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Robert Lankesheer
Acting

Robert Lankesheer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-04-28,Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Robert Lankesheer (1914–1993) was a British stage, radio and television actor, best known for playing the character Leamington Sparr in the radio soap The Dales between 1963 and 1966 and Chamberlain in the television series Doctor Who in 1965. He was born on 28 April 1914 in Southampton, England. Whilst working for the local government in the land registry department he took evening classes and qualified in law. He served in the army during World War II as an officer in the Royal Artillery. After the war he decided to take up acting professionally. On stage, in addition to his repertory theatre work, Robert Lankesheer played Sir Henry Burke in Templeton at the Arts Theatre in 1958 and Mr Quelch between 1960 and 1963 in the Billy Bunter Christmas shows 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), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1974, 1976, 1984) and Die Zauberflöte (1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986,1987,1989, 1991). In films, Robert Lankesheer appeared in David Copperfield (1970) and Young Winston (1972). Robert Lankesheer died on 29 December 1993 in London, England of emphysema

Filmography

Doctor Who: The Crusade

6.6

Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965-04-17

The Next Voice You See

9

The Next Voice You See
1975-05-17

6.2

Young Winston
1972-07-20

An Arabian Night

0

An Arabian Night
1960-06-09

The Scales of Justice

6.7

The Scales of Justice
1962-01-11

Lilli Palmer Theatre

8

Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955-09-25

Rogues' Gallery

9.5

Rogues' Gallery
1968-01-01

7.3

Justice
1971-10-08

8.292

Fawlty Towers
1975-09-19

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983-09-05

The Professionals

7.6

The Professionals
1977-12-30

Out of This World

5.8

Out of This World
1962-06-24

7.5

Dad's Army
1968-07-31

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

7.905

Doctor Who
1963-11-23