Portrait of Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson

Acting

Biography

Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I, a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences as ' a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor' in Camden Town. As an actor, he has worked with the likes of Franco Zeffirelli (on whom he based the character of Uncle Monty in Withnail and I), Ken Russell and François Truffaut. In 1998, he returned to acting with a cameo in the 70s rock rival film Still Crazy. Robinson currently lives in Herefordshire with his wife, Sophie Windham, he has two children, Lily India (b. 1986) and Willoughby (b. 1994). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: May 2, 1946

Place of Birth: Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK

Filmography

1999
1998
Still Crazy

as Brian Lovell

1989
1977
Kleinhoff Hotel

as Karl Axel

1977
The Brute

as Mark

1977
Raffles

as Risi

1976
School Trip

as Óscar

1975
The Story of Adele H.

as Lt Albert Pinson

1972
The Protectors

as Peter Lockier

1971
The Music Lovers

as Alexei Sofronov

1971
Private Road

as Peter Morrissey

1969
Baby Love

as Youth

1968
1968
Romeo and Juliet

as Benvolio