Acting credits
27
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Ted Robbins
Acting
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Movies: 8Series: 20Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1218933
IMDb ID: nm0730440
Known for: Acting
Born: August 11, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2018
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.09
Wikidata: Q7693663
Also known as
Edward Michael Robbins
Other jobs
Unit Production Manager (1)
Biography
Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster and presents a Sunday morning show on BBC Radio Lancashire. He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in Catchphrase from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's Little Britain. He also starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in The Slammer. His most recent roles were in Benidorm in 2012 as Victor St. James. Also, Hank Zipzer in episode 8 playing Bob and Diddy TV playing Larry Bingbongberger. He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and also in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Crème Brulee. On 31 January 2015, Robbins suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.[3] His health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.[4] Robbins currently hosts the Friday afternoon show on BBC Radio Manchester. In 2020 Robbins appeared on the rebooted version of Crackerjack! as one of the "Crackerjack Players.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ted Robbins.
8.3
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
2017 Movie
6.7
Eric & Ernie
as Jack Hylton
2011 Movie
6.5
Calendar Girls
as Bike Man
2003 Movie
7.3
Minority Report
Unit Production Manager
2002 Movie
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
2000 Movie
7.0
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Chauffeur
2000 Movie
10.0
Pussy in Boots
as The Innkeeper
1994 Movie
6.8
Chariots of Fire
as Shot Putter (uncredited)
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ted Robbins.
7.2
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Joseph JJ Jacques • 1 eps
2018 Series
Diddy TV
as Larry Weinsteinberger • 40 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Father Brown
as Jock McCudgeon • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.9
Bad Education
as Paul • 1 eps
2012 Series
Fairy Tales
as Barry • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.5
The Chase
1 eps
2006 Series
Grease Monkeys
as Rocco David • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
The Royal
as Ted Skinner • 1 eps
2003 Series
2.9
Richard & Judy
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.7
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Phoenix Nights
1 eps
2001 Series
6.1
That Peter Kay Thing
6 eps
2000 Series
7.7
The League of Gentlemen
as Tony Cluedo • 1 eps
1999 Series
The Alphabet Game
5 eps
1996 Series
6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barman • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Don Dibley • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.0
The Upper Hand
as Ron • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.0
Chain Letters
321 eps
1987 Series
Kate And Ted's Show
as Various characters • 7 eps
1987 Series
5.8
Surprise, Surprise
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series