Bob Grant Was Born 14th April 1932 at Hammersmith London and sadly died Tuesday 18th November 2003 London.

He went to Drama School and trained at Rada for 2 years and then went into Repotary work around the main cities of England.
During breaks he also worked as a frozen food salesman and a Bus Driver Bob was a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.

He wrote and starred in Instant Marriage. Other West End appearances include Sparrers Can't Sing. Mrs Wilson's House Diary,House By The Green Door and played in Pyjama Tops for a run of 2 years. He first leading role was in a Musical called Blitz that had a run in the West End.

In 1968 he landed the role that to was make him famous around the world, Jack in On The Buses.

At Bob Grants wedding in 1971 hundreds of fans turned out and roads around Caxton Hall become blocked. Beside the Rolls Royce at the wedding a Double Decker bus used in On The Buses was to be used to transport the guests to the reception. But such was the crowds that the wedding guests had to walk.

Bob Grant appeared with David Jason (of Fools and Horses fame) at Grand Theatre Wolverhampton on 24 March 1975, in a play called Darling Mr London. The play was by Bob Grant and Anthony Marriot

In 1976 & 1977 he appeared in pantomime at the Cliffs Pavilion in South End. (You will see adverts for Cliffs Pavilion on the side of buses in episodes of On The Buses)

To read an Obituarie on Bob Grant click on the picture below