Robert Christie
Actor, TV Actor
1913 – 1996
Who was Robert Christie?
Robert Christie was a Canadian actor and director.
He was born in Toronto in 1913 and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. In 1936, he moved to England where he performed with various companies including the Old Vic Company. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the war, he joined the CBC Radio Drama Department. He performed the role of Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1949 play Riel by John Coulter.
He joined the performing company at the Stratford Festival in 1953 and appeared on Broadway in Tamburlaine by Christopher Marlowe in 1956 and Love and Libel by Robertson Davies in 1960. In 1967, he appeared on CBC television in the series Hatch's Mill. He taught acting at Ryerson Polytechnic University.
Robert Christie died in Toronto in 1996. His daughters, by his wife, Margot, are actress/singer Dinah Christie and actress Cedar Christie.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1913
Toronto - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Died
- May 22, 1996
Toronto
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on July 23, 2013
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