Tony Robinson

Sir Tony Robinson

Sir Anthony (Tony) Robinson , (born August 15, 1946 in London ) is an English actor, author and political activist. He is best known in the German-speaking world for his portrayal of the servant Baldrick in the television series Blackadder .

Life

Tony Robinson gained his first acting experience while still at school. This was followed by a visit to the Central School of Speech and Drama . After various jobs on theatrical stages and in television studios, he made his big breakthrough in 1983 when he was cast as Baldrick alongside Rowan Atkinson .

From 1994–2014 he was presenter of Channel 4's successful popular science archeology television series Time Team . In 2003 he went on tour with his stand-up program Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out .

He is the author of several books, including many children's books. As a fan of Terry Pratchett , he was the narrator for several audio book productions based on Pratchett's works and also took on speaking roles for the computer game Discworld, which is based on the Discworld novels .

In 2013, Tony Robinson was knighted by Prince William on behalf of the Queen .

Political commitment

Tony Robinson was Vice President of the Equity Union ( actors , stage managers and models union ) from 1996-2000 . He is a long-time member of the Labor Party and was also elected to the influential party's National Executive Committee from 2000–2004 . In 2019, after 45 years of membership, he resigned from the Labor Party in protest against the handling of Brexit and internal anti - Semitic incidents . After the election of the new chairman Keir Starmer on April 4, 2020, he rejoined the party.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1975: Brannigan - A Man of Steel - as a messenger
• 1994: The Neverending Story 3 - Salvation from Fantasies - as Gnom Engywook

Series

• 1982-1989: Blackadder - as Baldrick
• 1989–1994: Maid Marian and her Merry Men - as Sheriff of Nottingham and screenwriter
• 1994–2013: Time Team - as a presenter
• 2006: Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - as Vernon Crumley
• 2009 Hotel Babylon Series 4, Episode 3 - as Arthur Barnes
• 2012–2014: Tony Robinson's Time Walks - as a presenter
• 2016–2018: Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson - as a presenter
• 2019–2020: Around The World By Train With Tony Robinson - as a presenter

Works as an author (selection)

• together with Richard Curtis : Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All (Knight Books): The Greatest Hero of Them All . Knight, 1988, ISBN 978-0-340-39679-7 .
• Tony Robinson's kings and queens . Hutchinson (RHCP), 1999, ISBN 978-0-09-176804-1 .
• together with Mick Aston : Archeology is Rubbish. A beginner's guide . Channel 4 Books, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7522-6519-3 .
• Bad Kids: The Worst-Behaved Children in History . Macmillan Children's Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-230-73787-7 .
• The Worst Children's Jobs in History . New edition. Pan Macmillan UK, 2016, ISBN 978-1-5098-4195-0 .
• No Cunning Plan: My Story . Pan Books, London 2017, ISBN 978-0-283-07257-4 .

Web links

Commons : Tony Robinson  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Tony Robinson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Tony Robinson in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Unofficial website for Tony Robinson: Biography for Tony. In: unofficialtonyrobinsonwebsite.co.uk. October 2006, accessed on September 17, 2017 . 
2. ^ Huw Fullerton: Tony Robinson on the "strangely emotional" recording of Terry Pratchett's last audiobook. In: radiotimes.com. August 23, 2015, accessed on September 17, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Sam Marsden: Sir Tony Robinson signs up William to star in Blackadder. The Daily Telegraph , November 12, 2013, accessed September 16, 2017 . 
4. ^ Sir Tony Robinson quits Labor over Brexit and leadership. British Broadcasting Corporation , May 3, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Tony Robinson: I just rejoined the Labor Party… Twitter , April 4, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020.