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name: "David Robb"
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born: "23 August 1947"
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# David Robb

Actor. Born 23 August 1947 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1947, London, England
- **Active:** 1976–2010
- **Also known as:** Дэвид Робб

## Biography

David Robb is a Scottish actor. He was born in London on 23 August 1947 and grew up in Edinburgh, where he was educated at the Royal High School. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Robb is known for playing Germanicus in the BBC series *I, Claudius* (1976). His other television work includes Dr Clarkson in *Downton Abbey* (2010–2015 and 2022) and roles in *Highlander: The Series* (1995), *Wolf Hall* (2015) and *The Flame Trees of Thika* (1981). Film appearances include *Swing Kids* (1993) and *The Young Victoria* (2009).

He received Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the *Downton Abbey* cast. Robb was married to actress Briony McRoberts from 1978 until her death in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Downton Abbey* (2010), Fi1m 75, as Dr. Clarkson — [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *I, Claudius* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Germanicus — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md)

## Also known for

- *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), Admiral Sir William Winter
- *The Young Victoria* (2009), Whig Member
- *Downton Abbey: A New Era* (2022), Dr Clarkson
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), Kalas
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Charles MacKillop
- *Swing Kids* (1993), Dr. Berger, Dr. Dietrich Berger
- *Sacrifice* (2016), Richard Guthrie
- *The Life and Death of Peter Sellers* (2004), Dr. Lyle Wexler

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