Robin Askwith
Biography
Robin Askwith, born in Southport in 1950, is an English performer whose work spans film, television, and the stage. His first screen part came as Keating in if.... (1968), and he played the same character again in Britannia Hospital (1982). Other films include the horror pictures Tower of Evil (1972) and The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) plus the comedy Bless This House (1972). Playing Timothy Lea in the Confessions series, which began with Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), brought him wider recognition. In 1975 the Evening Standard British Film Awards named him Most Promising Newcomer, Male. His television credits range from Beryl's Lot and Bottle Boys to Coronation Street, and he was a regular on The Madame Blanc Mysteries. He also wrote an autobiography, The Confessions of Robin Askwith, published in 1999.
76years old
Turns 77 on October 12in 335 days
- Born Southport
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Robin Mark Askwith
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 53 years1968 to 2021
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Big break
Askwith played King Edward IV in a school production of Richard III. Director Lindsay Anderson saw him in the audience and urged him to try out for a part in his next film, and after a successful audition Askwith played Keating.
Big break
Askwith was offered the lead in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, which Val Guest directed. Richard Beckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman had all declined the part.
Beyond film
Askwith took the title part in a staging of Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and in 2006 he toured as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Robin Askwith movies on Netflix
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Lindsay Anderson directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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