Robert Lindsay Biography (1949?-)

Original name, Robert Stevenson; born December 19, 1949 (some sources cite December 13, 1949 or December 13, 1951), in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England; father worked as a joiner; married Cheryl Hall (an actress), 1974 (divorced, 1980); companion of Rosemarie Ford (an actress); children: (with Diana Weston; acomedian and actress) Sydney (daughter); (with Ford) Samuel.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 19, 1949?; Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Jakey Smith, Get Some In!, Thames (England), 1975-1978
Wolfie Smith (title role), Citizen Smith, BBC (England), 1977-1980
Pete Dodds, Seconds Out, BBC, 1981
Micky Noades, Give Us a Break, BBC, 1983
Carter, Nightingales, Channel 4 (England), 1989
Norman Platt, The Office, 1996
Narrator, In Your Dreams, 1998
Ben, My Family, BBC, 2000
Narrator, The Heat Is On, BBC, 2001
Rabbit, Don't Eat the Neighbours (also known as Big Teeth, BadBreath), 2001
Miniseries
Father Thomas Kelly, Confessional, Granada (England), 1990
Michael Murray, GBH, BBC (England), 1991
Henry Farr, The Wimbledon Poisoner, 1994
Jamie Diadoni, Jake's Progress, [England], 1995
Fagin, Oliver Twist, PBS, 1999
Luke Hawkins, Hawk, BBC, 2000
Specials
Fabian, "Twelfth Night" (also known as "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night"), BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2(England), 1980
Lysander, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (also known as "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream"), BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2, 1981
First French lord, "All's Well That Ends Well" (also known as "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well"), BBCTelevision Shakespeare, BBC-2, 1981
Iachimo, "Cymbeline" (also known as "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline"), BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2, 1983
Benedick, "Much Ado about Nothing" (also known as "The Complete DramaticWorks of William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing"), BBC Television Shakespeare, BBC-2, 1984
Edmund, "King Lear" (also known as "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear"), BBC Television Shakespeare, PBS, 1984
The 1986 Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986
Narrator, Lifeforce, The Discovery Channel, 1992
Otto Schatz, Genghis Cohn, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Captain Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: The Even Chance (also knownas Horatio Hornblower: The Duel), ITV (England), 1998, Arts and Entertainment, 1999

Captain Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship), ITV, 1998, Artsand Entertainment, 1999
Captain Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil), Arts andEntertainment, 1999
Captain Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters(also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War), 1999
Bob Cratchit, Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings, BBC, 2000
Narrator, Jack the Ripper: On-Going Mystery, The Discovery Channel, 2000
(In archive footage) Wolfie Smith/Michael Murray, The 100 Greatest TVCharacters, 2001
Commodore Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: Mutiny (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Commodore Sir Edward Pellew, Hornblower: Retribution, 2001
Episodic
Dave, "Pop Goes the Weasels," Whodunnit!, 1975
"Our Speaker Today," The Good Life, BBC (England), 1977
"Ear Today ... Gone Tomorrow," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1996
Other
Wolfie Smith, "Citizen Smith" (pilot), Comedy Special, BBC (England), 1977
Billy Bowmans, Brazen Hussies (movie), [England], 1996
Film Appearances
Terry, That'll be the Day, EMI, 1974
Tom, Three for All, 1974
Tom, Adventures of a Taxi Driver, Salon Productions, 1976
Title role, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, Warner Bros., 1989
Ian Bertram, Strike It Rich (also known as Loser Takes Alland Money Talks), British Screen Partners/Millimeter, 1990
Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead, Cinecom International, 1990
Derek Humphry, Goodbye My Love, 1996
Sydney Lotterby, Fierce Creatures (also known as Death Fish II) Universal, 1997
Jamie, Remember Me?, Channel 4 Films/Film 4 Distributors, 1997
Michael Brinn, Divorcing Jack, Mosaic Movies, 1998
Stage Appearances
Jesus, Godspell, London production, 1972
The Cherry Orchard, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Manchester, England, 1978
The Lower Depths, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, 1978
The Beaux Stratagem, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, 1978
The Three Musketeers, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, 1978
Reporter, How I Got That Story, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1981
Hamlet, Barbican Theatre, London, 1984
Bill Snibson, Me and My Girl, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1985, thenMarquis Marriott Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
King Henry II, Becket, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1991-1992
Fagin, Oliver!, London production, 1996
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Richard III, Savoy Theatre, London, 1999
Also appeared in Cyrano de Bergerac.
Major Tours
Hamlet, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, British cities, 1983-1984
RECORDINGS
Albums
Me and My Girl (original soundtrack recording), 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

New York Times, August 24, 1986
People Weekly, September 1, 1986, p. 113

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