Robert Aldous

Robert Aldous (born 1934) is an English retired actor.

Robert (Bob) trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 1953–55. In a long and varied career, his main priority was the stage and he has acted with most of the major regional theatre companies and toured extensively in the UK and overseas. He was for two years associated with the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre and appeared in The School for Scandal at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and in An Enemy of the People and Peter Pan at the National Theatre. For thirty years he was the “baddie” in big provincial pantomimes! On television he can claim appearances in Dad's Army, Dr Who, “Allo,”Allo! and The First Churchills, the first ever colour television serial. He also specialised in productions requiring the Nottingham dialect, with which he helped many performers. Robert has served on the Equity Council, the Arts Council’s Drama Advisory Panel and on the Actors’ Church Union Council of Management and on St Paul's Cathedral Friends’ Council. He retired at the age of 79 after a fifty-six-year career.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1956 She Stoops to Conquer Dick Muggins TV film 1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Onlooker Uncredited 1973 Matushka FurmanovLondon Film Festival 1976 The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd Miner TV film Also appeared in two documentaries for the National Coal Board.

Television Year Title Role Notes1959 The Golden Spur David Recurring role Redgauntlet Nicholas Faggot 1 episode 1960 Captain Moonlight: Man of Mystery PC Stokes 1 episode1961 Probation Officer Tom Eely 1 episode Drama 61-67 Lt. Hilton Episode: "Drama '61: The Face of the Enemy" 1962 The Net Episode: "Not Wanted on a Voyage" 1963 Television Club Assistant Episode: "The Wade Family: A Day Trip to France - Channel Crossing"1964 ITV Play of the Week Dennis Episode: "Goodnight to Heroes" Doctor Who Freedom Fighter Episode: "World's End" 1966 The Man in the Mirror Cutler 3 episodes1969 The Elusive Pimpernel Hubert Episode: "The Hostage" The First Churchills Colonel Kirke 2 episodes Dad's Army German Parachutist Episode: "Man Hunt"1970 Z-Cars Dr. Daniels Episode: "Nice Bit O' Stuff" Tom Grattan's War Otto Keller 3 episodes Special Branch Brian Daniels Episode: "Error of Judgement" Softly, Softly: Taskforce Sgt. Lugton Episode: "Bearings" 1973 Warship Chief Petty Officer, HMS Omega Episode: "Subsmash" 1977 Z-Cars Mr. Adams Episode: "Quarry" 1986 'Allo 'Allo! French Peasant Episode: "Flight of Fancy" 1990 The Bill George Foster Episode: "Michael Runs the Family Now" 1991 Jeeves and Wooster Manager Episode: "The Con (or, Pearls Mean Tears)"

Theatre

West End +The Owl and the Pussycat went to see...WestminsterThe School for Scandal Haymarket / European tour The Wind in the WillowsSadler's WellsThe Birthday Shoe PantomimeFortuneSerjeant Musgrave's DanceRoyal CourtLook Back In AngerRoyal Court and UK tourNekrassovRoyal Court / Edinburgh FestivalLysistrataRoyal Court / Duke of York'sRootsRoyal Court / Duke of York'sEpitaph for George DillonRoyal Court / CambridgeThe School for ScandalHaymarket / Los Angeles tour

Tours and Seasons +Alice in WonderlandRoyal Shakespeare TheatreThe Marowitz HamletBerlin (West German TV)The Clandestine MarriageUK tourA Christmas CarolRoyal Court /BournemouthShe Would If She CouldWindsor / UK tourHeartbreak HouseUK tourThe Skin GameUK tourThe Devil's DiscipleUK tourDandy DickUK tourThe Cherry OrchardUK tourThe Birthday PartyUK tourEntertaining Mr Sloane UK tourWuthering HeightsUK tourTrap for a Lonely ManUK tourMr & Mrs NobodyUK tour

Regional and Repertory Theatre He was a leading player in seasons at Bristol Old Vic, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Glasgow Citizen's Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, Leeds Playhouse, Salisbury Playhouse, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Victoria Theatre Stoke, Plymouth Theatre, Cardiff Sherman Theatre, Leicester Haymarket, Farnham Playhouse, Lincoln Theatre Royal and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Pantomime His background as a straight actor meant that for nearly thirty years he was the used to play the “baddie” in big VARIETY productions, starring such performers as Arthur Askey, Danny La Rue (seven times), Terry Scott, Leslie Crowther, Jimmy Edwards Richard Murdoch and many others.