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Robin Gammell

b. 1936

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About Robin Gammell

Born 1936. Robin Gammell is an American actor and television actor.

Robin Gammell (born September 22, 1936) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Career Gammell began acting as a junior ensemble member at the Stratford Festival, Octavius in Julius Caesar, Ariel in The Tempest, and Malcolm in Macbeth; he later reprised this role for the 1961 television film Macbeth opposite Sean Connery in the title role. He later moved on to film and television work, including the films The Pyx (1973), Lipstick (1976), Raid on Entebbe (1977), Rituals (1977), Full Circle (1977), The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979), Murder by Phone (1982), The Star Chamber (1983), Project X (1987) and Striker's Mountain (1987), recurring or starring roles in Wiseguy, WIOU, Street Legal, Amazing Grace, Millennium, Manhattan, AZ and Judging Amy, and guest appearances in The Blue and the Gray, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The Commish, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Nip/Tuck, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and How to Get Away With Murder. He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor, at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, for Klondike Fever.

Gammell has also portrayed several noted historical figures in docudrama films and television series, including Walter Moberly in The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, American espionage chief William J. Donovan in the television miniseries A Man Called Intrepid,

Personal life Gammell was in a relationship with Gretchen Corbett. They had one child, Winslow Corbett, in 1979.

Filmography

Film

Television

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Important facts

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Education
Fisher Park High School

Family & relationships

Partner
Gretchen Corbett
Child
Winslow Corbett

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Robin Gammell?

actor

When was Robin Gammell born?

Robin Gammell was born on 22 September 1936 in Montreal.

What is Robin Gammell's occupation?

Robin Gammell is an actor and television actor.

What nationality is Robin Gammell?

Robin Gammell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robin Gammell

· Wikidata: Q23542443

· DBpedia: Robin Gammell

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