Biography
Often cast as working-class blokes, Robert Lindsay made a splash on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-1980s starring in the revival of "Me and My Girl". The RADA-trained actor had already become known to his countrymen as the pub-bound, would-be revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the British sitcom "Citizen Smith" (BBC, 1977-80).
In 1970, shortly after completing his training, Lindsay debuted as Jesus in a London production of "Godspell". He …
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Career Milestones
1999 | Played Fagin in British TV adaptation of "Oliver Twist" | |
1998 | Had featured role as a captain in the TV adaptations of the "Horatio Hornblower" novels | |
1998 | Starred as "Richard III" at the Royal Shakespeare Company | |
1998 | Portrayed another politician in the Brisith film "Divorcing Jack" | |
1997 | Had supporting role as a zookeeper in "Fierce Creatures" | |
| Played Fagin in the London revival of "Oliver!" | ||
1993 | Co-starred with Antony Sher and Diana Rigg in "Genghis Cohn" | |
| Reportedly turned down the role of Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald in the British series "Cracker" | ||
1992 | Narrated "Lifeforce", a documentary that aired in the USA on The Discovery Channel | |
1991 | Starred as a manipulating local politician on British TV in "GBH" | |
1990 | Starred in TV film "Confessional" (Granada TV) | |
1989 | Played title role in film "Bert Rigby, You're a Fool" | |
| Had West End and Broadway success with "Me and My Girl" | ||
1984 | Played Edmund in "King Lear" for TV | |
| Played "Hamlet" at Royal Exchange Theatre | ||
1983 | Co-starred with Paul McGann in the comedy-drama "Give Us a Break" (BBC) | |
| Starred as Wolfie Smith, the self-stylized leader of a political movement, in BBC sitcom "Citizen Smith" | ||
1975 | Had featured role in the Thames TV sitcom "Get Some In!", set in the 1950s | |
1973 | Film debut in "That'll Be the Day" | |
1970 | Began career after leaving RADA | |
| Raised in Ilkeston, England | ||
Awards
1987 | Tony Award for Actor (Musical) |