Bruce Robinson
Bruce Robinson | |
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Robinson in 2016 | |
| Born | 2 May 1946 London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse |
Sophie Windham (m. 1984) |
| Partner(s) | Lesley-Anne Down (1969–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1984 The Killing Fields |
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote and directed Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the late 1960s, which drew on his experiences as a struggling actor, living in poverty in Camden Town. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Killing Fields (1984).
As an actor, he has worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Ken Russell and François Truffaut.