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Robert Eddison is a Actor British born on 10 june 1908 at Yokohama City (Japon)
Robert Leadam Eddison, OBE (10 June 1908 – 14 December 1991) was an English actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He also played Merlin in the BBC television series The Legend of King Arthur, and the tragic ferryman in The Storyteller episode "The Luck Child".
Born in Japan to English parents, Edwin Eddison and Hilda Muriel Leadham, he had a twin brother Talbot Leadam Eddison. Through his paternal grandmother, Anna Paulina Tatham of Philadelphia, he was related to the Tatham Brothers Iron pipe manufacturers of Philadelphia. As his paternal great-grandfather Henry Billington Tatham's name suggests, he was a descendant of the Billington family who came to America from England on the Mayflower.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy, including a time aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
Eddison was known for his resonant, baritone voice and long, lean figure. He performed William Shakespeare and other classics, was noted for his Hamlet at the Old Vic, and later playing the comic roles of Feste and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, and King Lear on the New York stage. He was also a familiar figure in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, and Sophocles, and played Canon Chasuble in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Eddison also made his mark in radio, in countless BBC dramas through the decades, with some of his last roles including Death in The Canterbury Tales and parts in an adaptation of Japanese Noh plays. His film career was limited, but included a supporting role in Peter Ustinov's 1948 comedy Vice Versa, the electrical 'Nick' in The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), the college president in American Friends (1991), and a notable cameo in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as the ancient Grail Knight, warning adventurers to choose wisely.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 10 june 1908 at Yokohama City (Japon)
Death 14 december 1991 (at 83 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Birth 10 june 1908 at Yokohama City (Japon)
Death 14 december 1991 (at 83 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Robert Leadam Eddison, OBE (10 June 1908 – 14 December 1991) was an English actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He also played Merlin in the BBC television series The Legend of King Arthur, and the tragic ferryman in The Storyteller episode "The Luck Child".
Born in Japan to English parents, Edwin Eddison and Hilda Muriel Leadham, he had a twin brother Talbot Leadam Eddison. Through his paternal grandmother, Anna Paulina Tatham of Philadelphia, he was related to the Tatham Brothers Iron pipe manufacturers of Philadelphia. As his paternal great-grandfather Henry Billington Tatham's name suggests, he was a descendant of the Billington family who came to America from England on the Mayflower.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy, including a time aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
Eddison was known for his resonant, baritone voice and long, lean figure. He performed William Shakespeare and other classics, was noted for his Hamlet at the Old Vic, and later playing the comic roles of Feste and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, and King Lear on the New York stage. He was also a familiar figure in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, and Sophocles, and played Canon Chasuble in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Eddison also made his mark in radio, in countless BBC dramas through the decades, with some of his last roles including Death in The Canterbury Tales and parts in an adaptation of Japanese Noh plays. His film career was limited, but included a supporting role in Peter Ustinov's 1948 comedy Vice Versa, the electrical 'Nick' in The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), the college president in American Friends (1991), and a notable cameo in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as the ancient Grail Knight, warning adventurers to choose wisely.
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American Friends (1991)
, 1h35Directed by Tristram Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado, Alfred Molina, Bryan Pringle, Jonathan Firth
Roles Rushden - The President
Rating63%
Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861. There he meets the American Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her 18-year-old ward Elinor (Trini Alvarado). Ashby is drawn to them both, particularly Elinor, but is rather surprised when they arrive in Oxford and rent a house. Women are not allowed in the College, nor are Fellows allowed to marry, which puts him in an embarrassing situation. Ashby's rival for the post of College President, Oliver Syme (Alfred Molina), takes full advantage of this to try to discredit Ashby.
A TV Dante (1990)
, 1h20Directed by Raoul Ruiz, Peter Greenaway
Actors John Gielgud, Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley, Francisco Reyes Morandé, Susan Wooldridge, Suzan Crowley
Roles Charon
Rating73%
, 2h7Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Motocyclette, Political films, Évasion, Alternate history films, Children's films
Actors Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Alex Hyde-White
Roles Grail Knight
Rating81%
In 1912, 13-year-old Indiana Jones is horseback riding with his Boy Scout troop in Moab, Utah. While scouting caves, Indy discovers a group of grave robbers who have found a golden crucifix belonging to Coronado and steals it from them, hoping to donate it to a museum. The men give chase through a passing circus train, leaving Indy with a bloody cut across his chin from a bullwhip and new phobia of snakes. Indy escapes, but the local sheriff makes him return the crucifix. Impressed with Indy's bravery, the leader of the robbers gives Indy his fedora.
Scoop (1987)
Directed by Gavin Millar
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Michael Maloney, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom, Donald Pleasence, Robert Eddison
Roles Troutbeck
Rating59%
In a case of mistaken identity, a naive young columnist for the Daily Beast is sent to cover a war in Ishmaelia. A confused editor, Mr. Salter (Denholm Elliott), acting on the orders of his much feared 'boss', Lord Copper (Donald Pleasence), tells William Boot (Michael Maloney) to cover the ongoing war as the correspondent for the Beast. Boot normally writes about British country life, but is too timid, and worried about losing his job for good, to say otherwise when he is ordered overseas. Boot is soon up to his neck in intrigue. All the foreign journalists are confined to the capital of Ishmaelia, and they are not allowed to leave unless permission has been given by the Minister of Propaganda. The journalists stick together, drinking and trying to pass time, but they watch each other jealously for signs that someone may have a story to send home. However, Lord Hitchcock, the correspondent for the Daily Brute, is noticeably absent, and this sends the reporters on an insane quest into the desert in the hope of finding the sought-after 'scoop'.
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
, 55minutesDirected by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Eddison, Brian Worth, Esmond Knight, Patrick McAlinney, Lem Dobbs
Roles Nick
Rating57%
John (Mark Dightam) is a bit of a day-dreamer, always drifting off during his lessons. He is sent home for not paying attention during a lesson on electricity. But on the tube on the way home suddenly the train and everyone in it turns yellow. The doctor (Esmond Knight) declares that it's harmless and should wear off soon but that evening John hears noises from his television set and meets Nick (short for Electronic) (Robert Eddison). A strange adventure ensues which involves pet mice and John's threatened execution at the Tower of London.
I Was Happy Here (1966)
, 1h31Directed by Desmond Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Sarah Miles, Cyril Cusack, Julian Glover, Cardew Robinson, Robert Eddison, Trevor Bowen
Rating68%
Cass followed the bright lights to London, but was quickly disillusioned. She met (and married) Doctor Langdon, and soon realized she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and her first love Colin.
, 1h16Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento, Jerry Desmonde, Robert Eddison, Edward Evans, Alfie Bass
Roles The Voice
Rating65%
A beautiful blonde angel arrives in Islington on a goodwill mission to soften the heart of pawnbroker Joshua Webman.
Vice Versa (1948)
, 1h51Directed by Peter Ustinov
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Comedy
Actors Roger Livesey, Anthony Newley, Petula Clark, Kay Walsh, James Robertson Justice, David Hutcheson
Roles Mr. Blinkhorn
Rating62%
During the British Raj, unscrupulous Marmaduke Paradine steals the Garuda Stone, the magical eye of an Indian idol, which grants one wish to each possessor. He had been warned that the thief of the stone would have bad luck; convinced by the time he returns to England, he gives it to his former brother-in-law, widower Paul Bultitude.
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
, 1h35Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey Smith, Walter Rilla, Charles Carson, Felix Aylmer
Roles Lanternist Professor
Rating63%