Brian Coburn
Acting
Biography
Brian Coburn was born on December 15, 1936 in Scotland as Brian Francis Coburn. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Octopussy (1983) and Amor y muerte: La última noche de Boris Grushenko (1975). He was married to Julia Breck. He died on December 28, 1989 in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England.
Born: December 15, 1936
Place of Birth: Scotland, UK
Known For
The Comedy of Errors
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.
Julius Caesar
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Fiddler on the Roof
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Trial by Combat
A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.
Robin of Sherwood
Robin of Sherwood was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In America it was retitled Robin Hood and shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and on PBS. The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, Robin of Sherwood combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th century fiction, and pagan myth. The series is also notable for its haunting title music by Clannad, which won a BAFTA award.
Knockback: 1
In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life and applies to become a voluntary prison visitor. Several years later their paths cross.
Secret Army
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
Love and Death
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Filmography
as Thomas Beverbridge
as Prisoner
as Davros
as Bearded Man
as Mr Taggart
as Self - Reader
as Alehouse Keeper
as Burto Gunz
as John Mountain
as South American V.I.P.
as 1st Woodcutter
as Soldier
as Boris
as Big Joe
as James
as Uther Pendragon
as Messala
as The Duke
as Henri
as Lofty
as Dimitri
as The Scotsman
as Scottish Highwayman
as Katie
as Foreman
as 1st Muleteer
as Lord William
as Huntly
as Berl
as Custard Pie Expert
as Magda
as Trapper
as Dickie