Acting
Tony Robinson
Born 1946-08-15
Homerton, London, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Sir Anthony Robinson is an English actor, comedian, author, presenter and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder and has hosted several historical documentaries including the Channel 4 programmes Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Tony Robinson
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NOVA
1974
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Blackadder
1983
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Play for Today
1970
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Casualty
1986
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The One Show
2006
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The NeverEnding Story III
1994
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Minder
1979
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Natural World
1983
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Question Time
1979
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (136 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Fallow Few | Canon F.G. Scott | Movie | 2025 |
 | Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines | Presenter | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self - Contributor | Movie | 2023 |
 | Blackadder: The Lost Pilot | Self | Movie | 2023 |
| Blackadder: The Lost Pilot | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Tony Robinson's Museum of Us | Self -Presenter | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Thames At Night With Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries | Uncle Patrick | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Britain's Forgotten Wars With Tony Robinson | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Happy Birthday Mr Bean | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Tony Robinson's VE Day Minute by Minute | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | Tony Robinson's History of Britain | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2020 |
| Tony Robinson's History of Britain | Presenter | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 7 Up & Me | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Egyptian Tomb Hunting | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2018 |
| All Star Musicals | Self - Performer | TV Series | 2017 | |
 | Blackadder's History | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast | Himself - Presenter | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Terry Pratchett: Back in Black | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson | Presenter | Movie | 2016 |
 | Hidden Britain by Drone | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Tony Robinson's Wild West | Narrator | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Tony Robinson's Time Travels | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Time Crashers | Host | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Tony Robinson's Victory in Europe | Presenter | Movie | 2015 |
 | Tony Robinson's World War 1 | Himself - Presenter | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Real Mill with Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2014 | |
 | Man Down | Daddy | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Walking Through History | Narrator | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Plebs | Daedalus Greco | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special | Himself (presenter) | Movie | 2013 |
| Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special | Associate Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme | Host | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Tony Robinson Explores Australia | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Blitz Street | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard | Narrator (Voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Man on Earth | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Big Top | Erasmus | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Angela and Friends | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Ned Kelly Uncovered | Presenter | Movie | 2009 |
 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Unexplained | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Blackadder Rides Again | Self | Movie | 2008 |
| Catastrophe | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2008 | |
 | We Are Most Amused | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2008 |
| Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out | Himself | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Hogfather | Vernon Crumley | Movie | 2007 |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | Hogfather | Vernon Crumley | TV Series | 2006 |
| Codex | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure | Presenter | Movie | 2005 |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Self | Movie | 2005 | |
 | The Real Da Vinci Code | Self - Host | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Worst Jobs in History | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Britain's Real Monarch | Himself | Movie | 2004 |
| The Peasant's Revolt | Himself | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Nick Reid | Movie | 2002 |
| Tony Robinson's Fact Or Fiction | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Real Macbeth | Himself | Movie | 2001 |
| The Real Macbeth | Writer | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure | Pierre Duclos (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Easter Tales | Judas Iscariot | TV Series | 2000 |
| Easter Tales | Writer | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Trigger Happy TV | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Big Bad World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Blackadder: Back & Forth | Baldrick | Movie | 1999 |
 | Faeries | Broom (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Time Team: History Hunters | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Airline | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Cabot's Bristol | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | My Wonderful Life | Alan | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | The NeverEnding Story III | Engywook | Movie | 1994 |
 | Albert The Fifth Musketeer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
| The Easter Stories | Peter | TV Series | 1994 | |
 | Time Team | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1994 |
 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Marcus | TV Series | 1993 |
| The Good Sex Guide | Self | TV Series | 1993 | |
 | Virtual Murder | Roger Smith | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Blue Heaven | Kenneth Mills | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Pierre Duclos | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Teenage Health Freak | Headmaster | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Maid Marian and Her Merry Men | The Sheriff of Nottingham | TV Series | 1989 |
| Maid Marian and Her Merry Men | Writer | TV Series | 1989 |
| Maid Marian and Her Merry Men | Creator | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Sales People from Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Baldricks | Movie | 1988 |
 | Countryfile | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years | Sod Off Baldrick | Movie | 1988 |
 | Going Live! | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
| Tickets for the Titanic | Rev Timothy White | TV Series | 1987 | |
 | Casualty | Reg Podmore | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Babylon | Speaker (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Silent Twins | Dr Hamilton | Movie | 1986 |
 | Death of a Speechwriter | Speechwriter (Voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Bulman | Professor Allerton | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden | Narrator | TV Series | 1985 |
| Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden | Creator | TV Series | 1985 |
| Who Dares Wins | Various | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Natural World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | The Oresteia | Servant | Movie | 1983 |
 | Blackadder | Private S. Baldrick | TV Series | 1983 |
| Blackadder | Baldrick | TV Series | 1983 |
 | The Young Ones | Dr. Not The Nine O'Clock News | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Countdown | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Bergerac | Shlomo Denkovitz | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Beyond the Pale | Customs house officer | Movie | 1981 |
| Follow the Star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Minder | Willie | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Doran's Box | Matthews | Movie | 1976 |
 | Brannigan | Motorcycle Courier | Movie | 1975 |
 | NOVA | Younger Ernie | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Soap Opera in Stockwell | Reporter | Movie | 1973 |
| Black and Blue | Reporter | TV Series | 1973 | |
 | The Darwin Adventure | Man in the Crowd | Movie | 1972 |
 | Mates | Len | Movie | 1971 |
 | Play for Today | Matthews | TV Series | 1970 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Benny | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Carry On Cowboy | Rider (uncredited) | Movie | 1965 |
 | Richard III - Fact or Fiction? | Himself | Movie | — |