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

On stage, in addition to his repertory theatre work[6][7], Robert Lankesheer played Sir Henry Burke in Templeton at the Arts Theatre in 1958[8] and Mr Quelch between 1960 and 1963 in the Billy Bunter Christmas shows[9][10][11] 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[12]), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1974,[13] 1976,[14] 1984[15]) and Die Zauberflöte (1979,[16] 1980,[17] 1983,[18] 1985,[19] 1986,[20] 1987,[21] 1989,[22] 1991[23]).  

In films, Robert Lankesheer appeared in David Copperfield[24] (1970) and Young Winston[25] (1972).

His television credits include The Malory Secret[26] (1951), At Your Service Ltd[27] (1951), The Trial of Andy Fothergill[28] (1951), Emil and the Detectives[29] (1952), Theatre Royal[30] (1955), Tales from Dickens[31] (1960), Starr and Company[32] (1958), Dancers in Mourning[33] (1959), An Arabian Night[34] (1960), Deadline Midnight[35] (1960), Dixon of Dock Green[36] (1961, 1967), Emergency – Ward 10[37] (1962), The Scales of Justice[38] (1963), Out of This World[39] (1962), The Avengers: Man with Two Shadows [40] (1963), Doctor Who: The Crusade[41] (1965), The Paradise Makers[42] (1967), Z-Cars[43] (1968, 1976), Dad's Army (1969[44]), ITV Saturday Night Theatre - Rogues' Gallery: The Wicked Stage[45] (1969), Junket 89[46] (1970), Bachelor Father[47] (1970), Doctor in Charge[48] (1972), An Evening with Francis Howerd[49] (1973), Thriller[50] (1975), The Professionals[51] (1978), Fawlty Towers[52] (1979), Reilly: Ace of Spies[53] (1983) and Full House[54] (1985).

Robert Lankesheer died on December 29, 1993 in London, England.[55]

References

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