Robert Swann (actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1945–2006)}}

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{{Not to be confused with|Robert Swan (actor)}}

{{For|other people with the same or similar names|Robert Swann (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Swann}}

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Robert Swann (18 March 1945 – 17 April 2006) was a British actor with a film career spanning thirty five years.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba07bab16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524071821/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba07bab16|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2016|title=Robert Swann|website=BFI}}

He was also active on stage, including appearances with the National Theatre and in the West End.{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/zq5/robert-swann|title=Robert Swann | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}

Born in Hampshire, he was married to actress, Susan Brodrick, from 1971 to 2006, and had three children.

He is best known to American audiences through his portrayal of a Church of England vicar in the television series The Witches and the Grinnygog.{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1980s/witches-and-the-grinnygog-the/|title=Witches and the Grinnygog, The | Nostalgia Central|date=2 July 2016 }} He played Colonel Brandon in the 1981 Jane Austen BBC TV series Sense and Sensibility. An early film role was the sadistic house prefect of Malcolm McDowell in the 1968 film if.....{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/02/26/if_1968_review.shtml|title=BBC - Films - review - If...|website=www.bbc.co.uk}} His last credited acting role was in the series Wire in the Blood in 2004. He died two years later in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=20578|title=Robert Swann|website=www.aveleyman.com}}