Robert English was a British actor born 2nd December 1878.

Robert English was born in Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...

, Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre

Croix de guerre

The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...

 and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a number of films. He played rugby (he was six feet two inches) and was in the Gloucester County cricket team.

In 1920 he started work in British silent films and later went on to talkies.

Partial Filmography

• The Fruitful Vine
  The Fruitful Vine
  The Fruitful Vine is a 1921 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvy and starring Teddy Arundell, Peter Dear and Paulette del Baye. From the silent era, probably the most notable thing about the film was an early appearance of British actor Basil Rathbone later to become famous for his portrayal...
  
   (1921)
• The Four Feathers
  The Four Feathers (1921 film)
  The Four Feathers is a silent film adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's novel of the same name.-Cast:*Harry Ham as Harry Faversham*Mary Massart as Ethne Eustace*Cyril Percival as Jack Durrance*Henry Vibart as General Faversham...
  
   (1921)
• The Broken Road
  The Broken Road (1921 film)
  The Broken Road is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by René Plaissetty and starring Harry Ham, Mary Massart and Tony Fraser. Three generations of a British family work to build a road in India. It was based on the 1907 novel The Broken Road by A.E.W...
  
   (1921)
• The Crimson Circle
  The Crimson Circle (1922 film)
  The Crimson Circle is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Clifton Boyne, Fred Groves and Robert English. It was an adaptation of the novel The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace...
  
   (1922)
• Guy Fawkes
  Guy Fawkes (film)
  Guy Fawkes is a 1923 British historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Nina Vanna and Hugh Buckler. The film depicts the Gunpowder plot of 1605 in which a group of plotter planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament.-Cast:...
  
   (1923)
• Monte Carlo
  Monte Carlo (1926 film)
  -Plot:An American adventurer hides from pursuing detectives in the hotel room of a young schoolteacher.-Cast:* Lew Cody - Tony Townsend* Gertrude Olmstead - Sally Roxford* Roy D'Arcy - Prince Boris* Karl Dane - The Doorman* Zasu Pitts - Hope Durant...
  
   (1926)
• A Woman Redeemed
  A Woman Redeemed
  A Woman Redeemed is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. A secret society uses a young woman to try and steal some sensitive information. It was based on the novel The Fining Pot is for Silver by F. Britten Austin.-Cast:* Joan...
  
   (1927)
• The American Prisoner
  The American Prisoner (film)
  The American Prisoner is a 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry. It was adapted from the 1904 novel The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts. An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the Napoleonic Wars manages to...
  
   (1929)
• Commissionaire
  Commissionaire (film)
  Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst and starring Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey and George Carney.-Cast:* Sam Livesey - Sergeant George Brown* Barry Livesey - Tom Brown* George Carney - Sergeant Ted Seymour...
  
   (1933)
• Guilty Melody
  Guilty Melody
  Guilty Melody is a 1936 British drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar and John Loder. It was based on a novel by Hans Rehfisch...
  
   (1936)
• Secret of Stamboul
  Secret of Stamboul
  Secret of Stamboul is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper...
  
   (1936)
• Educated Evans
  Educated Evans
  Educated Evans is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller. The film, set in the world of horse racing, was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by the prolific Edgar Wallace. It is one of five films starring Miller which is not known to be extant, and...
  
   (1936)
• Waterloo (1937)
• Sam Small Leaves Town
  Sam Small Leaves Town
  Sam Small Leaves Town is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Stanley Holloway, June Clyde and Fred Conyngham. In order to win a bet a famous actor leaves London and goes to work incognito in a holiday camp...
  
   (1937)
• Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)