Robert Russell

Robert Russell was an English stage and screen actor who trained at the Webber Douglas Academy after spending part of his childhood in South Africa. He joined the National Theatre touring company and appeared onstage with Laurence Olivier before moving into film and television. His height meant he was often cast as tough characters and villains, in shows such as The Avengers, Public Eye, The Sweeney, Space: 1999, Blake's 7 and Doctor Who. Horror fans knew him best for playing John Stearne in Witchfinder General (1968), and his other films included Bedazzled (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Man in the Wilderness (1971) and The Sign of Four (1983), as well as Othello (1965), The Whisperers (1967) and Sitting Target (1972). He died in 2008.