Biography
John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 β 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 59
TV Shows 30
Movies 29
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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)
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Emma (1996)
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
The Dreamstone (1990)
The Woman in Black (1989)
Campion (1989)
The Storyteller (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Lionheart (1987)
All Passion Spent (1986)
All Passion Spent (1986)
The Black Tower (1985)
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
From a Far Country (1981)
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
Get Lost! (1981)
The Merchant of Venice (1980)
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
Keep Smiling (1980)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Target (1977)
The Brute (1977)
I, Claudius (1976)
Overlord (1975)
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Swallows and Amazons (1974)
The Aweful Mr. Goodall (1974)
Napoleon and Love (1974)
Within These Walls (1974)
The Edwardians (1972)
Asylum (1972)
Running Scared (1972)
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
The Onedin Line (1971)
Barlow (1971)
Budgie (1971)
Jude the Obscure (1971)
A Couple of Beauties (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
Ivanhoe (1970)
In Loving Memory (1969)
The Champions (1968)
Callan (1967)
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Doctor Who (1963)
The Merchant of Venice
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-12-14
Deathday2009-03-21 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceCheltenham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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