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Robin Askwith

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 12, 1950- )
    Born in Southport, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Appeared in the films ‘If…’ (1969), ‘Tower of Evil’ (1971), ‘The Canterbury Tales’ (1972), Horror Hospital’ (1973), ‘Carry On Girls’ (1973), ‘Confessions of a Window Cleaner’ (1974), ‘Confessions of a Pop Performer’ (1975), ‘Confessions of a Driving Instructor’ (1976), ‘Queen Kong’ (1976), ‘Confessions from a Holiday Camp’ (1977), ‘Let’s Get Laid’ (1978), ‘Britannia Hospital’ (1982), and ‘Run for Your Wife’ (2012)
    Portrayed Fred Pickering in ‘Beryl’s Lot’ (1973-75), Dave Deacon in ‘Bottle Boys’ (1984-85), and Ritchie de Vries in Coronation Street (2013-14)

Why he might be annoying:

    He and two friends were expelled from public school after stealing two rifles from the school armory and holding up a local post office.
    He was married and divorced twice.
    He was a staple of the genre that TV Tropes dubbed ‘the awful British sex comedy.’
    He recorded a single, ‘Confessions,’ on which his name was misspelled ‘Aswith.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He contracted polio after swimming in a contaminated pool and spent nine months in an isolation ward learning to walk again.
    He was named ‘Most Promising Newcomer – Male’ at the Evening Standard Film Awards (1975).
    He had no inhibitions about onscreen nudity, with one reviewer noting, ‘Nobody’s arse was seen by more people in the 1970s.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying