Biography

London-born actor Christopher Robbie graduated from RADA in 1960 and made his stage debut that year with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He spent several seasons in repertory theatre before joining the RSC ensemble in 1991. Since then, his notable roles have included the title role in King Lear, the Duke of Venice in The Merchant of Venice and Vincentio in The Taming of the Shrew. From 1999 to 2010, Robbie toured annually as Charles Darwin with his one-man show entitled 'Beyond Paradise: The Wildlife of a gentle Man', first performed at the Salisbury Playhouse in September 1998. Under the nom-de-plume 'James Alan', Robbie authored the play The Sirens of Eroc (2001), in which he co-starred alongside his wife, the actress Bridget Wood (they have been married since 1964).

Robbie began acting on screen in 1964, playing an assortment of clerics, newscasters, politicians and judges in episodic television. He is perhaps best remembered as the Cyber-Leader in the Doctor Who (1963) serial The Revenge of the Cybermen (1975). Robbie has made sporadic guest appearances in, among others, The Avengers (1961), Paul Temple (1969), UFO (1970), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). During the 80s, in between acting jobs, he worked as an announcer for Associated-Rediffusion, Thames and Anglia TV. At the end of December 1981, he presented the final program aired on Southern Television, And It's Goodbye from Us (1981).

Robbie retired from acting in 2013. Outside of stage and screen, he has been noted as an expert photographer who has held successful exhibitions of his work.
- IMDb mini biography by: I.S.Mowis

Uses a German style voice when playing the villain