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Robert Elston Biography (1934-)

Addresses: Home: 112 Charlton Street, New York, NY, 10014.

Mr. Elston is a familiar face to television audiences, having appeared in hundreds of commercials, three of which have garnered Clio awards.

Nationality

American

Occupation

actor, director, producer, playwright

Famous Works

• Principal Stage Appearances
• Memo, NY; Sherman, Maybe Tuesday, NY; Jake Eldridge, Golden Fleecing, NY; Ray Blent, Tall Story, NY; Spoon River Anthology, NY; Playwright/Salesman/Old Man, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, NY; Robert Dudley, Vivat, Vivat, Regina, NY; One-Man Show, Portrait of a Man, NY; One-Man Show, Notes from the Underground, NY; Undercover Man, NY; After Many a Summer, NY; Trigorin, The Seagull, NY; Teacher, Andorra, Jewish Repertory, NY; Tyrone T. Tattersall, Archy and Mehitabel, NY;
• Major Tours
• Jefferson, 1776, national tour; You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, national tour; The World of Susie Wong, national tour.
• Directed
• Phyllis Rice and Marcia Brushingham in Concert, American Renaissance Theatre (ART), 1977; Romeo and Juliet, North Shore Music Theatre, 1978; Molly Bloom and the Women of Ireland, ART, 1978; Act of Kindness, ART, 1978; The Owl and the Pussycat, Club Benet Dinner Theatre, NJ, 1979; Sweethearts, ART, 1979; Equals, Silences, Curses, ART, 1979; Do You Still Believe the Rumor, ART, 1980; Archy and Mehitabel, ART, 1980; After Many a Summer, ART, 1982; Pas de Deux, ART, 1983.
• Principal Film Appearances
• Charles Schwab, The Rise of America; Mark of the Witch; Garp, 1981; A Private Matter, 1981.
• Principal Television Appearances
• The Steve Allen Show; Saints and Sinners; NET Christmas Special; CBS Repertoire; The Lloyd Bridges Show; Hennessey; Camera 3; The Edge of Night; Love Is a Many Splendored Thing; Love of Life; Dr. Howell, As the WorldTurns, 1981-82; Peyton Randolph, George Washington, 1983.
• Theatre-Related Career
• Founding Member, Theatre West, Los Angeles, CA, 1960-64; Teacher, HerbertBerghof Studios, New York, 1964-75; Co-Founder/Teacher, American RenaissanceTheatre, New York, 1975-present.
• Plays, Produced
• Murder at the Gaiety, music by Murray Grand; Run Children Run, with Harvey Keith, Karamu House, Cleveland, OH, 1974-75, Henry Street Settlement, NY; After Many a Summer, ART, 1982.