Biography
John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor.
A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early in his career. He played a diverse number of roles ranging from Ariel in The Tempest to Macduff in Macbeth. His prestigious stage career included stints in both the West End and Broadway.
He also worked for both the BBC and ITV in their early formative years and went on to appear in such classic television series as The Avengers, The Baron, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Callan, I, Claudius, Doctor Who and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was one of only ten actors to appear in the latter two series. Films include Asylum (1972), Overlord (1975), Mrs. Dalloway (1997) and The Golden Compass (2007).He played the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi in Series 1, episode 10 of The Onedin Line (1972).
Filmography
all 63
Movies 32
TV Shows 31
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The Golden Compass (2007)
C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (2005)
Sergeant Pepper (2004)
Vanity Fair (2004)
The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Emma (1996)
The Dreamstone (1990)
The Woman in Black (1989)
Campion (1989)
Lionheart (1987)
The Black Tower (1985)
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
Get Lost! (1981)
Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981)
Keep Smiling (1980)
Betzi (1978)
The Brute (1977)
Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Asylum (1972)
The Onedin Line (1971)
Jude the Obscure (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
Ivanhoe (1970)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Doctor Who (1963)
Miss Morison's Ghosts
The Merchant of Venice
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1924-12-14
Deathday2009-03-21 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceCheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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