Robert Russell (actor)

Robert Russell (born May 24, 1936 in Kent , † May 12, 2008 in Maidenhead , Berkshire ) was an English actor.

biography

Russell was born in Kent but spent his childhood in South Africa until the age of eleven . After finishing school, he worked in a gold mine . After returning to England, he trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art .

After several roles in the Royal National Theater , among others at the side of Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , he appeared increasingly on British television from 1960. His most famous role was on the side of Vincent Price in the film The Witch Hunter . There he played the assistant to the mad witch hunter. He had other small roles in Inspector Clouseau , Othello (with Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith ) and Mephisto 68 .

He appeared in numerous series such as With Umbrella, Charm and Melon , Moon Base Alpha 1 and Doctor Who . In 1993 he played his last film role in the Canadian feature film Strange Horizons .

At 71 he died of a heart attack in Meidenhead, Berkshire.

Filmography (selection)

• 1960: Police Surgeon (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1963: Shadow of Fear
• 1965: Othello
• 1967: Whispering Walls
• 1967: attack
• 1967: Mephisto 68
• 1967: the inspector
• 1968: The witch hunter
• 1975: Doctor Who (4 episodes)
• 1982: Oliver Twist (TV production)
• 1982: Ivanhoe (TV production)
• 1985: Black Arrow - War of the Roses (Black Arrow)
• 1993: Strange Horizons
• 2003: Hitler - Rise of Evil

Web links

• Robert Russell in the Internet Movie Database (English)