Occupation Actor Spouse Margot Christie Years active 1950–1989 Education University of Toronto | Name Robert Christie Children Dinah Christie Role Actor | |
Born September 20, 1913 ( 1913-09-20 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died May 22, 1996, Toronto, Canada Movies and TV shows The Incredible Journey, Hatch's Mill Similar People Fletcher Markle, Dinah Christie, Sheila Burnford | ||
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Robert Christie (September 20, 1913 – May 22, 1996) was a Canadian actor and director.
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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 reprised his role in the CBC Television educational series Exploring Minds.
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.
He married actress Margot Smye in 1937, and they had two daughters, actress/singer Dinah Christie and actress Cedar Christie. He also had sons Max and David.
Robert Christie died in Toronto in 1996.
Filmography
Actor
1988
Diamonds (TV Series)
- Coming of Age (1989)
- Family Plot (1988)
1987
Night Heat (TV Series)
- No Regrets (1988)
- These Happy Golden Years (1987)
1987
Adderly (TV Series)
- Midnight in Morocco (1987)
1987
I'll Take Manhattan (TV Mini Series) as
Charles Forsythe
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Charles Forsythe
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Charles Forsythe
1986
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star as
Joe Moon
1986
Check It Out (TV Series) as
Mr. Hotchkiss
- Otherwise Engaged (1986) - Mr. Hotchkiss
1984
The Edison Twins (TV Series) as
Mr. Cooper
- Enemy of Weston (1984) - Mr. Cooper
1984
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) as
Gordon Anderson
- Indian Summer (1984) - Gordon Anderson
1983
Utilities as
Matthew Clark
1981
Seeing Things (TV Series) as
Samson
- Sight Unseen (1981) - Samson
1981
Les fils de la liberté (TV Mini Series) as
Sullivan, le président du tribunal
- Episode #1.6 (1981) - Sullivan, le président du tribunal
1981
The Last Chase as
Doctor
1981
For the Record (TV Series)
- Snowbird (1981)
1980
The Phoenix Team (TV Series)
- Like Father Like Son (1980)
1980
Nothing Personal as
Frances / Henry
1980
Matt and Jenny (TV Series) as
Hermit
- Wilderness Photographer (1980) - Hermit
1979
Artichoke (TV Movie) as
Grandpa
1973
Witness to Yesterday (TV Series) as
John A. Macdonald
- John A. Macdonald (1973) - John A. Macdonald
1968
Wojeck (TV Series) as
Cummings
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Part 2 (1968) - Cummings
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Part 1 (1968) - Cummings
1967
Hatch's Mill (TV Series) as
Noah Hatch
- The Contest (1967) - Noah Hatch
1961
Festival (TV Series) as
Vernon (segment 'Westbrook's Man') / Old Ekdal / Oats / ...
- Westbrook's Man/Ligging About (1966) - Vernon (segment 'Westbrook's Man')
- Galileo (1963)
- The Wild Duck (1963) - Old Ekdal
- The Devil's Instrument (1962) - Oats
- The Gambler (1962) - Inspector
- The Brass Pounder from Illinois (1962) - John A. Macdonald
- Grand Exits (1962) - Albert
- Bousille and the Just (1962) - The Lawyer
- The Dream of Peter Mann (1961) - Alex
1966
Reluctant Nation (TV Mini Series) as
Sir John A. Macdonald
1966
Seaway (TV Series) as
Captain Caswell / Colin Glendon
- Sinking of the Elizabeth Rainey (1966) - Captain Caswell
- The Last Free Man (1966) - Colin Glendon
1963
The Serial (TV Series) as
Bell's father / Lockie McGregor / Charlie Duff / ...
1961
Playdate (TV Series) as
Arnold Huerris / Town sheriff / Harry / ...
- The Royal Game (1964) - Arnold Huerris
- Man with a Rope (1964) - Town sheriff
- No Sand for the Ostrich (1964) - Harry
- The Critic (1963)
- Two-Faced Angel (1962) - Tom Stanyer
- The Thirteenth Laird (1962)
- The Troubled Heart (1962) - Lesley
- Love in Another Land (1961)
1964
Time of Your Life (TV Mini Series)
- The Mystery at Loon Lake Lodge (1964)
1963
The Incredible Journey as
James MacKenzie
1962
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist (Short) as
John A. Macdonald
1962
Georges-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec (Short) as
Macdonald
1961
Charles Tupper: The Big Man (Short) as
John A. Macdonald
1961
John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea (Short) as
John A. Macdonald
1961
Summer Circuit (TV Mini Series)
- The Rosebush (1961)
1961
One Plus One (segment "Homecoming")
1961
Jake and the Kid (TV Series) as
MacTaggart
1952
Encounter (TV Series) as
John A. Macdonald / Tracy / Police Commissioner / ...
