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Robert St Clair "Bob" Grant (21 April 1932 – 8 November 2003) was an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for playing Jack Harper in the television sitcom ''On the Buses'', as well as its film spin-offs and stage version. He was born in Hammersmith, West London, the son of Albert George Grant and Florence Grant (née Burston). ==Early career== Grant trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, working in his spare time as a frozen food salesman and also (coincidentally, in view of his later career) as a bus driver. After doing national service in the Royal Artillery, he made his stage debut in 1952 as Sydney in ''Worm's Eye View'' at the Court Royal, Horsham. His first London appearance was in ''The Good Soldier Schweik'' at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1956, and he spent several years at the Theatre Royal Stratford East before getting the lead role in the musical ''Blitz!'' at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End for two years. In 1964 he appeared at the Piccadilly Theatre in ''Instant Marriage'', a musical farce, for which he wrote book and lyrics, with music by Laurie Holloway. He had by now started to make film appearances, including ''Sparrows Can’t Sing'' (1963), the screen version of a play written by his future ''On the Buses'' co-star Stephen Lewis in which he had previously acted on stage, and the film version of ''Till Death Us Do Part'' (1969). He returned to the Theatre Royal, Stratford, in 1967, and starred in the satirical play ''Mrs Wilson’s Diary'' as George Brown, the Foreign Secretary in Harold Wilson’s Labour government – this play later transferred to the West End. When the real-life Brown resigned in 1968, Grant was so concerned that his unflattering portrayal of him as a drunk may have contributed to his resignation that he offered to stand down from the part, but reluctantly continued. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Grant (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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