Robert Lindsay

Played Fagin in British TV adaptation of "Oliver Twist"

Had featured role as a captain in the TV adaptations of the "Horatio Hornblower" novels

Portrayed another politician in the Brisith film "Divorcing Jack"

Starred as "Richard III" at the Royal Shakespeare Company

Had supporting role as a zookeeper in "Fierce Creatures"

Co-starred with Antony Sher and Diana Rigg in "Genghis Cohn"

Narrated "Lifeforce", a documentary that aired in the USA on The Discovery Channel

Starred as a manipulating local politician on British TV in "GBH"

Starred in TV film "Confessional" (Granada TV)

Played title role in film "Bert Rigby, You're a Fool"

Played Edmund in "King Lear" for TV

Co-starred with Paul McGann in the comedy-drama "Give Us a Break" (BBC)

Had featured role in the Thames TV sitcom "Get Some In!", set in the 1950s

Film debut in "That'll Be the Day"

Began career after leaving RADA

Had West End and Broadway success with "Me and My Girl"

Played "Hamlet" at Royal Exchange Theatre

Played Fagin in the London revival of "Oliver!"

Raised in Ilkeston, England

Reportedly turned down the role of Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald in the British series "Cracker"

Starred as Wolfie Smith, the self-stylized leader of a political movement, in BBC sitcom "Citizen Smith"