Stuart Adrian Organ (8 November 1951 – 15 February 2024) was a British actor, best known for his role as teacher Peter Robson on the television series ''

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''. He appeared as the character for 15 years, from 1988 to 2003, across 260 episodes.

Career

Television and film

Organ was best known for his portrayal of the character Mr. Robson in the children's television drama ''

''. Organ portrayed the series' longest-serving teacher, arriving in 1988 as the new head of PE. In 1998 he finally landed the headmaster's job, but left the series in 2003 soon after production of ''Grange Hill'' transferred to

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. Prior to ''Grange Hill'', Organ appeared as Kevin Cross in the Mersey TV soap opera '' Brookside'', and played Bazin in the ''

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'' story '' Dragonfire'' in 1987. Thereafter, he appeared in a variety of roles on T.V., including Monk, a flasher who exposed himself to Anna and yet was defended by Miles in '' This Life''; Richard Thornton, who stalked Acting D.I. Sam Nixon across a double episode special in ''

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''; and later as D.I. Dixon in 2000, Leighton Peters, a top civil servant who was responsible for the downfall of Anthony Calf's regular in a double episode of ''

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'' and as solicitor Steve Morris in series 13, episode 14 of '' London's Burning''.

Theatre

Latterly, he concentrated on work in the theatre, where his professional acting career had first started in 1976. His roles included Guy Burgess in '' An Englishman Abroad'' (York Theatre Royal, 2003); Egeus in ''

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'' (Sheffield Crucible, 2004); George in ''

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'' (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, 2005); Robert in ''Blue/Orange'' (Ipswich, 2006); and Serge in '' 'Art''' (York Theatre Royal, 2006). He then returned to the Queens Theatre, to play Major Powell in their 2007 play "Corpse".

Voicework

His regular voice work included lip-synching and

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cartoons and video games, including '' Star Wars: The Old Republic''. Organ was also a familiar voice to London Underground tube passengers, announcing stations, lines, late arrivals and telling users to "

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Personal life and death

Stuart Adrian Organ was born in

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on 8 November 1951. He was educated at Cranbrook School. He married Julia Kehore in 2002. Organ died on 15 February 2024, at the age of 72.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* 1951 births 2024 deaths 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Actors from the London Borough of Bromley British male film actors British male television actors British male voice actors British male stage actors People from Bromley {{UK-tv-bio-stub