Robert Alastair Addie (10 February 1960 â€" 20 November 2003) was an
English film and theatre actor, who came to prominence playing the
role of Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the 1980s British television drama
series Robin of Sherwood.Addie was born in south London on 10 February
1960. During his early childhood he was adopted by Marjorie and Jack
Williams and raised in Sapperton, in the county of Gloucestershire. He
received his formal education at Marlborough College and Magdalen
College School, Brackley. After initially being employed as a trainee
estate agent on a ranch in Argentina, he returned to England and
joined the National Youth Theatre in London in 1976 at the age of 17.
Subsequently he trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art, which he left early after successfully auditioning for the role
of Mordred in the film Excalibur (1981).Addie's slim but athletic
physique, and attractive yet stern looks, voice and demeanor,
channeled his career into that of a character actor from its outset,
with his usually being cast as a supporting player in authoritarian
roles. This aspect of his repertoire combined with his excellent
horsemanship and weapons-handling skills found him regularly appearing
in historical dramas set in the medieval era.
English film and theatre actor, who came to prominence playing the
role of Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the 1980s British television drama
series Robin of Sherwood.Addie was born in south London on 10 February
1960. During his early childhood he was adopted by Marjorie and Jack
Williams and raised in Sapperton, in the county of Gloucestershire. He
received his formal education at Marlborough College and Magdalen
College School, Brackley. After initially being employed as a trainee
estate agent on a ranch in Argentina, he returned to England and
joined the National Youth Theatre in London in 1976 at the age of 17.
Subsequently he trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art, which he left early after successfully auditioning for the role
of Mordred in the film Excalibur (1981).Addie's slim but athletic
physique, and attractive yet stern looks, voice and demeanor,
channeled his career into that of a character actor from its outset,
with his usually being cast as a supporting player in authoritarian
roles. This aspect of his repertoire combined with his excellent
horsemanship and weapons-handling skills found him regularly appearing
in historical dramas set in the medieval era.
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