Robert Duncan (actor)
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Robert Duncan is an English actor
. He is best known for his television
role as Gus
, the jargon
-speaking manager
, from Drop the Dead Donkey
. He also appeared in Casualty as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996.
in St Austell
, Cornwall
. He took the first name of his brother Duncan
as his stage surname.
In 2008, he briefly taught History at Icknield High School, a comprehensive school in Luton, Bedfordshire.
(also written by Drop the Dead Donkey writer Andy Hamilton
) as Satan
's sycophant
ic assistant Scumspawn.
and Fenella Fielding
.
In 2010 he toured in a production of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution
".
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
role as Gus
GUS
GUS or Gus may refer to one of the following.Gus is a masculine name, or diminutive for Augustine, Augustus, Angus or August, and other names .*Gus Adams, American ice hockey player...
, the jargon
Jargon
Jargon is terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event. The philosophe Condillac observed in 1782 that "Every science requires a special language because every science has its own ideas." As a rationalist member of the Enlightenment he...
-speaking manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, from Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey
- Major characters :* Gus Hedges — The unctuous Chief Executive of the company, and yes-man to Sir Roysten Merchant. A management stereotype, complete with clichés and clumsy metaphors, he swiftly transforms GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel...
. He also appeared in Casualty as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996.
Biography
Duncan was born Robert WelchWelch (surname)
Welch is a surname meaning foreign or Welsh.For the Etymology of the name, see WelshFamous Welches include to:* Adonijah Welch , American politician* Alexander Welch , Canadian politician* Andrew Welch, businessman...
in St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. He took the first name of his brother Duncan
Duncan
Duncan, originally a Scottish name, may also refer to:- Fiction :* King Duncan, a character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth* Duncan , a locomotive character in The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W...
as his stage surname.
In 2008, he briefly taught History at Icknield High School, a comprehensive school in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Radio
On radio, he appears in Old Harry's GameOld Harry's Game
Old Harry's Game is a UK radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who also plays the cynical, world-weary Satan. "Old Harry" is one of many names for the devil...
(also written by Drop the Dead Donkey writer Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton
Andrew Neil Hamilton is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter and radio dramatist.-Early life:...
) as Satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
's sycophant
Sycophant
Sycophancy means:# Obsequious flattery; servility.# The character or characteristic of a sycophant.Alternative phrases are often used such as:-Etymology:...
ic assistant Scumspawn.
Theatre
He starred in Oscar Wilde's play "An Ideal Husband" from August - November 2008 with Kate O'MaraKate O'Mara
Kate O'Mara is an English film, stage and television actress. She is perhaps most widely known for her role as Caress Morell, the scheming sister of Alexis Colby in the 1980s American primetime soap opera Dynasty, though is also known for playing other villains such as The Rani in Doctor Who and...
and Fenella Fielding
Fenella Fielding
Fenella Fielding — "England's first lady of the double entendre" — is an English actress, popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for her seductive image and distinctively husky voice.-Family:...
.
In 2010 he toured in a production of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American courtroom drama film based on a short story by Agatha Christie dealing with the trial of a man accused of murder. This trial film was the first film adaptation of the story, stars Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton, and features...
".