- Born
- Birth nameRobin Mark Askwith
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Robin Askwith was born on October 12, 1950 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), Bless This House (1972) and U-571 (2000). He was previously married to Mary Smith and Leonie Mellinger.
- SpousesMary Smith(1996 - 2002) (divorced)Leonie Mellinger(1988 - 1991) (divorced)
- ParentsNelson AskwithHazel Askwith
- While he was at Merchant Taylors school he held up the Pinner Post Office which resulted him being expelled and prevented him from taking his place at Bristol University. Because of this he turned to acting and eventually in 1977 he formed his own comedy acting company.
- Prepared "Paint it Black", a one-man show based on the life and death of Brian Jones.
- Has Lived on the Island of Gozo, off Malta for many years, where he enjoys long distance swimming.
- Wrote introduction to "The Horror Films of Richard Gordon" by Tom Weaver.
- Insisted on performing fight scenes himself for Horror Hospital (1973).
- Carry on Girls (1973) - £350
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