Robin Askwith

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Biography

British actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·composer
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 12 October 1950
  • Place of birth
  • Southport
  • Spouses
  • Leonie Mellinger

Music

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Lived in Malta for many years.

Insisted on performing fight scenes himself for Horror Hospital .

Wrote introduction to "The Horror Films of Richard Gordon" by Tom Weaver.

Great-nephew of Robb Wilton.

(Summer) 1999 played "Neville" in Nunhead Films production, "The Asylum" (Working Title) due for completion in February 2000.

(February 2007) Currently preparing "Paint it Black", a one-man show based on the life and death of Brian Jones.

(February 2007) Appearing in Dead Funny, a play about Benny Hill fans, in Oldham, UK.

Considered for Brash Guard in Lifeforce.

Paerents were Nelson and Hazel.

Wrote his autobiography the Confessions of Robin Askwith published in 1999.

Educated at Merchant Taylors School, Northwood, Middlesex and University of Bristol where he studied English and Drama.

Took over the role of Mike Abbot in the film of Bless This House as Robin Stewart who played the part in the television series was unable to repeat his part due to being contracted for a Summer season show.

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