Robert Hoffmann

{{Short description|Austrian actor (1939–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Robert Hoffman

| image = Spasmo (1974).jpg

| caption = Hoffmann in Spasmo (1974)

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Salzburg, Austria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|4|1939|8|30|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1964–2004

}}

Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964).{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2475549|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921144730/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2475549|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2016|title=Robert Hoffmann|website=BFI}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/adventures-of-robinson-crusoe-the-1965-robert-hoffman/|title=Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The (1965, Robert Hoffman)|date=20 December 2018}}

Hoffmann was born in Salzburg. Crusoe was his screen debut, but he later worked in film (including a number of giallo horror-thrillers) and TV throughout Europe, in Germany, Italy, France the UK, and appeared in films by directors such as Marcel Carné, Antonio Pietrangeli, Robert Siodmak, and Robert Enrico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-hoffmann-p32719|title=Robert Hoffmann | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}

In 1997, he was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio when the Robinson Crusoe series was first released on video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/robinson-crusoe/episodes/1640591|title=Robinson Crusoe - Interview with Robert Hoffmann - TheTVDB.com|website=www.thetvdb.com}}