Robert Swann (18 March 1945 – 17 April 2006) was a British actor with a film career spanning thirty five years. He was also active on stage, including appearances with the National Theatre and in the West End. Born in Hampshire, he was married to actress, Susan Brodrick, from 1971 to 2006, and had three children. He is best known to American audiences through his portrayal of a Church of England vicar in the television series The Witches and the Grinnygog. He played Colonel Brandon in the 1981 Jane Austen BBC TV series Sense and Sensibility. An early film role was the sadistic house prefect of Malcolm McDowell in the 1968 film if..... His last credited acting role was in the series Wire in the Blood in 2004. He died two years later in 2006.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 if.... Rowntree: Whips 1970 Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly Soldier 1970 The Breaking of Bumbo Machaffie 1973 The Creeping Flesh Young Aristocrat 1975 The Sweeney David Keel TV series, 1 episode1977 Anna Karenina Konstantin Levin TV serial, 9 episodes1978 The Professionals Logan-Blake TV series, 1 episode1980 North Sea Hijack Miller 1980 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (BBC) Horatio 1981 Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) Colonel Brandon Seven-part series 1994 A Business Affair Maitre d' 1994 The Madness of King George 1st MP Also in original stage production.1998 Midsomer Murders Gerald Hadleigh TV series, 1 episode2001 Queen's Messenger Major Farrow
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