Christopher Robbie
Christopher Robbie | |
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| Born | Christopher James Alan Robbie 30 May 1938 Edmonton, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director, playwright |
Christopher Robbie (born 30 May 1938) is a British actor, television announcer, theatre director and designer, playwright and photographer.[1] He trained as an actor at RADA in London, and has had a distinguished theatrical career, playing the title role in King Lear when a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2][3]
He has performed a one-man play about the life of Charles Darwin. Under the pseudonym James Alan he wrote the play The Sirens of Eroc.[4] As a television actor he appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Mind Robber (1968)[5] and Revenge of the Cybermen (1975),[6] as well as in The Avengers, UFO, Dempsey and Makepeace and One Foot in the Grave, among others.[7] As a photographer he has held exhibitions of his work.[8]
He is also well-remembered as an in-vision announcer for Southern Television. He announced on the company's final day of broadcasting (31 December 1981) and presented its final programme And It's Goodbye From Us ...[9] He announced, although less often, for TVS in the 1980s, and had stints in the announcer's chair at Associated-Rediffusion, Thames Television and Anglia Television.
References
- ^ "Christopher Robbie". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Christopher Robbie – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Christopher Robbie | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "The Siren's of Eroc: An Argument Won and Lost (Play) archive [PLAY]". uktw.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-mind-robber/
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/revenge-of-the-cybermen/
- ^ "Christopher Robbie". aveleyman.com.
- ^ https://showreel.thetvroom.com/talent-profiles/7563/robbie-christopher/
- ^ "Announcers". thetvroom.com.