Robin McCallum
Born: 1961-05-10 in North London, England, UK
Died: 2022-08-15
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robin Peter McCallum (previously Robin Lermitte; 1961 – 15 August 2022) was a British actor and weather presenter. McCallum initially worked as an actor in minor roles – most memorably as Detective Chief Superintendent David Graves in the BBC drama Between The Lines and as D.I. Bob Ashley in EastEnders (1988–1989). He played Piers in the Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) episode (9/6) "Wink Three Times" (1988). He made his television debut as Lord Alfred Douglas in the ITV series Oscar (1985). McCallum entered a competition on ITV's This Morning in 2002 to become ITV's newest weather presenter, which he subsequently won. As a result, he became a national ITV Weather presenter, until he joined the ITV London regional weather team alongside fellow forecasters Manali Lukha and Chrissie Reidy in 2005. At times he also appeared on ITV Anglia and ITV Meridian. McCallum co-presented the ITN produced London Tonight, the regional news programme for ITV London, on occasions throughout 2010. In August 2013 he appeared on ITV Channel Television. McCallum died in August 2022.
Filmography
2016
- Victoria as Lord Portman
- Agatha Raisin as Gustav
2012
- Call the Midwife as Dr. Jeremy Atherton
2001
- Dr Terrible's House of Horrible as Jim
- Sweet Revenge as Vicar
1999
- B. Monkey as Manager
1995
- Crown Prosecutor as Simon Foss
1993
- Peak Practice as Doctor
1992
- Between the Lines as Det. Supt. David Graves
1990
- You Rang, M'Lord? as Dickie Metcalfe
- The Real Charlotte as Christopher Dysart
1989
- Birds of a Feather as Anti-Terrorist Officer
- Campion as Val Gyrth
1988
- Lenin: The Train as Von Buhring
- The Zero Option as Ronnie Collins (as Robin Lermitte)
1987
1986
1985
- EastEnders as D.I. Ashley
- Oscar as Lord Alfred Douglas
- Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1982
- The Comic Strip Presents... as Tom
1979
- Tales of the Unexpected as Piers