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]
Robert Hoffman | |
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.jpg) Hoffmann in Spasmo (1974) | |
| Born | 30 August 1939 |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–2004 |
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]
Selected filmography edit
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964, TV miniseries)
- Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964)
- Marvelous Angelique (1965)
- Up from the Beach (1965)
- I Knew Her Well (1965)
- Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
- Neues vom Hexer (1965)
- The Gentlemen (1965)
- Wake Up and Die (1966)
- How I Learned to Love Women (1966)
- Grand Slam (1967)[5]
- Der Lügner und die Nonne (1967)
- Assignment K (1968)
- 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968)
- Tevye and His Seven Daughters (1968)
- A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)
- The Last Roman (1968)
- Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
- Carnal Circuit (1969)
- The Lonely Violent Beach (1971)
- Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972)
- Death Carries a Cane (1973)
- Hubertus Castle (1973)
- Spasmo (1974)
- Le vieux fusil (1975)
- Der Edelweißkönig (1975)
- The Standard (1977)
- Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)
- The Sea Wolves (1980)
- La Septième Cible (1984)
- Clarissa (1998, TV film)
References edit
- ^ "Robert Hoffmann". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The (1965, Robert Hoffman)". 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Robert Hoffmann | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Robinson Crusoe - Interview with Robert Hoffmann - TheTVDB.com". www.thetvdb.com.
- ^ Adler, Renata; Thompson, Howard (21 February 1968). "Movie Review". The New York Times.
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