Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1964). Hoffmann was born in

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. ''Crusoe'' was his screen debut, but he later worked in film (including a number of

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horror-thrillers) and TV throughout Europe, in Germany, Italy, France the UK, and appeared in films by directors such as

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, and

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. In 1997, he was interviewed by the

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for TV and radio when the ''Robinson Crusoe'' series was first released on video.

Selected filmography

* '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1964, TV miniseries) * '' Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' (1964) * '' Marvelous Angelique'' (1965) * '' Up from the Beach'' (1965) * '' I Knew Her Well'' (1965) * '' Three Rooms in Manhattan'' (1965) * '' Neues vom Hexer'' (1965) * '' The Gentlemen'' (1965) * ''

Wake Up and Die ''Wake Up and Die'' (, ), also known as ''Wake Up and Kill'' and ''I Kill for Kicks'', is a 1966 Italian-French crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani, based on real life events of Luciano Lutring, an Italian criminal known as "the machine-gun ...

'' (1966) * '' How I Learned to Love Women'' (1966) * '' Grand Slam'' (1967) * ' (1967) * ''

Assignment K ''Assignment K'' (also known as ''Department K'') is a 1968 British spy thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. It was writ ...

'' (1968) * '' 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman'' (1968) * '' Tevye and His Seven Daughters'' (1968) * '' A Black Veil for Lisa'' (1968) * '' The Last Roman'' (1968) * '' Diary of a Telephone Operator'' (1969) * '' Carnal Circuit'' (1969) * '' The Lonely Violent Beach'' (1971) * '' Nights and Loves of Don Juan'' (1971) * '' Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' (1972) * '' Death Carries a Cane'' (1973) * '' Hubertus Castle'' (1973) * ''

Spasmo ''Spasmo'' is a 1974 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Robert Hoffmann and Suzy Kendall. Plot A young couple on their nightly hormonal romp decide to go to the beach, where they first meet a mysterious man who is ...

'' (1974) * '' Le vieux fusil'' (1975) * ' (1975) * '' The Standard'' (1977) * ''

Eyes Behind the Stars ''Eyes Behind the Stars'' () is a 1978 Italian sci-fi film directed by Mario Gariazzo (here credited as Roy Garrett). Cast * Robert Hoffmann: Tony Harris * Nathalie Delon: Monica Stiles * Martin Balsam: Inspector Jim Grant * Sherry Buchanan: ...

'' (1978) * '' The Sea Wolves'' (1980) * ' (1984) * ' (1998, TV film)

References

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* 1939 births 2022 deaths Austrian male television actors Austrian male film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Male actors from Salzburg {{austria-actor-stub