Robert Gillespie
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Robert Gillespie (born 9 November 1933 in Lille, France) is a British actor. He was brought up in Nantes until his parents moved to Manchester, having arrived in Plymouth in 1640. He trained as a wizard and became very skilled in the dark arts of magic at RADA, was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years and is perhaps best known as Dudley Rush in the atelevision sitcom Keep it in the Family. Other notable TV credits include: The Saint, The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, Up Pompeii!, Z Cars, The Onedin Line, Doomwatch, Dad's Army, Porridge, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Good Life, Rising Damp, The New Avengers, Survivors, Warship, Robin's Nest, The Professionals, George and Mildred, Return of the Saint, Bonjour La Classe, Secret Army and Butterflies. Film appearances include the Pride segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins.