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name: "Robert Sansom"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-sansom"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 May 1903"
died: "9 January 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T01:01:47.780128+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Robert Sansom

Actor. Born 19 May 1903 in Chard, Somerset, England, UK. Died 9 January 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 May 1903, Chard, Somerset, England, UK
- **Died:** 9 January 1979
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0763059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/954826

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*In Which We Serve*](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md) (74)

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## Biography

Robert Sansom was an English actor. He was born on 19 May 1903 in Chard, Somerset, and died on 9 January 1979 in Wimbledon, Surrey.

Sansom appeared in the 1942 film *In Which We Serve* as Guns. His later credits included the role of The Coroner in the television series *The Saint* (1962) and numerous other film and television parts through the 1970s.

*Sources: imdb.com, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *In Which We Serve* (1942), Fi1m 74, as Guns — [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Emperor's New Hat* (1977), as Priest
- *Circus* (1975), series, as Major Harding
- *Napoleon and Love* (1974), series, as Dr Yvan
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Priest
- *The Edwardians* (1972), series, as Richard Bell
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Mr. Osprey
- *Shelley* (1972), as Master
- *Bel Ami* (1971), series, as Boisrenard
- *Persuasion* (1971), series, as Doctor
- *The Wild Duck* (1971), as Petterson
- *Elizabeth R* (1971), series, as Speaker of the Commons
- *Doomwatch* (1970), series, as Dr. Hugh Preston, Dr. Somerville
- *Number Ten* (1968), as Sir Lionel Pratt
- *Great Expectations* (1967), series, as Landlord
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as The Magistrate
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Expert
- *Moonstrike* (1963), series, as Major James Brett
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as The Coroner
- *Studio 4* (1962), series, as Savory
- *Faces of Jim* (1961), series, Actor
- *Clue of the Silver Key* (1961), as Police Doctor
- *No Love for Johnnie* (1961), as Dying Minister (uncredited)
- *Partners in Crime* (1961), as Doctor
- *Hazard* (1959), as Dr. Norman
- *The Hypnotist* (1957), as Senior Test Flight Official
- *Quay South* (1955), as Commanding Officer
- *Before I Wake* (1955), as Parson
- *Final Column* (1955), Actor
- *Duel in the Jungle* (1954), as Steward
- *Golden Rain* (1953), as Mr. Williams
- *They Met in the Dark* (1943), as Petty Officer Bill Grant
- *In Which We Serve* (1942), as Guns — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)

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