward, and Olivia Vinall in Queens of Mystery (2019)
    Queens of Mystery
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sir Ray Ives
    • 2019
  • Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag (2016)
    Fleabag
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Quaker Man
    • 2019
  • Olivia Cooke in Vanity Fair (2018)
    Vanity Fair
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Hermit
    • 2018
  • Peterloo (2018)
    Peterloo
    6.5
    • Outraged Reformer
    • 2018
  • Make Aliens Dance (2017)
    Make Aliens Dance
    8.7
    Short
    • Dan
    • 2017
  • A Change in the Weather (2017)
    A Change in the Weather
    5.5
    • Dan
    • 2017
  • Richard E. Grant and Ellise Chappell in The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
    The Last Dragonslayer
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Sentry Serf
    • 2016
  • Samantha Morton in Cider with Rosie (2015)
    Cider with Rosie
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Squire
    • 2015
  • X Company (2015)
    X Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Gustave
    • 2015
  • Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)
    Mr. Turner
    6.8
    • Gallery Visitors
    • 2014
  • Orbit Ever After (2013)
    Orbit Ever After
    7.2
    Short
    • Grandpa
    • 2013

Writer

  • Wilderness Road (1986)
    Wilderness Road
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Smith and Goody (1980)
    Smith and Goody
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.1
    • mime artist
    • 1985

Videos3

Official Trailer
Trailer 1:27
Official Trailer
A Clever Woman - trailer
Trailer 2:28
A Clever Woman - trailer
A Clever Woman - trailer
Trailer 2:28
A Clever Woman - trailer
23 Walks - UK Trailer
Trailer 1:53
23 Walks - UK Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Robert Goody
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • April 16, 1951
    • Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 5, 2023
    • United Kingdom(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Gina Donovan1978 - March 5, 2023 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    He acted in Carlo Goldini's play, "The Servant of Two Masters," at the Richmond Theatre in London, England in a Cambridge Theatre Company production with Patrick Mower, Elizabeth Estensen, Anita Dobson, Steven Beard, Billy Hartman, Geoffrey Freshwater, Ian Bartholomew, and Darlene Johnson in the cast. Martin Duncan was director and composer of music and lyrics with Ultz.

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