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Robert Atkins is a Actor and Director British born on 10 august 1886 at Dulwich (United-kingdom)

Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 10 august 1886 at Dulwich (United-kingdom)
Death 9 february 1972 (at 85 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Sir (Alexander) Robert Atkins, CBE (10 August 1886 – 9 February 1972) was an English actor, producer and director.

Born in Dulwich, London, England, Atkins was most famous for his participation in the theatre. An early graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 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, playing Marcellus, with Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the title role. Atkins went on to appear in several other film and television roles over the next fifty years with the most famous production possibly being A Matter of Life and Death in which he played "The Vicar". He also produced and/or directed several adaptations of William Shakespeare plays during the 1940s and 1950s for British television.

Along with Sydney Carroll, he also founded Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

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.

Usually with

Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
(2 films)
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
(2 films)
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
(1 films)
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
(2 films)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Atkins (10 films)

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Actor

Black Magic
Black Magic (1949)
, 1h45
Directed by Orson Welles, Gregory Ratoff
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Orson Welles, Frank Latimore, Valentina Cortese, Margot Grahame
Roles King Louis XV
Rating63% 3.197693.197693.197693.197693.19769
Alexandre Dumas, Sr. (Berry Kroeger) tells his son Alexander Dumas, Jr. (Raymond Burr) the story of Joseph Balsamo (Orson Welles). Through flashbacks we learn that Balsamo was a French gypsy boy who endured much hardship. He was tortured under the command of Viscount de Montagne (Stephen Bekassy) and his parents were ordered to hang. Some years later, he learns the secrets of hypnosis from Dr. Mesmer (Charles Goldner). Ignoring the doctor's advice that he use his powers for healing, he exploits his new talent to the full; gaining wealth, fame and prestige. After changing his name to Count Cagliostro, he becomes famous all over Europe. Things begin to go downhill when he enters a plot to substitute a young girl called Lorenza (Nancy Guild) for the French queen Marie Antoinette along with gypsies Gitano (Akim Tamiroff) and Zoraida (Valentina Cortese).
That Dangerous Age
That Dangerous Age (1949)

Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene, Elizabeth Allan, Jean Cadell
Roles George Drummond
Rating63% 3.1870453.1870453.1870453.1870453.187045
A lady on the Isle of Capri, neglected by a husband who works too much, strikes up a romance with another man.
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
, 1h34
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about angels, Political films
Actors David Niven, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey
Roles The Vicar
Rating79% 3.9969753.9969753.9969753.9969753.996975
Squadron Leader Peter Carter (David Niven) is a British Royal Air Force pilot trying to fly a badly damaged and burning Lancaster bomber home after a mission over Germany on 2 May 1945. He has ordered his crew to bail out, without revealing that his own parachute has been shot up. He manages to contact June (Kim Hunter), an American radio operator based in England, and talks with her for a few minutes before jumping without a parachute.

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