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Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff of Nottingham (position), Sheriff. In the oldest known versions, he is instead a member of the yeoman class. He is traditionally depicted dressed in Lincoln green. Today, he is most closely associated with his stance of "redistribution of income and wealth, robbing the rich to give to the poor". There exists no canonical version of the Robin Hood mythos, which has resulted in different creators imbuing their adaptations with different messages over the centuries. Adaptations have often vacillated between a libertarian version of Robin Hood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Men
The Merry Men are the group of Outlaw (stock character), outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The members of the group appear both collectively and individually in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remain popular in modern adaptations as Robin Hood's like-minded companions or sidekicks. History The Merry Men are Robin Hood's group who work to rob from the rich and give to the poor. They have antagonized the tyrannical rule of John, King of England, Prince John while Richard I of England, King Richard is fighting in the Crusades. This also puts them into conflict with Prince John's minions, Guy of Gisbourne and the Sheriff of Nottingham. The early ballads give specific names to only three companions: Little John, Much the Miller's Son, and William Scarlock or Scathelock, the Will Scarlet of later traditions. Joining them are between 20 and "seven 20 (number), score" (140) outlawed yeoman, yeomen. The most prominent of the Merry Men is Robi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. Elwes' other performances in films include ''Glory (1989 film), Glory'' (1989), ''Days of Thunder'' (1990), ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), ''Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film), Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''Twister (1996 film), Twister'' (1996), ''Kiss the Girls (1997 film), Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Liar Liar'' (1997), ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), ''The Cat's Meow'' (2001), ''Ella Enchanted (film), Ella Enchanted'' (2004), ''Pope John Paul II (miniseries), Pope John Paul II'' (2005), ''No Strings Attached (2011 film), No Strings Attached'' (2011), ''Burning at Both Ends (film), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Khmelnitsky
Boris Alexandrovich Khmelnitsky (; born on 27 June 1940 in Ussuriysk, died on 16 February 2008 in Moscow) was a Russian theatre and movie actor. Biography He worked many years in the Taganka Theatre in Moscow. In cinema, he was known for many of his roles in Soviet adventure films. He played Robin Hood, Prince Igor, Captain Grant and many other characters. The last film he participated in was the 2008 film about '' Taras Bulba'' by Vladimir Bortko. Played Robin Hood in 1976 film '' Robin Hood's Arrows'' () and 1983 film '' The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe'' (). He married actress Marianna Vertinskaya in 1975. They were divorced in 1981; they had one child from this marriage Darya Khmelnitskaya. He died on 16 February 2008 of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Booth
James Booth (born David Noel Geeves; 19 December 1927 – 11 August 2005) was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Private Henry Hook in '' Zulu.'' ''Variety'' called him "a punchy blend of toughness, potential evil and irresistible charm."Obituary: JAMES BOOTH ; Leading actor of the 1960s who specialised in playing cheerful cockneys: irst EditionVallance, Tom. The Independent; London (UK) ondon (UK)3 Aug 2005: 38. Early life and career David Noel Geeves was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 19 December 1927, the son of Salvation Army probation officer Captain Ernest Edward Geeves and Lillian Alice (née Edwards), also a Salvation Army officer. The Geeves family moved often due to their duties, serving mainly in working-class areas, where they were more financially comfortable than their neighbours; these early experiences of interacting with the working classes had a strong influence on Booth.Bio, Diana Blackwell, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Bourchier
Arthur Bourchier (22 June 186314 September 1927) was an English actor and Actor-manager, theatre manager. He married and later divorced the actress Violet Vanbrugh. Bourchier was noted for roles both in classical drama, particularly William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, and in contemporary plays, including works by W. S. Gilbert, Anthony Hope, Arthur Wing Pinero and Alfred Sutro. He managed several West End theatres during his career, including the Royalty Theatre, Royalty, the Criterion Theatre, Criterion, the Garrick Theatre, Garrick (for a total of eight years), Her Majesty's Theatre, His Majesty's and the Novello Theatre, Strand. In his later years Bourchier became active in British politics as a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Biography Bourchier was born in Speen, Berkshire, England. He was the only son of Fanny (née Farr) and Captain Charles John Bourchier.Sharp, Robert."Bourchier, Arthur (1863–1927)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Drew Jr
John Drew Jr. (November 13, 1853 – July 9, 1927), commonly known as John Drew during his life, was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy, society drama, and light comedies. He was the eldest son of John Drew Sr., who had given up a blossoming career in whaling for acting, and Louisa Lane Drew, and the brother of Louisa Drew, Georgiana Drew, and Sidney Drew. As such, he was also the uncle of John, Ethel, and Lionel Barrymore, and also great-great-uncle to Drew Barrymore. He was considered to be the leading matinee idol of his day, but unlike most matinee idols Drew's acting ability was largely undisputed. Life Drew was educated at a fine academy in Philadelphia, but the life of the theater would become his primary focus at a young age. His first role as a boy was "Plumper" in ''Cool as a Cucumber'' at the family's Arch Street Theater. Drew had a long association with Charles Frohman and leading lady Maude Adams. In these years under Frohman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Armstrong
Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981) is an Irish-English actor who rose to prominence playing the title character on the BBC's ''Robin Hood'' (2006–2009). He has since appeared in miniseries such as '' Dark Angel'' (2016), '' Troy: Fall of a City'' (2018), '' The Drowning'', '' Hollington Drive'' (both 2021), '' After the Flood'' and ''Coma'' (both 2024), and starred as Sean Meredith on the first season of ITV's '' The Bay'' (2019). Armstrong won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Barry Bennell in the 2022 television film ''Floodlights''. His feature film credits include '' Book of Blood'' (2009), '' Twenty8k'' (2012), and ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014). Early life Armstrong was born in Dublin, Ireland on New Year's Day, 1981. He spent his early years in Ireland before his family moved to Lytham St Annes when he was six. He attended Arnold School and later won a place at RADA, from where he graduated in 2003 with a BA in acting. Career 2003–2008: Early roles and ''Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robb
David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Robb was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley. He grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, where he played Henry II in a school production of Jean Anouilh's '' Becket''. Career Film and television Robb has starred in various British films and television shows, including films such as ''Swing Kids'' and '' Hellbound''. He is well known for playing Germanicus in the famous 1976 BBC production of '' I, Claudius'', and as Robin Grant, one of the principal characters in Thames Television's 1981 series '' The Flame Trees of Thika''. Robb had his big break playing Andrew Fraser MP in the TV miniseries ''First Among Equals'' a 1986 adaptation of the book of the same name by Jeffrey Archer. The miniseries was a great success on prime time TV in the UK and abroad and also propelled careers of co-stars Tom Wilkinson, Jeremy Child and James Faulkner. He also pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Porretta
Matthew Charles Porretta (born May 29, 1965) is an American television, voice, and film actor known for his appearances in ''Wings'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights''. He has also appeared on Broadway and in video games, where he is known for his voice role as the titular character in '' Alan Wake'' and its sequel '' Alan Wake 2'', and as Dr. Casper Darling in '' Control''. Life and career Porretta was born in Darien, Connecticut, into a show-biz family: His father, Frank Porretta, was a famous tenor, opera singer and musical theater actor. His mother, Roberta Palmer Porretta, former Miss Ohio 1956, was a spinto soprano. She returned to school after raising their children and went on to an international opera career after graduating from the Juilliard School of Music. By the age of 25, Matthew Porretta was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 he broke into television with recurring roles on shows lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Praed
Michael Praed ( ; born 1 April 1960), birth name Michael David Prince, is a British actor and narrator, best remembered for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series '' Robin of Sherwood'', which attained cult status worldwide. Career Praed was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and educated at Eastbourne College, after which he became an actor. He discovered that the British actors' union Equity already had a "Michael Prince" among its members, so he chose a surname out of a telephone book to use as a stage name. The name Praed is a Cornish word meaning "meadow".E-mail communication with Celeste Moore, webmaster oMichael Praed's official website michael-praed.com; 19 May 2007. Praed is remembered for his roles as Prince Michael of Moldavia on the American primetime soap ''Dynasty'', Robin Hood in the '' Robin of Sherwood'' (1984 TV series), and as Phileas Fogg in '' The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' (2000). He is also known in the British Isles f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Potter (actor)
Martin Potter (born 4 October 1944) is a British actor. After the National Youth Theatre and repertory theatre in Guildford and Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, located mainly in the London Borough of Camden, with a small part in the London Borough of Barnet. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsiz ..., Potter received his first role in British television at the age of 23 in the television drama ''The Bonegrinder'' (1968) written by Dennis Potter. In the same year he had another small part alongside Brian Cox (actor), Brian Cox in the futuristic drama ''The Year of the Sex Olympics''. One year later Potter's career took off with a much larger role. The Italy, Italian director Federico Fellini chose him for the main role of Encolpius in his film ''Fellini Satyricon, Satyricon''. Terence Stamp, Fellini's original choice for the main role, was not available, and Fellini was looking for someone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Watson (actor)
David William Watson (March 10, 1940 – October 5, 2014) was a British American actor of film, television and theatre. Watson was born in Austin, Texas. Subsequently, Watson's parents moved to London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ..., where they had been brought up, and where Watson was then brought up. On stage, Watson played many Shakespearean characters including that of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in ''Hamlet'', Romeo in ''Romeo and Juliet'', Prospero in ''The Tempest'' and Macbeth (character), Macbeth in ''Macbeth''. After appearing on stage, Watson first moved onto television, appearing in episodes of TV shows such as ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', ''Never Too Young'', ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Time Tunnel'', ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Rowan & Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
