Robert Swann (18 March 1945 – 17 April 2006) was a British actor with a film career spanning thirty five years.
He was also active on stage, including appearances with the
National Theatre and in the
West End
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* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
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Pl ...
.
He is best known to American audiences through his portrayal of a
Church of England
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vicar
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in the television series ''
The Witches and the Grinnygog
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''The Witches and the Grinnygog'' is a story of pre-Christian tra ...
''. He played Colonel Brandon in the 1981 Jane Austen BBC TV series ''
Sense and Sensibility''. An early film role was the sadistic house prefect of
Malcolm McDowell in the 1968 film ''
if....''. His last credited acting role was in the series ''
Wire in the Blood'' in 2004.
[ He died two years later in 2006.]
Filmography
References
External links
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British male actors
1945 births
2006 deaths
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