Robert Hoffman | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 July 2022 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 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).[1][2]
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.[3]
In 1997, he was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio when the Robinson Crusoe series was first released on video.[4]