Bruce Robinson
Born in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK — May 02 1946
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Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I, a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences as ' a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor' in Camden Town. As an actor, he has worked with the likes of Franco Zeffirelli (on whom he based the character of Uncle Monty in Withnail and I), Ken Russell and François Truffaut. In 1998, he returned to acting with a…
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Bruce Robinson's Credits
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The Protectors
Peter Lockier
Raffles
Risi
The Rum Diary
Writing
Romeo and Juliet
Benvolio
Withnail & I
Directing
The Killing Fields
Writing
Fat Man and Little Boy
Writing
Jennifer Eight
Writing
In Dreams
Writing
Return to Paradise
Writing
Baby Love
Youth
Still Crazy
Brian Lovell
The Movie Life of George
Self
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The Boil (voice)
Kleinhoff Hotel
Karl Axel
An Accidental Studio
Self
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Writing
The Story of Adèle H.
Lt. Albert Pinson
The Brute
Mark
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Alan
The Music Lovers
Alexei Sofronov
Sleep is Lovely
Colin
School Trip
Óscar
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Self
Private Road
Peter Morrissey
Egypt's Golden Empire
Writing
I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Self
Withnail and Us
Self
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Rex Manson