Robert Alastair Addie (10 February 1960 – 20 November 2003) was an English film and theatre actor, who came to prominence playing the role of Sir Guy of Gisburne in the 1980s British television drama series Robin of Sherwood.
Early life
Addie was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, the son of a stable owner, and was educated at Marlborough College. After initially being employed as a trainee estate agent on a ranch in Argentina, he returned to England and joined the National Youth Theatre in London in 1976 at the age of 16. Subsequently, he trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which he left after a year after successfully auditioning for the role of Mordred in the 1981 film Excalibur.
After this Addie resumed a film and television career, also acting in a number of television commercials in 1998 for designer kitchens, whisky, and habit-breaking products for cigarettes.
Personal life
Addie was married and divorced three times. He had three children; Alex, Alastair, and Caitlin.
Death
Addie died, aged 43, from the effects of lung cancer at Cheltenham General Hospital on 20 November 2003 just less than three weeks after being diagnosed with the disease. On the tenth anniversary of his death, fans planted a cherry tree bearing a commemorative plaque in his memory in the Jack Gardner Memorial Garden in Cirencester.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1978
| Absolution
| Cawley
|
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| 1981
| Excalibur
| Mordred
|
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| 1984
| Another Country
| Delahay
|
|-
| 1985
| Dutch Girls
| Cone
| TV film
|-
| 1987
| A Hazard of Hearts
| Lord Peter Gillingham
| TV film
|-
| 1995
| A Knight in Camelot
|
| Direct to Video
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999
| Captain Jack
| Helicopter Pilot
| Direct-to-video
|-
| Mary, Mother of Jesus
| Pontius Pilate
| TV film
|-
| 2000
| Lorna Doone
| King James II & VII
| TV film
|-
| 2001
| Intimacy
| Bar Owner
|
|}
Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1979
| Horse in the House
| Johnson
| Episode: "Strangles"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1981
| Barriers
| Spike
| 3 episodes
|-
| Bognor
| Willy Wimbledon
| Recurring role
|-
| Smuggler
| Scott-Posonby
| Miniseries
|-
| ITV Playhouse
| Chris
| Episode: "Friends and Other Lovers"
|-
| 1982
| Stalky & Co.
| Stalky
| Miniseries
|-
| rowspan="2"|1983
| Andy Robson
| George Grieve
| Episode: "A Two Horse Race"
|-
| All for Love
| Larry
| Episode: "Fireworks for Elspeth"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| The First Olympics: Athens 1896
| Grantly Goulding
| Miniseries
|-
| The Brief
| Lt. Husk
| Episode: "People"
|-
| 1984-1986
| Robin of Sherwood
| Sir Guy of Gisbourne
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1986
| Ladies in Charge
| Hugo
| Episode: "All That Glitters"
|-
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes
| Mr Murray
| Episode: "The Empty House"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1987
| I'll Take Manhattan
| Sir Charles Kirkgordon
| Miniseries
|-
| Lost Belongings
| Captain Teddy Riddell
| Miniseries
|-
| Pulaski
| Townsend
| Episode: "Tough Guys Don't Blink"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1988
| The Bill
| Julian Pembridge
| Episode: "The Trap"
|-
| Screenplay
| Guy
| Episode: "Starlings"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1989
| The Endless Game
| Second Blond Youth
| Miniseries
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Gilbert
| Episode: "Timeslides"
|-
| Crossbow
| Brother Arris
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| The New Adventures of Robin Hood
| Groliet
| Episode: "The Devil's Bride"
|-
| Noah's Ark
| Sir Robert Clifton
| Episode: "Family Matters"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1998
| Merlin
| Sir Gilbert
| Miniseries
|-
| In the Red
| Mr Bradley
| 1 episode
|-
| Bugs
| Gen. Russell
| 2 episodes
|-
| The Wonderful World of Disney
| Sir Sagramour
| Episode: "A Knight in Camelot"
|-
| 2000
| Monarch of the Glen
| Andersson
| 1 episode
|}
Theatre
- Journey's End (1981)
- Conduct Unbecoming (1982)
- Shades in Time (1995)
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1995)
- Acts of Revenge (Co-written by Robert Addie) (1995)
- Edmund Son of Gloucester (1996)
- Into the Mist (1996)