Sidney Percy Roberson

{{Short description|British bodybuilder, personal trainer, actor, director, photographer and executive}}

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| name = Sid Roberson

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| image = File:Sid Roberson.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1937|03|15}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, London

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|22|1937|03|15|df=yes}}

| alma_mater = Enfield Grammar School
Birkbeck, University of London

| occupation = Film director

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| spouse = Brenda Milverton
(married 1961 – divorced 1972)
Susan Staniland (married 1990)

| children = Four

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Sidney Percy Roberson (15 March 1937 – 22 December 2016), known as Sid Roberson, was a British bodybuilder, personal trainer, actor, director, photographer and advertising executive. He placed 3rd as Mr Universe in 1963; trained the gangster Reggie Kray; was the lead in a campaign for Strongbow cider; directed advertising for Hamlet cigars, the Labour Party and W. H. Smith; and directed television including The Sweeney and The Fast Show.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/sid-roberson-g9hqg9hxc|title=Sid Roberson|website=The Times|access-date=8 August 2017}}

His daughter from his first marriage, Hannah Roberson-Mytilinaiou, represented Greece at showjumping in the 2004 Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/hannah-roberson-mytilinaiou-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/hannah-roberson-mytilinaiou-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Hannah Roberson-Mytilinaiou Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=8 August 2017}}

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