![]() ![]() ![]() His father was an accountant but served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and his mother in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRENs). Askwith's most recent television roles include Emmerdale, Benidorm and a main role in The Madame Blanc Mysteries.Īskwith was born in Southport, Lancashire, England, the eldest child of Nelson and Hazel Askwith (née Cookson). In 1975, at Drury Lane's New London Theatre, he was voted Most Promising Newcomer – Male at the " Evening Standard British Film Awards". He has appeared on television as Fred Pickering in Beryl's Lot (1973–1975), Dave Deacon in Bottle Boys (1984–1985) and Ritchie de Vries in Coronation Street (2013–2014). However it was his role as Timothy Lea in the Confessions film series that would make him a household name. (1968), a role he would reprise in Britannia Hospital (1982), Askwith went on to appear in many films including Otley (1969), Alfred the Great (1969), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and The Canterbury Tales (1972), the horror films Tower of Evil (1972), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) and Horror Hospital (1973) and the comedy films Bless This House (1972), Carry On Girls (1973) and No Sex Please, We're British (1973). ![]() Making his film debut as Keating in the film if. Robin Mark Askwith (born 12 October 1950) is an English actor and singer who has appeared in a number of film, television and stage productions. ![]()
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