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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 11, 1955
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
- Edward Michael Robbins
Ted Robbins
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster and presents a Sunday morning show on BBC Radio Lancashire. He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in Catchphrase from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's Little Britain. He also starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in The Slammer. His most recent roles were in Benidorm in 2012 as Victor St. James. Also, Hank Zipzer in episode 8 playing Bob and Diddy TV playing Larry Bingbongberger. He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and also in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Crème Brulee. On 31 January 2015, Robbins suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.[3] His health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.[4] Robbins currently hosts the Friday afternoon show on BBC Radio Manchester. In 2020 Robbins appeared on the rebooted version of Crackerjack! as one of the "Crackerjack Players.
Known For
7.2
Joseph JJ Jacques
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
8.3
Self
The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
0.0
Larry Weinsteinberger
Diddy TV
2016
🎬
7.0
Self
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
2015
🎬
0.0
Duncan Bannatyne
Ye Olde Dragons' Den
2013
7.6
Jock McCudgeon
Father Brown
2013
6.9
Paul
Bad Education
2012
🎬
0.0
Diddy Larry Weinsteinberger
Diddy Movies
2012
6.7
Jack Hylton
Eric & Ernie
2011
0.0
Barry
Fairy Tales
2008
Credits
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Joseph JJ Jacques
2018
7.2
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
2017
8.3
Diddy TV
as Larry Weinsteinberger
2016
0.0
🎬
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
as Self
2015
7.0
🎬
Ye Olde Dragons' Den
as Duncan Bannatyne
2013
0.0
Father Brown
as Jock McCudgeon
2013
7.6
Bad Education
as Paul
2012
6.9
🎬
Diddy Movies
as Diddy Larry Weinsteinberger
2012
0.0
Eric & Ernie
as Jack Hylton
2011
6.7
Fairy Tales
as Barry
2008
0.0
🎬
The Slammer
2006
5.4
The Chase
2006
6.0
🎬
Loose at 5:30
2006
0.0
Calendar Girls
as Bike Man
2003
6.5
Grease Monkeys
as Rocco David
2003
0.0
The Royal
as Ted Skinner
2003
7.6
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
6.7
Phoenix Nights
2001
7.8
Phoenix Nights
as Don Perry
2001
7.8
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
2000
6.5
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Chauffeur
2000
7.0
That Peter Kay Thing
2000
6.1
The League of Gentlemen
as Tony Cluedo
1999
7.7
The Alphabet Game
1996
0.0
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barman
1996
6.3
Pussy in Boots
as The Innkeeper
1994
10.0
Heartbeat
as Don Dibley
1992
7.1
The Upper Hand
as Ron
1990
7.0
🎬
The Kate Robbins Show
as Various Characters
1988
0.0
Chain Letters
1987
7.0
Kate And Ted's Show
as Various characters
1987
0.0
Surprise, Surprise
as Self
1984
5.8
Chariots of Fire
as Shot Putter (uncredited)
1981
6.8