Bruce Robinson
Born: 1946-05-02 in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I, a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences as ' a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor' in Camden Town. As an actor, he has worked with the likes of Franco Zeffirelli (on whom he based the character of Uncle Monty in Withnail and I), Ken Russell and François Truffaut. In 1998, he returned to acting with a cameo in the 70s rock rival film Still Crazy. Robinson currently lives in Herefordshire with his wife, Sophie Windham, he has two children, Lily India (b. 1986) and Willoughby (b. 1994). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2019
- An Accidental Studio as Self
2012
- A Fantastic Fear of Everything ... (Novel)
2011
- The Rum Diary ... (Screenplay)
2001
- Egypt's Golden Empire ... (Writer)
1999
- In Dreams ... (Screenplay)
- The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson as Self
- Withnail and Us as Self
- I Demand to Have Some Booze! as Self
1998
- Return to Paradise ... (Screenplay)
- Still Crazy as Brian Lovell
1992
- Jennifer Eight ... (Screenplay)
1989
- Fat Man and Little Boy ... (Screenplay)
- The Movie Life of George as Self
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising as The Boil (voice)
1987
- Withnail & I ... (Director)
1984
- The Killing Fields ... (Screenplay)
1977
- Raffles as Risi
- Kleinhoff Hotel as Karl Axel
- The Brute as Mark
1976
- School Trip as Óscar
1975
- The Story of Adèle H. as Lt. Albert Pinson
1972
- The Protectors as Peter Lockier
1971
- The Music Lovers as Alexei Sofronov
- Private Road as Peter Morrissey
1970
- The Ballad of Tam Lin as Alan
1969
- Baby Love as Youth
1968
- Romeo and Juliet as Benvolio
- Sleep is Lovely as Colin
- Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? as Rex Manson