Robin Wentworth
{{Short description|English television actor (1915–1997)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|7|20}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Middlesex England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|8|16|1915|7|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England
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| birth_name = Victor Roy Wheeler
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}
| years_active = 1938–1992
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Robin Wentworth (20 July 1915 – 16 August 1997) was a British television actor, whose most prominent role was that of Ted Dawson in 116 episodes of soap-serial United!.{{Cite web |date=2014-06-22 |title=United! |url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/united/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Nostalgia Central! |language=en-GB}}
Early life
A former Taunton schoolboy,"Football Fan", Bristol Evening Post, 11 August 1969 (pg.4)"Familiar Face", Bristol Evening Post, 12 August 1969 (pg.4) he auditioned at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, only to be told by Sir Barry Jackson to "Go away immediately and get some experience then come back.""Never too late to learn...", Birmingham Post, 5 March 1979 (pg.6) Upon leaving the Army in 1945, Wentworth continued to write music but really earned his living by acting.It's That Man-Yet Again", Daily Mirror, 17 September 1948 (pg.2)
Acting career
Another prominent role was playing Arthur Dewhurst, who was in a relationship with Elsie Tanner in 12 episodes of Coronation Street during 1961 before returning eight years later as John Greaves in two episodes. Wentworth's other work includes an episode of the Doctor Who Season 8 finale called The Dæmons, an episode of The Avengers called Bullseye{{Cite web |date=5 May 2017 |title=Bullseye |url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/gale1-4.htm |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=The Avengers Forever}} and TV plays called Moonlight on the Highway and Robin Redbreast.{{Cite web |title=Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c1c33510d1cd4f34aed162e9848261dd |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=BBC}}{{Additional source needed|date=September 2024}}
References
External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921136/ IMDb]
- [https://theatricalia.com/person/qa8/robin-wentworth Robin Wentworth] at Theatricalia
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Category:British television actors
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Enfield
Category:Male actors from London
Category:People from Edmonton, London
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