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Robert Tear(1939-2011)

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Robert Tear was born on 8 March 1939 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Death in Venice (1990) and Turandot (2002). He died on 29 March 2011 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 8, 1939
DiedMarch 29, 2011(72)
BornMarch 8, 1939
DiedMarch 29, 2011(72)
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Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981)
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
8.7
TV Movie
  • Spalanzini
  • 1981
Robert Tear in Death in Venice (1990)
Death in Venice
6.8
TV Movie
  • Gustav von Aschenbach
  • 1990
Turandot (2002)
Turandot
8.2
TV Movie
  • Altoum
  • 2002
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1985)
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
8.6
TV Movie
  • Eumete
  • 1985

Credits

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Actor

  • Capriccio
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Monsieur Taupe
    • 2004
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    TV Movie
    • King Kaspar
    • 2002
  • Turandot (2002)
    Turandot
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Altoum
    • 2002
  • The Makropulos Case (1995)
    The Makropulos Case
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Hauk-Sendorf
    • 1995
  • Le nozze di Figaro (1994)
    Le nozze di Figaro
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Don Basilio
    • 1994
  • Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (1992)
    Lady Macbeth von Mzensk
    7.1
    • Schäbiger Mann (singing voice)
    • 1992
  • Robert Tear in Death in Venice (1990)
    Death in Venice
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Gustav von Aschenbach
    • 1990
  • The Cunning Little Vixen (1990)
    The Cunning Little Vixen
    TV Movie
    • Mosquito
    • Schoolmaster
    • 1990
  • Der Rosenkavalier (1985)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Valzacchi
    • 1985
  • Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1985)
    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Eumete
    • 1985
  • Elisabeth Söderström in The Human Voice (1985)
    The Human Voice
    TV Movie
    • Tenor
    • 1985
  • Britten: War Requiem (1985)
    Britten: War Requiem
    TV Movie
    • Tenor
    • 1985
  • The Turn of the Screw (1982)
    The Turn of the Screw
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Quint (voice)
    • 1982
  • Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981)
    Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Spalanzini
    • 1981
  • Teresa Stratas in Lulu (1979)
    Lulu
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Le Peintre
    • Un Nègre
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 8, 1939
    • Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 29, 2011
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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