Robert Gwyn East (born 7 July 1943) is a Welsh theatre and TV actor. He also wrote ''Incident at Tulse Hill'', first produced at the
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers.
History
The original ''Hampstead Theatre Clu ...
in December 1981 under the direction of
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A List of Nobel laureates in Literature, Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramat ...
.
East played Harry, the Prince of Wales, in
BBC
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comedy series ''
The Black Adder
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'' (1983). His other television appearances include regular appearances on ''
Dave Allen at Large'' (1973–1979), as well as roles in ''
Emma'' (1972), ''
Napoleon and Love'' (1974), ''
Moody and Pegg'' (1974), ''
Rentaghost'' (1976), ''
Happy Ever After'' (1976), ''
Potter
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'' (1980), ''
Kelly Monteith
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Early life
Kelly Norton Monteith was bor ...
'' (1980), ''
Yes Minister
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'' (1982), ''
Terry and June
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'' (1985), ''
Rumpole of the Bailey
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'' (1987), ''
Yes, Prime Minister
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'' (1987), ''
Bread
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'' (1987), Alfred Crackenthorpe in the '4:50 from Paddington' episode of ''
Miss Marple
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'' (1987), ''
'Allo 'Allo!
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'' (1991), ''
Heartbeat'' (2003).
''Heartbeat''
on the ''Radio Times
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'' website and ''The Witness for the Prosecution
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In 1933, the story w ...
'' (2016). He also made a brief appearance as a soldier in the film ''Figures in a Landscape
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'' (1970).
East also taught English at Oakbank School in Sevenoaks, Kent, in 1988.
References
External links
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Robert East on TV.com
Robert East in 'Blackadder'
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1943 births
Living people
Welsh male television actors
Actors from Porthcawl
Male actors from Bridgend County Borough