Bruce Robinson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-05-02 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK

Bruce Robinson

Biography

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 cameo in the 70s rock rival film Still Crazy. Robinson currently lives in Herefordshire w...

Acting

1998

Still Crazy

as Brian Lovell

1975

The Story of Adele H.

as Lt Albert Pinson

1968

Romeo and Juliet

as Benvolio

1977

Kleinhoff Hotel

as Karl Axel

1971

The Music Lovers

as Alexei Sofronov

1971

Private Road

as Peter Morrissey

1977

The Brute

as Mark

1999

1989

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as The Boil (Voice Only)

1976

School Trip

as Óscar

1968

1969

Baby Love

as Youth

Production

1984

The Killing Fields

as Screenplay

1998

Return to Paradise

as Screenplay

1992

Jennifer Eight

as Director

1992

Jennifer Eight

as Screenplay

2011

The Rum Diary

as Director

2011

The Rum Diary

as Screenplay

1989

1987

Withnail & I

as Director

1987

Withnail & I

as Screenplay

1999

In Dreams

as Screenplay

1987

Withnail & I

as Stunt Double

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