- Riel: Part 2 (1961) - John A. Macdonald
- Riel: Part 1 (1961) - John A. Macdonald
- The Eye Opener Man and Robert Burns (1961)
- The Twenty-first Floor (1959) - Tracy
- Fear Is No Stranger (1959) - Police Commissioner
- Face to Remember (1959) - Walt Cook
- The Other Man (1958) - Champmathieu
- To Ride a Tiger (1956) - Lopez
- Roman Gesture (1954)
- Ordeal by Fire (1954)
- The Man Who Ran Away (1954)
- Ebb Tide (1954) - Attwater
- Winds of Heaven (1953)
- Man of Action (1953)
- The Vigil (1953) - Gardener
- Othello (1953)
- Candida (1953) - Rev. James Mavor Morell
- School for Scandal (1953) - Sir Peter Teazle
- Nothing But the Truth (1952) - Ralston
1961
The Man Born to Be King (TV Movie) as
Shadrach
1961
First Person (TV Series)
- My Home Is Here (1961)
1960
R.C.M.P. (TV Series) as
Officer Commanding
- Back to School (1960) - Officer Commanding (as Bob Christie)
1960
Startime (TV Series)
- Tiger at the Gates (1960)
1960
Shadow of a Pale Horse (TV Movie) as
Jack Rigger
1959
Hudson's Bay (TV Series) as
Cyrus St. Croix / Angus MacLeod
- Columbine House (1959)
- Batiste LeGrande (1959) - Cyrus St. Croix
- MacLeod's Witch - Angus MacLeod
1959
The Bloody Brood as
Detective McLeod
1956
Folio (TV Series) as
Sir John A. Macdonald / Uncle Ben / The King
- Death of a Salesman (1958) - Uncle Ben
- The Trial of James Whelan (1957) - Sir John A. Macdonald
- John A. And the Double Wedding (1957) - Sir John A. Macdonald
- The Nativity (1956) - The King
- The Case of Posterity Versus Joseph Howe (1956) - Sir John A. Macdonald
1958
Cannonball (TV Series) as
Ollie
- The Attack (1958) - Ollie (as Bob Christie)
1957
Oedipus Rex as
Chorus
1954
On Camera (TV Series) as
Gabriel / Judge / Roy Bean / ...
- Thank You, Edmondo (1956) - Gabriel
- The Gamblers (1956)
- Pastorale (1955) - Judge
- West of the Pecos (1955) - Roy Bean
- The Tyger's Hart (1955) - Richard Burbage
- Saturday Night Whipping (1955)
- Guest Shot (1954)
- Train Order (1954)
1956
First Performance (TV Series) as
Rev. Addison
- The Discoverers (1956) - Rev. Addison
1956
The Hill (TV Movie)
1954
Scope (TV Series) as
Polonius / Sir John A. MacDonald / John Henry Bagshaw
- Hamlet (1955) - Polonius
- The Verdict Was Treason (1955) - Sir John A. MacDonald
- Sunshine Town (1954) - John Henry Bagshaw
1954
Playbill (TV Series)
- Goodbye Hollywood, Hello New York (1954)
1952
Sunshine Sketches (TV Series) as
Golgotha Gingham
1948
Time and Terrain (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1948
The Boy Who Stopped Niagara (Short)
1947
Bush Pilot
Writer
1953
Encounter (TV Series) (adaptation - 1 episode)
- At My Heart's Core (1953) - (adaptation)
1952
The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) (writer - 7 episodes)
- The Seventh and Last Paper (1953) - (writer)
- The Sixth Paper (1953) - (writer)
- The Fifth Paper (1953) - (writer)
- The Fourth Paper (1952) - (writer)
- The Third Paper (1952) - (writer)
- The Second Paper (1952) - (writer)
- The First Paper (1952) - (writer)
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) (adaptation - 4 episodes)
- Love and Mr. Lewisham (1952) - (adaptation)
- The Wonderful Visit (1952) - (adaptation)
- The Search Party (1951) - (adaptation)
- The History of Mr. Polly (1950) - (adaptation)
Producer
1960
First Person (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Kukla (1960) - (producer)
1957
On Camera (TV Series) (producer - 6 episodes)
- The Broadway Story (1958) - (producer)
- Rigoletto Rock (1958) - (producer)
- The Absentee Murderer (1958) - (producer)
- The Vacant Chair (1957) - (producer)
- Rough Justice (1957) - (producer)
- Countess Keller (1957) - (producer)
Director
1960
First Person (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Kukla (1960)
1959
The Unforeseen (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Voice (1960)
- Time Exposure (1959)
1957
On Camera (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Watch Willie Go (1958)
- The Proof Machine (1958)
- Rough Justice (1957)
Self
1975
The Hecklers (Documentary)(voice)
1955
First Performance (TV Series) as
Self - introduction
- A Doll's House (1955) - Self - introduction
- 55 in Revue (1955) - Self - introduction
- Montserrat (1955) - Self - introduction
- The Colonel and the Lady (1955) - Self - introduction
1955
Folio (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon (1955) - Self - Host
1954
The Stratford Adventure (Documentary short) as
Buckingham
Archive Footage
1995
Artisans de notre histoire, Volume 7: La Confédération (TV Movie)
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
James MacKenzie
- The Incredible Journey (1977) - James MacKenzie
References
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