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.
Born in
Hampshire
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, he was married to actress,
Susan Brodrick, from 1971 to 2006, and had three children.
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''. He played Colonel Brandon in the 1981 Jane Austen BBC TV series ''
Sense and Sensibility
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''. An early film role was the sadistic house prefect of
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's ''if....'' (1968), a role he later reprised in ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and ''Britannia Hospital ...
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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