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Rex Robinson (actor)

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Rex Robinson
Born
Reginald Cecil Robinson

(1926-06-26)26 June 1926
Derby, England
Died13 April 2015(2015-04-13) (aged 88)
Addlestone, Surrey, England
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 1952)

Reginald Cecil "Rex" Robinson (26 June 1926[1] – 13 April 2015[2])[3] was a British actor.[4]

He appeared in three Doctor Who serials directed by Lennie Mayne: as Dr. Tyler in The Three Doctors, Gebek in The Monster of Peladon and Dr. Carter in The Hand of Fear.[5][6] Other acting roles include Z-Cars, No Hiding Place, The Onedin Line, Within These Walls, Terry and June, The Professionals, Only Fools and Horses, Yes Minister, and the films A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace,[7][8][9] and a one-off appearance in Are You Being Served?.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Upstairs, Downstairs Inspector Hurst Episode: The Swedish Tiger
1972–1976 Doctor Who Dr. Tyler/Gebek/Dr. Carter 12 episodes
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Kersey
1981–1984 Yes Minister Crawford/Civil Servant 2 episodes
1983–1986 Only Fools and Horses Harry the Foreman/Vicar 2 episodes
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Subway Engineer

References

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  1. ^ National Archives of Australia (NAA): Passenger Microfiche Index – 1973-1979
  2. ^ "Doctor Who Magazine no. 487". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12.
  3. ^ Hadoke, Toby (22 April 2015). "Rex Robinson's wife Pat has emailed me - he passed away peacefully last week. RIP Rex. Here they are talking to me:http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/toby-hadoke-s-who-s-round-45---rex-robinson-and-patricia-pryor-1030 …".
  4. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (30 March 2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. ISBN 9780786476671 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Monster of Peladon ★★". Radio Times.
  6. ^ "The Hand of Fear ★★★". Radio Times.
  7. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (24 April 2015). "Doctor Who actor Rex Robinson dies". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ "Rex Robinson". BFI. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Rex Robinson". www.aveleyman.com.
  10. ^ "Are You Being Served?: S9". www.aveleyman.com.
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