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Robert Robertson (actor)
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Robert Robertson was a Scottish
actor and director. He was best known for playing Doctor Stephen Andrews in the television show Taggart
.
He was born in St. Andrews, Fife
. In Dundee he performed on stage for many years and also acted and directed with the Dundee Repertory Theatre
from 1976 to 1992, serving as the company's artistic director. Robertson appeared in the 1996 film Breaking the Waves
, directed by Lars von Trier
. He also appeared in The Ambassadors of Death
, a Doctor Who
serial. He died on 17 January 2001, at the age of 70, after suffering a heart attack while reading a Robert Burns poem on stage in Perth
. He was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed shortly afterwards to heart failure (cardiovascular disease).
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actor and director. He was best known for playing Doctor Stephen Andrews in the television show Taggart
Taggart
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
.
He was born in St. Andrews, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
. In Dundee he performed on stage for many years and also acted and directed with the Dundee Repertory Theatre
Dundee Repertory Theatre
Dundee Repertory Theatre or Dundee Rep is a theatre and arts company in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It operates as both a producing house - staging at least six of its own productions each year, and a receiving house - hosting work from visiting companies throughout Scotland and the United...
from 1976 to 1992, serving as the company's artistic director. Robertson appeared in the 1996 film Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars...
, directed by Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
. He also appeared in The Ambassadors of Death
The Ambassadors of Death
The Ambassadors of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from March 21 to May 2, 1970.-Plot:...
, a Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serial. He died on 17 January 2001, at the age of 70, after suffering a heart attack while reading a Robert Burns poem on stage in Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
. He was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed shortly afterwards to heart failure (cardiovascular disease).