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Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Actor

Born June 10, 1908 in Yokohama, Japan

Died December 14, 1991

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Robert Leadam Eddison, OBE (10 June 1908 – 14 December 1991) was an English actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He also played the tragic ferryman in The Storyteller episode "The Luck Child". Born in Japan to English parents, Edwin Eddison and Hilda Muriel Leadham, he had a twin brother Talbot Leadam Eddison. Through his paternal grandmother, Anna Paulina Tatham of Philadelphia, he was related to the Tatham Brothers Iron pipe manufacturers of Philadelphia. As his paternal great-grandfather Henry Billington Tatham's name suggests, he was a descendant of the Billington family who came to America from England on the Mayflower. Eddison was known for his resonant, baritone voice and long, lean figure. He performed William Shakespeare and other classics, was noted for his Hamlet at the Old Vic, and later playing the comic roles of Feste and Sir Andrew Aguecheek inTwelfth Night, and King Lear on the New York stage. He was also a familiar figure in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, andSophocles, and played Canon Chasuble in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Eddison also made his mark in radio, in countless BBC dramas through the decades, with some of his last roles includingDeath in The Canterbury Tales and parts in an adaptation of Japanese Noh plays. His film career was limited, but included a supporting role in Peter Ustinov's 1948 comedy Vice Versa, the electrical 'Nick' in The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), the college president in American Friends (1991), and a notable cameo in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusadeas the ancient Grail Knight, warning adventurers to choose wisely.

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American Friends Poster

American Friends Feature Film1991Rushden - The President

A TV Dante Poster

A TV Dante TV Series1990Charon

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Feature Film1989Grail Knight

Mystery!: Campion Poster

Mystery!: Campion TV Series1989Robert Skinn

Porterhouse Blue Poster

Porterhouse Blue Mini-Series1987Old master

Scoop TV Movie1987The Country - Troutbeck

The Lady's Not for Burning Poster

The Lady's Not for Burning TV Movie1987The Chaplain

The Storyteller Poster

The Storyteller TV Series1987Ferryman

The Theban Plays by Sophocles Poster

The Theban Plays by Sophocles TV Series1986Chorus

Bognor TV Series1981John

Henry IV Part II Poster

Henry IV Part II TV Movie1979Justice Robert Shallow

The Legend of King Arthur Poster

The Legend of King Arthur TV Series1979Merlin

The Velvet Glove Poster

The Velvet Glove TV Series1977Father Andrew

Knots Documentary1975

Sky TV Series1975Goodchild

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974Dr. Still

2nd House Poster

2nd House TV Series1973Actor in Knots

The Boy Who Turned Yellow Poster

The Boy Who Turned Yellow Feature Film1972Nick

Edward II Poster

Edward II TV Movie1970Lightborn

The Tragedy of King Richard II Poster

The Tragedy of King Richard II TV Movie1970Duke of York

The Mock Doctor TV Series1968Geronte

Mystery and Imagination Poster

Mystery and Imagination TV Series1966Karswell

Time Lost and Time Remembered Poster

Time Lost and Time Remembered Feature Film1966

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Duke

Out of the Unknown Poster

Out of the Unknown TV Series1965Tzhilyantsi

Selkirk of Red River Poster

Selkirk of Red River Short Film1964Lord Selkirk

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964Arch-Vicar

Theatre 625 Poster

Theatre 625 TV Series1964Duchemin

Thursday Theatre TV Series1964Alexander MacColgie Gibbs

Maupassant TV Series1963Henri d'Apreval

Shakespeare: Soul of an Age Poster

Shakespeare: Soul of an Age Documentary1962Undetermined Role

The Eustace Diamonds TV Series1959Lord Fawn

They Made History Mini-Series1959Joseph Lister

Ordeal by Fire Poster

Ordeal by Fire TV Movie1957King Charles VII

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series19561 episode, 1967

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Don Pedro de Miura

Sweet Coz TV Movie1955Hector Partridge

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp Poster

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp Feature Film1954The Voice

The Affair at Assino TV Movie1953Tibaldi

The Disagreeable Man TV Movie1953Nicholas Drew

Temple Folly TV Movie1952George Fitznothus

Wednesday Theatre TV Series1952Gabriel

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Duke of Hermanos

Vice Versa Poster

Vice Versa Feature Film1948Mr. Blinkhorn

For the Children TV Series1946Hermes

The Importance of Being Earnest Poster

The Importance of Being Earnest TV Movie1946John Worthing, J.P.

Two Gentlemen of Soho TV Movie1946Lord Withers

The Anatomist Poster

The Anatomist TV Movie1939Raby

The Pilgrim's Progress TV Movie1939Faithful

Tobias and the Angel TV Special1939The Archangel Raphael

Doctor 'My Book' TV Movie1938

Queen of Destiny Poster

Queen of Destiny Feature Film1938Lanternist Professor

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