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

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

  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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