Robert Sidaway (actor)
| Robert Sidaway | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 January 1942 Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Film producer, writer, actor |
Robert Sidaway (born 24 January 1942) is a writer, producer, director and actor working in film, television and theatre.
As a producer, writer and director for film and television his credits include Rainbow, Nouvelle-France, Best Of British and Into The Rainbow / The Wonder.
As a stage actor appeared in seven West End productions, numerous provincial and international tours, including Number 10 and The Magistrate both with Alastair Sim.
As a screen actor performed in film and television, including two Doctor Who series: as Avon in The Savages and Captain Jimmy Turner in The Invasion.
Sidaway was born in Wolverhampton, the son of industrialist Ronald "Bill" Sidaway, Chairman and Managing Director of Ductile Steels, and Beryl Cynthia Webb.
He was educated at Tettenhall College, Wolverhampton and Trent College, Derbyshire.
Sidaway commenced his theatrical career in repertory at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton in 1958 and at the Oxford Playhouse in 1959 before he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and graduated with honours in March 1962.
Subsequently appeared in numerous UK provincial and international productions, including at the Chesterfield Civic Theatre (1962), Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland) (1963), Flora Robson Playhouse (Newcastle upon Tyne) (1964), The Leatherhead Theatre (1966), Theatre Royal, Windsor (1966), Richmond Theatre (1966), O’Keefe Centre (Toronto) (1967) and Chichester Festival Theatre (1969).
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