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Robin Bailey (I) (1919–1999)

Actor

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Character actor, mostly in comic roles. Best-known in Britain as the contentious "Uncle Mort" in the BBC 1 series, I Didn't Know You Cared. See more trivia »

Born:

William Henry Mettam Bailey
in Hucknall, Nottingham, England, UK

Died:

(age 79) in London, England, UK
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1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series)
Uncle Alfred
– Post War (1997) … Uncle Alfred
– The Thirties (1997) … Uncle Alfred
– The Twenties (1997) … Uncle Alfred
 
1995-1997 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Lord Probyn
– Ancient History (1997) … Lord Probyn
– A Sense of Loss (1996) … Lord Probyn
– Nothing But the Truth (1995) … Lord Probyn
 
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Hereward Fielding
– An Autumn Shroud (1996) … Hereward Fielding
 
1992-1995 Performance (TV series)
Charles / Thomas Mann
– Bed (1995) … Charles
– Tales from Hollywood (1992) … Thomas Mann
 
1993 KYTV (TV series)
Mr. Fuzziwig
– The Making of David Chizzlenut (1993) … Mr. Fuzziwig
 
1987-1992 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Judge Gerald Graves / Mr. Justice Graves
– Rumpole on Trial (1992) … Mr. Justice Graves
– Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson (1992) … Mr. Justice Graves
– Rumpole at Sea (1991) … Judge Gerald Graves
– Rumpole a la Carte (1991) … Judge Gerald Graves
– Rumpole and the Quality of Life (1988) … Judge Gerald Graves
See all 7 episodes »
 
1992 The Good Guys (TV series)
Daniel Jonas
– Her Finest Hour (1992) … Daniel Jonas
 
1991 Santa and the Tooth Fairies (TV short) (voice: English version)
 
1990 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (TV movie) (voice)
 
1988 A Gentleman's Club (TV series)
Orlando
– The Actor (1988) … Orlando
 
1988 A Kind of Living (TV series)
Mr. Beasley
– Episode #1.6 (1988) … Mr. Beasley
 
1988 Number 27
Dr. Maurice Barwick
 
1987 The Pondles (TV series)
Narrator
– Daisy Saves the Day (1987) … Narrator (voice)
– The Concertina (1987) … Narrator (voice)
– The Boat Race (1987) … Narrator (voice)
– Grandad's Shed (1987) … Narrator (voice)
– The Pondleberry Robbers (1987) … Narrator (voice)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1987 Jane and the Lost City
The Colonel
 
1987 Drummonds (TV series)
Mr. Fordham Snr.
– Fathers and Sons (1987) … Mr. Fordham Snr.
 
1987 The Reluctant Dragon (TV movie)
St George (voice)
 
1986 The Pyrates (TV movie)
Solomon
 
1986 Screamtime
Jack
 
1985 Mozart - His Life with Music (TV series)
– Requiem (1985)
– The Theatre (1985)
– The Successful Years (1985)
– No Vacancies (1985)
– The Child Prodigy (1985)
 
1980-1985 Tales from a Long Room (TV series)
The Brigadier
– I Was There (1985) … The Brigadier
– Our Own Dear Queen (1985) … The Brigadier
– Polar Games (1985) … The Brigadier
– What Do I Mean (1985) … The Brigadier
– Incident at Frome (1985) … The Brigadier
See all 15 episodes »
 
1985 Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.7 (1985) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Charters & Caldicott (TV mini-series)
Charters
– Play Up, Play Up (1985) … Charters
– Northern Lights (1985) … Charters
– Not Cricket (1985) … Charters
– Will the Real Jenny Beevers? (1985) … Charters
– Mix Well and Serve (1985) … Charters
See all 6 episodes »
 
1984 Sharing Time (TV series)
Reggie
– The Prodigal Grandfather (1984) … Reggie
 
1983 Potter (TV series)
Redvers Potter
– Episode #3.7 (1983) … Redvers Potter
– Episode #3.6 (1983) … Redvers Potter
– Episode #3.5 (1983) … Redvers Potter
– Episode #3.4 (1983) … Redvers Potter
– Episode #3.3 (1983) … Redvers Potter
See all 7 episodes »
 
1983 Dead on Time (short)
Intelligent Man
 
1982 Jane (TV series)
Col. Henry
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Col. Henry
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Col. Henry
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Col. Henry
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Col. Henry
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Col. Henry
 
