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Robert Ashby(I)

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  • Writer
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Robert Ashby
Michael Franzese, the son of John "Sonny" Franzese, an underboss of the Colombo crime family, recounts his spiritual transformation.
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Robert Ashby was an actor and writer, known for Legend (2015), Doctor Who (1963) and Jinnah (1998). He was married to Louise Jameson. He died on 5 February 2019 in London, UK.
DiedFebruary 5, 2019
DiedFebruary 5, 2019
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Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
Legend
6.9
  • Arnold Goodman
  • 2015
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Borad
Christopher Lee in Jinnah (1998)
Jinnah
7.7
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 1998
Samantha Bond, Barbara Flynn, Emilia Fox, Susan Jameson, and Diana Quick in The Queen (2009)
The Queen
7.3
TV Series
  • King Constantine

Credits

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Actor

  • Shadows: Awakening (2018)
    Shadows: Awakening
    5.6
    Video Game
    • Lord Valkarin (voice)
    • 2018
  • Molly Daniels, Narek Arman, Fantine Banulski, Madeleine Madden, Jon Prasida, Madeleine Clunies-Ross, and Andrew Creer in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2016)
    Tomorrow, When the War Began
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Townsperson
    • 2016
  • Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
    Legend
    6.9
    • Arnold Goodman
    • 2015
  • Ivan Kaye and Ryan Sampson in Undercover (2015)
    Undercover
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Yurik
    • 2015
  • God the Father (2014)
    God the Father
    5.2
    • Dibella
    • 2014
  • Risen 3: Titan Lords (2014)
    Risen 3: Titan Lords
    6.8
    Video Game
    • Eldric (voice)
    • 2014
  • Charlie Cox in Legacy (2013)
    Legacy
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Annikov
    • 2013
  • Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012)
    Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
    7.8
    Video Game
    • Storyteller (voice: English version)
    • 2012
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012)
    Risen 2: Dark Waters
    6.8
    Video Game
    • Eldric (voice)
    • 2012
  • Decoration (2011)
    Decoration
    7.2
    Short
    • Decoration (voice)
    • 2011
  • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
    Rosamunde Pilcher
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Arzt
    • 2010–2011
  • Fractions of Hell
    5.1
    Short
    • Socrates
    • 2010
  • Samantha Bond, Barbara Flynn, Emilia Fox, Susan Jameson, and Diana Quick in The Queen (2009)
    The Queen
    7.3
    TV Series
    • King Constantine
    • 2009
  • Ceville (2009)
    Ceville
    7.1
    Video Game
    • (voice: English version)
    • 2009
  • Simon Callow in Chemical Wedding (2008)
    Chemical Wedding
    4.7
    • Chaplain Marshall
    • 2008

Writer

  • Our World, Their World (1992)
    Our World, Their World
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1992–1994

Producer

  • Our World, Their World (1992)
    Our World, Their World
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • 1992–1994

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Trailer 2:31
Official Trailer
Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright (VG)
Trailer 2:03
Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright (VG)
Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright (VG)
Trailer 2:03
Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright (VG)

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Died
    • February 5, 2019
    • London, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Louise Jameson(divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Gerald Calder(Sibling)

Did you know

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    Cast as Icthar in Warriors of the Deep: Part One (1984), but dropped out. He was later cast by the same director, Pennant Roberts, in Timelash: Part One (1985), which required him to project his distinguished voice through a half-mask as the monstrous villain the Borad.

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