Robert Atkins | |
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Born | Robert Alexander Atkins 10 August 1886 |
Died | 9 February 1972 London, England | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer & director |
Spouse | Ethel Davey |
Robert Atkins CBE (10 August 1886 – 9 February 1972) was an English actor, producer and director. [1]
Born in Dulwich, London, England, to Annie Evans and Robert Atkins sr. He had a brother named Lawrence. Atkins was most famous for his association with the theatre. [2] An early graduate of Beerbohm Tree's Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Old Vic company in 1915, and became Director of Productions for Lilian Baylis from 1921 to 1926. [2] [3] [4] He also appeared many times on film and in television, though not with the success of his theatre career.
His first film was a 1913 production of Hamlet, as the First Player, with Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the title role. [5] Atkins went on to appear in several other film and television roles over the next 50 years with the most famous production possibly being A Matter of Life and Death. [6] He also produced and/or directed several adaptations of William Shakespeare plays during the '40s and '50s for British TV. [7] [8]
He was director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, and along with Sydney Carroll, also founded Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. [4] [9] [10]
Robert Atkins was married twice: to Mary Sumner whom he divorced, and to Ethel Davey, a film editor. He died in London, England in 1972. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1935 | Peg of Old Drury | Dr. Samuel Johnson | |
1936 | The Cardinal | General Belmont | |
Everything Is Thunder | Adjutant | ||
1937 | Victoria the Great | Garter King-at-Arms | |
1941 | He Found a Star | Frank Forrester | |
1942 | Let the People Sing | Hassock | |
The Great Mr. Handel | |||
1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | The Vicar | |
1949 | That Dangerous Age | George Drummond | |
Black Magic | King Louis XV | ||
1951 | I'll Never Forget You | Dr. Samuel Johnson | Uncredited |
Robert Atkins | |
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Born | Robert Alexander Atkins 10 August 1886 |
Died | 9 February 1972 London, England | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer & director |
Spouse | Ethel Davey |
Robert Atkins CBE (10 August 1886 – 9 February 1972) was an English actor, producer and director. [1]
Born in Dulwich, London, England, to Annie Evans and Robert Atkins sr. He had a brother named Lawrence. Atkins was most famous for his association with the theatre. [2] An early graduate of Beerbohm Tree's Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Old Vic company in 1915, and became Director of Productions for Lilian Baylis from 1921 to 1926. [2] [3] [4] He also appeared many times on film and in television, though not with the success of his theatre career.
His first film was a 1913 production of Hamlet, as the First Player, with Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the title role. [5] Atkins went on to appear in several other film and television roles over the next 50 years with the most famous production possibly being A Matter of Life and Death. [6] He also produced and/or directed several adaptations of William Shakespeare plays during the '40s and '50s for British TV. [7] [8]
He was director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, and along with Sydney Carroll, also founded Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. [4] [9] [10]
Robert Atkins was married twice: to Mary Sumner whom he divorced, and to Ethel Davey, a film editor. He died in London, England in 1972. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1935 | Peg of Old Drury | Dr. Samuel Johnson | |
1936 | The Cardinal | General Belmont | |
Everything Is Thunder | Adjutant | ||
1937 | Victoria the Great | Garter King-at-Arms | |
1941 | He Found a Star | Frank Forrester | |
1942 | Let the People Sing | Hassock | |
The Great Mr. Handel | |||
1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | The Vicar | |
1949 | That Dangerous Age | George Drummond | |
Black Magic | King Louis XV | ||
1951 | I'll Never Forget You | Dr. Samuel Johnson | Uncredited |