Robert Lindsay Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Oliver Award, a Fred Astaire Award and a Tony Award for his performance in "Me and My Girl․"
• Has worked closely with the Great Ormond Street Hospital and Marie Curie Cancer Cure
• Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts on a government grant after borrowing 5 pounds from a friend to travel to London for the audition two years before
• Enrolled in a drama course at Clarendon College, intending to become a drama teacher until his friends encouraged him to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Became a household name due to his role on the television comedy "Citizen Smith․"
• His career started when he joined the Northcott theatre company in Exeter in the early 1970s, and he remained a major force in the theatre world even after appearing in film and television
• Published his autobiography in 2009, titling it "Letting Go․"