Robert Blythe

Robert Blythe, also credited as Bob Blythe, was a Welsh performer and voice over artist. He grew up in Port Talbot and was best known for the role of Richard Hepplewhite, nicknamed Fagin, in the BBC Wales sitcom High Hopes. He trained at London's Arts Educational Trust after earlier working as a surveyor. His stage career included repertory seasons in Leicester, Cardiff, Liverpool, Worthing and Swansea. He toured productions in Europe, India, the Middle East and the Far East. At the Royal National Theatre his credits ranged from Henry V and both parts of Henry IV to Under Milk Wood and Mother Clap's Molly House. At Clwyd Theatr Cymru he was an associate artist, and his parts there included King Lear, Equus, Cabaret and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. He also appeared in Badfinger at the Donmar Warehouse and Twelve Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre in London. He died in 2018.