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Robert Eddison‌

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Robert Eddison

Yokohama, Japan

Robert Eddison

Yokohama, Japan

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1908-06-10

Popularity

star1.8

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade‌
star7.8
calendar 1989

A TV Dante

A TV Dante‌
star6.4
calendar 1990

Selkirk of Red River

Selkirk of Red River‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp‌
star7.0
calendar 1954

American Friends

American Friends‌
star5.9
calendar 1991

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

The Boy Who Turned Yellow‌
star5.4
calendar 1972

Edward II

Edward II‌
star4.0
calendar 1970

Uncle Silas

Uncle Silas‌
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calendar 1968

Sixty Glorious Years

Sixty Glorious Years‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Knots

Knots‌
star2.0
calendar 1975

Theban Plays: Antigone

Theban Plays: Antigone‌
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calendar 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King‌
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calendar 1986

Scoop

Scoop‌
star4.8
calendar 1987

The Tragedy of King Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard II‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Henry IV Part 2

Henry IV Part 2‌
star8.0
calendar 1979

I Was Happy Here

I Was Happy Here‌
star6.1
calendar 1966

Vice Versa

Vice Versa‌
star6.3
calendar 1948

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Tv Credits

The Storyteller

The Storyteller‌
star8.1
calendar 1988

Sky

Sky‌
star5.5
calendar 1975

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination‌
star5.5
calendar 1966

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare‌
star5.2
calendar 1978

Campion

Campion‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

The Legend of King Arthur

The Legend of King Arthur‌
star7.0
calendar 1979