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Peter Forbes-Robertson(1927-1995)

  • Actor
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Peter Forbes-Robertson was born on 16 January 1927 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Island of Terror (1966), Doctor Who (1963) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977). He died on 7 December 1995 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 16, 1927
DiedDecember 7, 1995(68)
BornJanuary 16, 1927
DiedDecember 7, 1995(68)
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Known for

Peter Cushing and Carole Gray in Island of Terror (1966)
Island of Terror
6.1
  • Dr. Lawrence Phillips(as Peter Forbes Robertson)
  • 1966
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
  • Guard
  • Chief Sea Devil
  • Time Lord
Nigel Havers in Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
Nicholas Nickleby
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Thomas Folair
Softly Softly (1966)
Softly Softly
7.0
TV Series
  • Supt. Grey

Credits

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Actor

  • Amanda Donohoe, Victor Banerjee, Eve Ferret, and Jane Laurie in Foreign Body (1986)
    Foreign Body
    5.8
    • Bystander
    • 1986
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1986
  • Plenty (1985)
    Plenty
    6.0
    • Hotel Manager
    • 1985
  • The Tripods (1984)
    The Tripods
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Schenker
    • 1985
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve in Anna Karenina (1985)
    Anna Karenina
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Nobleman
    • 1985
  • Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
    Death of an Expert Witness
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Chairman
    • 1983
  • Robert Hardy in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Vicar
    • 1981
  • Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Adolf Hitler, Bernard Horsfall, and Martin Jarvis in Enemy at the Door (1978)
    Enemy at the Door
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Luftwaffe Major Frick
    • 1980
  • Nigel Havers in Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Thomas Folair
    • 1977
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Chief Supt. Buckley
    • Superintendent Armstrong
    • Det. Insp. Webb
    • 1973–1976
  • The Bunny Caper (1974)
    The Bunny Caper
    5.3
    • Newscaster
    • 1974
  • 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
    11 Harrowhouse
    6.2
    • Hotel Manager (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Andrea Allan in The House That Vanished (1973)
    The House That Vanished
    5.0
    • Mr. Hornby
    • 1973
  • 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
    • Guard
    • Chief Sea Devil
    • Time Lord
    • 1966–1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Inspector Langford
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Peter Forbes Robertson
  • Born
    • January 16, 1927
    • Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • December 7, 1995
    • Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    His theatre credits include: various roles in "Henry IV Part 1" by William Shakespeare (1964, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, directed by Peter Hall ).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Performed spoken word parts in the 1974 Electric Light Orchestra concept album "Eldorado".
  • Salary
    • The Naked Edge
      (1961)
      100 Pounds

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