1981-1982 Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (TV series)
Henry Nunn
– The Camel's Back (1982) … Henry Nunn
– Keep Away from Children (1982) … Henry Nunn
– You Wash (1982) … Henry Nunn
– A Cut Above the Restaurant (1982) … Henry Nunn
– First Take Your Shepherd (1982) … Henry Nunn
See all 13 episodes »
 
1974-1981 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Perry / The psychiatrist
– Sin with Our Permission (1981) … Dr. Perry
– The Couch (1974) … The psychiatrist
 
1981 If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Chief Constable
 
1981 Bognor (TV series)
Percy Pocklington
– Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 6 - Feeding Time (1981) … Percy Pocklington
– Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 5 - Dummy Run (1981) … Percy Pocklington
– Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 1 - Dog's Dinner (1981) … Percy Pocklington
 
1981 Plays for Pleasure (TV series)
Alan Calcutt
– Cupid's Darts (1981) … Alan Calcutt
 
1981 The Good Companions (TV series)
Inspector
– Salvage Work (1981) … Inspector
 
1980 Kelly Monteith (TV series)
– Episode #2.3 (1980)
 
1975-1979 I Didn't Know You Cared (TV series)
Uncle Mort
– The Great Day (1979) … Uncle Mort
– What's in a Name (1979) … Uncle Mort
– The Great Escape (1979) … Uncle Mort
– Don't Answer That (1979) … Uncle Mort
– A Tip Top Day (1979) … Uncle Mort
See all 27 episodes »
 
1978 The Four Feathers (TV movie)
Col. Eustace
 
1977 What a Performance (TV movie)
 
1977 Took and Co. (TV series)
 
1977 The Velvet Glove (TV series)
– Beyond This Life (1977)
 
1973-1976 Crown Court (TV series)
Mr. Justice Hamilton / Group Captain Porterman
– Lola: Part 3 (1976) … Mr. Justice Hamilton
– Lola: Part 2 (1976) … Mr. Justice Hamilton
– Lola: Part 1 (1976) … Mr. Justice Hamilton
– Inside Story: Part 3 (1976) … Mr. Justice Hamilton
– Inside Story: Part 2 (1976) … Mr. Justice Hamilton
See all 9 episodes »
 
1976 Play for Today (TV series)
Bertie / Headmaster
– Buffet (1976) … Bertie
– The Jumping Bean Bag (1976) … Headmaster
 
1975 North and South (TV series)
Mr. Hale
– Episode #1.4 (1975) … Mr. Hale
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Mr. Hale
– Episode #1.2 (1975) … Mr. Hale
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Mr. Hale
 
1975 The Punch Review (TV series)
 
1975 A Legacy (TV series)
Count Bernin
– Episode #1.5 (1975) … Count Bernin
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Count Bernin
– Episode #1.2 (1975) … Count Bernin
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Count Bernin
 
1975 A Journey to London (TV movie)
Sir Charles
 
1975 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
Special Agent P
– Episode #4.2 (1975) … Special Agent P
 
1974 Commuter Husbands
Dennis
 
1974 The Gathering Storm (TV movie)
Neville Chamberlain
 
1974 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Gerald Maitland
– The Hero's Farewell (1974) … Gerald Maitland
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Mr. Gresham
– Episode #1.19 (1974) … Mr. Gresham
– Episode #1.18 (1974) … Mr. Gresham
– Episode #1.17 (1974) … Mr. Gresham
– Episode #1.16 (1974) … Mr. Gresham
– Episode #1.15 (1974) … Mr. Gresham
See all 6 episodes »
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Stuart Kenyon
– The Price of Innocence (1974) … Stuart Kenyon
 
1973 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
The Baron
– Man of Honour (1973) … The Baron
 
1973 Murder Must Advertise (TV mini-series)
Mr. Armstrong
– Episode #1.2 (1973) … Mr. Armstrong
– Episode #1.1 (1973) … Mr. Armstrong
 
1972 Alberte (TV mini-series)
Mr. Digby
 
1971 Albert and Victoria (TV series)
John Mainwaring
– The Old Suitor (1971) … John Mainwaring
 
1971 See No Evil
George Rexton
 
1971 Brett (TV series)
Nick Brunel
– The Streets of Laredo (1971) … Nick Brunel
– The Saxby Route (1971) … Nick Brunel
– The Hollow Men (1971) … Nick Brunel
– Fit to Print (1971) … Nick Brunel
– Trial of Strength (1971) … Nick Brunel
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 UFO (TV series)
William Kofax
– Exposed (1970) … William Kofax
 
1969 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Discharge of Trooper Lusby (1969)
 
