Actor
Bruce Robinson
May 2, 1946 · Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Full filmography · 18
The Rum Diary
Director
20115.9
Egypt's Golden Empire
Writer
2001
Still Crazy
as Brian Lovell
19986.8
Jennifer Eight
Director
19926.1
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as The Boil (voice) and Director and Writer
19896.3
Withnail & I
Director and Writer
19877.2
Kleinhoff Hotel
as Karl Axel
1977
The Brute
as Mark
1977
School Trip
as Óscar
1976
The Story of Adèle H.
as Lt. Albert Pinson
19756.9
The Music Lovers
as Alexei Sofronov
19716.5
Private Road
as Peter Morrissey
1971