Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Robert Leadam Eddison, OBE (10 June 1908 – 14 December 1991) was an English actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He also played the tragic ferryman in The Storyteller episode "The Luck Child". Born in Japan to English parents, Edwin Eddison and Hilda Muriel Leadham, he had a twin brother Talbot Leadam Eddison. Through his paternal grandmother, Anna Paulina Tatham of Philadelphia, he was related to the Tatham Brothers Iron pipe manufacturers of Philadelphia. As his paternal great-grandfather Henry Billington Tatham's name suggests, he was a descendant of the Billington family who came to America from England on the Mayflower. Eddison was known for his resonant, baritone voice and long, lean figure. He performed William Shakespeare and other classics, was noted for his Hamlet at the Old Vic, and later playing the comic roles of Feste and Sir Andrew Aguecheek inTwelfth Night, and King Lear on the New York stage. He was also a familiar figure in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, andSophocles, and played Canon Chasuble in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Eddison also made his mark in radio, in countless BBC dramas through the decades, with some of his last roles includingDeath in The Canterbury Tales and parts in an adaptation of Japanese Noh plays. His film career was limited, but included a supporting role in Peter Ustinov's 1948 comedy Vice Versa, the electrical 'Nick' in The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), the college president in American Friends (1991), and a notable cameo in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusadeas the ancient Grail Knight, warning adventurers to choose wisely.

  • Pealkiri: Robert Eddison
  • Populaarsus: 0.837
  • Tuntud: Acting
  • Sünnipäev: 1908-06-10
  • Sünnikoht: Yokohama, Japan
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  • 1989
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    Indiana Jones ja viimane ristiretk

    Indiana Jones ja viimane ristiretk

    7.9 1989 HD

    Püha graali, nõud, millest Jeesus jõi viimase õhtusöömaajal, ihkavad enda kätte saada nii USA valitsus kui...

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  • 1990
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    A TV Dante

    A TV Dante

    6.4 1990 HD

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  • 1964
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    Selkirk of Red River

    Selkirk of Red River

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp

    The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1991
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    American Friends

    American Friends

    5.9 1991 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    5.3 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Edward II

    Edward II

    4 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Uncle Silas

    Uncle Silas

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sixty Glorious Years

    Sixty Glorious Years

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1975
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    Knots

    Knots

    2 1975 HD

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  • 1986
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    Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    2 1986 HD

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  • 1987
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    Scoop

    Scoop

    4.8 1987 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Tragedy of King Richard II

    The Tragedy of King Richard II

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    Henry IV Part 2

    Henry IV Part 2

    8 1979 HD

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  • 1966
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    I Was Happy Here

    I Was Happy Here

    6.1 1966 HD

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  • 1948
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    Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

    6.3 1948 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1979
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    An Affinity with Dr. Still

    An Affinity with Dr. Still

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

    8.1 1988 HD

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  • 1975
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    Sky

    Sky

    5.5 1975 HD

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  • 1966
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    Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

    5.5 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1978
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    BBC Television Shakespeare

    BBC Television Shakespeare

    5.2 1978 HD

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  • 1989
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    Campion

    Campion

    5.6 1989 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Legend of King Arthur

    The Legend of King Arthur

    7 1979 HD

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