1967 Danger Route
Parsons
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Rudyard
– The Sitting Pigeon (1967) … Rudyard
 
1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Split Level (1967)
 
1967 The Whisperers
Psychiatrist
 
1967 You Only Live Twice
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
 
1967 Mogul (TV series)
Richard Harvey
– Women and Business Never Did Mix (1967) … Richard Harvey
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Mark Borden
– Person to Person (1967) … Mark Borden
 
1965-1966 The Power Game (TV series)
Charles Grainger
– There's No Such Thing as a Dead-Heat (1966) … Charles Grainger
– Tax Return (1966) … Charles Grainger
– The Side of the Angels (1966) … Charles Grainger
– The Big View (1966) … Charles Grainger
– A Matter for Speculation (1966) … Charles Grainger
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
Man with Aston Martin
 
1966 Public Eye (TV series)
Madison
– Tell Me About the Crab (1966) … Madison
 
1966 Seven Deadly Sins (TV series)
Graham Nightingale
– A Temporary Typist (1966) … Graham Nightingale
 
1965 The Newcomers (TV series)
Andrew Kerr
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Sir Charles Weyburn
– The Edwardians #3: Olive Latimer's Husband (1965) … Sir Charles Weyburn
 
1965 Having a Wild Weekend
Guy
 
1965 Redcap (TV series)
John Bell
– The Patrol (1965) … John Bell
 
1963 Love Story (TV series)
James Drew
– Whitsun Story (1963) … James Drew
 
1963 Jezebel ex UK (TV series)
Doctor Nick Redwing
– The Stand-In (1963) … Doctor Nick Redwing
 
1963 The Mouse on the Moon
Member of Whitehall Conference
 
1963 Dimensions of Fear (TV series)
Col. Alan Renton
– Thoughts of Death (1963) … Col. Alan Renton
 
1962 Silent Evidence (TV series)
Rev. Harold Everitt
– Driven to the Brink (1962) … Rev. Harold Everitt
 
1962 About Religion (TV series)
Host - Mr Death
– This Is the End (1962) … Host - Mr Death
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
Captain Barnes
 
1958 The Diplomatic Corpse
Mike Billings
 
1956-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Edmund Woodstock / Sir Bertram
– One Man's Meat (1958) … Edmund Woodstock
– The Knight Who Came to Dinner (1956) … Sir Bertram
 
1957 A Santa for Christmas (TV movie)
 
1957 Just My Luck
Steward
 
1957 The Gay Cavalier (TV series)
Captain Roderick Moorfield
– Return of the Nightingale (1957) … Captain Roderick Moorfield
 
1957 Hell Drivers
Hawlett Assistant Manager
 
1956-1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Major Polet / Ronnie Tearie
– Evening in Hochsberg (1957) … Major Polet
– Mrs. Inspector Jones (1956) … Ronnie Tearie
 
1957 Kenilworth (TV series)
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
See all 6 episodes »
 
1955 Richard of Bordeaux (TV movie)
Robert De Vere, Earl of Oxford
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Paul Olhof
– A Borderline Case (1955) … Paul Olhof
 
1954 Cocktails in the Kitchen
Department Salesman
 
1954 Chance Meeting
Thomas Cook cashier (uncredited)
 
1954 Caste (TV movie)
The Hon. George d'Alroy
 
1954 There's Always a Better Way: Views on Trial (short)
The Judge
 
1953 Sailor of the King
Cdr. John Stafford - HMS 'Stratford'
 
1953 Folly to Be Wise
Intellectual Corporal
 
1950-1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Bilshan / The Man
– Markheim (1952) … The Man
– Jonah (1950) … Bilshan
 
1952 Glory at Sea
Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot
 
1952 His Excellency
Charles
 
1950 Portrait of Clare
Dudley Wilburn
 
1950 The Gentle Gunman (TV movie)
Terrence Sullivan
 
1949 Private Angelo
Simon Telfer
 
1946 Secret Flight
Wives' escort officer
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama (1997) … Himself
 
1983-1988 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 June 1983 (1983) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1988 Forty Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Scarfe's Follies (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #14.3 (1986) … Himself - Guest
 
1986 Patterns of Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1982 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robin Bailey (1982) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1993 Monkey Business (video documentary short)
PG Tips Chimp (voice) (archive sound)
 
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Trivia:

Character actor, mostly in comic roles. Best-known in Britain as the contentious "Uncle Mort" in the BBC 1 series, I Didn't Know You Cared. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra