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Robin Bailey | |
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Born | William Henry Mettam Bailey 5 October 1919 Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 14 January 1999 Wandsworth, London, England | (aged 79)
William Henry Mettam "Robin" Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.[1]
Often cast in upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Television's Rumpole of the Bailey, Bailey is also known for his portrayal of Uncle Mort in I Didn't Know You Cared, the BBC's adaptation of Peter Tinniswood's stories about an extended Yorkshire family.[2] The television series ran from 1975 to 1979.[3] Bailey also collaborated with Tinniswood on the television and radio series Tales from a Long Room, playing the Brigadier, an eccentric cricket-lover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players.[4]