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Robert Lankesheer was a stage, radio and television actor, best known for playing the character Leamington Sparr in the radio soap The Dales between 1963[1] and 1966[2] and Chamberlain in Doctor Who in 1965.[3]

He was born on 28 April 1914 in Southampton, England. Whilst working for the local government[4] in the land registry department he took evening classes and qualified in law.[5] He served in the army during World War II as an officer in the Royal Artillery.[6] After the war he decided to take up acting professionally.

On stage, in addition to his repertory theatre work,[7][8] Robert Lankesheer played Sir Henry Burke in Templeton at the Arts Theatre in 1958[9] and Mr Quelch between 1960 and 1963 in the Billy Bunter Christmas shows[10][11][12] at the Victoria Palace Theatre and Queen's Theatre, London. He had a long association with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, performing roles in Carmen (1973[13]), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1974,[14] 1976,[15] 1984[16]) and Die Zauberflöte (1979,[17] 1980,[18] 1983,[19] 1985,[20] 1986,[21] 1987,[22] 1989,[23] 1991[24]).  

In films, Robert Lankesheer appeared in David Copperfield[25] (1970) and Young Winston[26] (1972).

His television credits include The Malory Secret[27] (1951), At Your Service Ltd[28] (1951), The Trial of Andy Fothergill[29] (1951), Emil and the Detectives[30] (1952), Theatre Royal[31] (1955), Tales from Dickens[32] (1960), Starr and Company[33] (1958), Dancers in Mourning[34] (1959), An Arabian Night[35] (1960), Deadline Midnight[36] (1960), Dixon of Dock Green[37] (1961, 1967), Emergency – Ward 10[38] (1962), The Scales of Justice[39] (1963), Out of This World[40] (1962), The Avengers: Man with Two Shadows [41] (1963), Doctor Who: The Crusade[42] (1965), The Paradise Makers[43] (1967), Z-Cars[44] (1968, 1976), Dad's Army (1969[45]), ITV Saturday Night Theatre - Rogues' Gallery: The Wicked Stage[46] (1969), Junket 89[47] (1970), Bachelor Father[48] (1970), Doctor in Charge[49] (1972), An Evening with Francis Howerd[50] (1975), Thriller[51] (1975), The Professionals[52] (1978), Fawlty Towers[53] (1979), Reilly: Ace of Spies[54] (1983) and Full House[55] (1985).

Robert Lankesheer died on 29 December 1993 in London, England.[56]

References

  1. ^ "Radio Times, 19 September 1963". The Radio Times (2088): 33. 14 November 1963.
  2. ^ "Radio Times, 22 September 1966". The Radio Times (2236): 53. 15 September 1966.
  3. ^ "Radio Times, 3 April 1965". The Radio Times (2160): 8. April 1965.
  4. ^ "The London Gazette, 8 September 1933" (PDF).
  5. ^ Webber, Richard. (2000). The complete A-Z of Dad's Army. Perry, Jimmy, 1923-, Croft, David, 1922-2011. London: Orion. p. 117. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4. OCLC 59565472.
  6. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 January 1944" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Bradford Princes Theatre, The Court Players". The Stage. 16 October 1947.
  8. ^ "Bromley Rep with Frankie Howard, Sheila Hancock and Nigel Hawthorn". The Stage. 27 September 1956.
  9. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London stage 1950-1959 : a calendar of productions, performers, and personnel (Second ed.). Lanham. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-8108-9307-8. OCLC 880349749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Billy Bunter Shipwrecked Programme, Victoria Palace Theatre" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Billy Bunter's Swiss Roll, Programme, Victoria Palace Theatre" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Billy Bunter's Christmas Circus, Queen's Theatre". The Stage. 3 January 1963.
  13. ^ "Carmen, ROH, 1973".
  14. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream, ROH, 1974".
  15. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream, ROH, 1976".
  16. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream, ROH, 1984".
  17. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1979".
  18. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1980".
  19. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1983".
  20. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1985".
  21. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1986".
  22. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1987".
  23. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1989".
  24. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, ROH, 1991".
  25. ^ "David Copperfield, 1970, IMDb".
  26. ^ "Young Winston, 1972, IMDb".
  27. ^ "The Mallory Secret, IMDb".
  28. ^ "At Your Service Ltd., IMDb".
  29. ^ "The Trial of Andy Fothergill, IMDb".
  30. ^ "Radio Times, April 18th 1952".
  31. ^ "Theatre Royal, IMDb".
  32. ^ "Tales from Dickens, IMDb".
  33. ^ "Starr and Company, IMDb".
  34. ^ "Dancers in Mourning, IMDb".
  35. ^ "An Arabian Night, IMDb".
  36. ^ "Deadline Midnight, IMDb".
  37. ^ "Dixon of Dock Green, IMDb".
  38. ^ "Emergency Ward 10, IMDb".
  39. ^ "The Scales of Justice, IMDb".
  40. ^ "Out of this World, IMDb".
  41. ^ "The Avengers, IMDb".
  42. ^ "Dr Who, IMDb".
  43. ^ "The Paradise Makers, IMDb".
  44. ^ "Z Cars, IMDb".
  45. ^ Webber, Richard. (2000). The complete A-Z of Dad's Army. Perry, Jimmy, 1923-, Croft, David, 1922-2011. London: Orion. p. 125. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4. OCLC 59565472.
  46. ^ "Rogues Gallery: The Wicked Stage, IMDb".
  47. ^ "Junket 89, IMDb".
  48. ^ "Bachelor Father, IMDb".
  49. ^ "Doctor in Charge, IMDb".
  50. ^ "Radio Times, 14th May 1973". The Radio Times (2583): 27. 10 May 1973.
  51. ^ "Thriller, IMDb".
  52. ^ "The Professionals, IMDb".
  53. ^ "Fawlty Towers, IMDb".
  54. ^ "Reilly: Ace of Spies, IMDb".
  55. ^ "Full House, IMDb".
  56. ^ "Robert Lankesheer, IMBd".
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