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Geoffrey Michael Chater Robinson, is an English television and film actor and poet. He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. His first role was as "Constable" in Master Cook and Magnificence. He also had a minor role in a British TV serial Brideshead Revisited where he played a role of British Council. As of 2017, Chater was still giving poetry readings.
Birth Name
Geoffrey Michael Chater Robinson
Born
Wednesday, 23 March 1921
Died
Saturday, 16 October 2021
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Foyle's War | Professor Phillips | 2002 |
| In the Red | Mr Justice Frimlington | 1998 |
| Midsomer Murders | Brother Robert | 1997 |
| The Thin Blue Line | Genuine Carol Singer | 1995 |
| Harry Enfield and Chums | Headmaster | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Dr. Lonsdale | 1994 |
| The Rector's Wife | The Bishop | 1994 |
| The Detectives | Sutton Frobisher | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Sir Henry Bing / Colonel Hal Clifford | 1992 |
| The House of Eliott | Mr Wilkinson | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Foyle's War | Professor Phillips | 2002 |
| In the Red | Mr Justice Frimlington | 1998 |
| Midsomer Murders | Brother Robert | 1997 |
| The Thin Blue Line | Genuine Carol Singer | 1995 |
| Harry Enfield and Chums | Headmaster | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Dr. Lonsdale | 1994 |
| The Rector's Wife | The Bishop | 1994 |
| The Detectives | Sutton Frobisher | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Sir Henry Bing / Colonel Hal Clifford | 1992 |
| The House of Eliott | Mr Wilkinson | 1991 |
| Harry Enfield's Television Programme | Mr. Dickinson | 1990 |
| Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Dr. Archibald | 1990 |
| Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Lawyer | 1990 |
| Sir Norbert Smith, a Life | Cyril Freebody | 1989 |
| Saracen | Alan Ross | 1989 |
| Anything More Would Be Greedy | Sir William Crome | 1989 |
| The Dog It Was That Died | Wren | 1989 |
| Indiscreet | Finley | 1988 |
| A Taste for Death | Frank Musgrave | 1988 |
| The New Statesman | Justice Saunders | 1987 |
| Riviera | 1987 | |
| Mapp & Lucia | Mr. Algernon Wyse / Algernon Wyse | 1985 |
| Blott on the Landscape | Minister | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Mr. Allen / Michael Hatherley / Magistrate / Harold Webb / Guy Liddell | 1985 |
| The Brief | Edward Robbins | 1984 |
| A Married Man | Sir Peter Craxton | 1983 |
| Brass | Air Vice Marshal Plunkett-Downe | 1983 |
| The Cleopatras | Perigenes | 1983 |
| Gandhi | Government Advocate | 1982 |
| The New Adventures of Lucky Jim | Magistrate | 1982 |
| Harry's Game | Col. George Frost | 1982 |
| Foxy Lady | Mr. Molyneux | 1982 |
| The Agatha Christie Hour | Canon Parfitt | 1982 |
| Troilus & Cressida | Nestor | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Sir Matthew Osterson | 1981 |
| Brideshead Revisited | Consul | 1981 |
| Othello | Brabantio | 1981 |
| Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Lord Hailsham | 1981 |
| The Good Soldier | Bagshawe | 1981 |
| Nanny | Major Fancombe | 1981 |
| Shelley | Mr. Fairbass | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | The Magistrate / James Hamilton | 1979 |
| Agony | Mr. Lucas | 1979 |
| Rings on Their Fingers | Mr. Lowther | 1978 |
| The Upchat Line | Mr. Peabody | 1977 |
| Devenish | Adm. Sir Percival Wallow | 1977 |
| The Cedar Tree | Walter Henderson | 1976 |
| The Howerd Confessions | Mr. Parsley | 1976 |
| Barry Lyndon | Dr. Broughton | 1975 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Gregory Fabian | 1975 |
| Haunted: The Ferryman | Miles Attingham | 1974 |
| Father Brown | Leonard Smythe | 1974 |
| Village Hall | Leonard Beamish | 1974 |
| Shoulder to Shoulder | Holloway Prison Governor | 1974 |
| Fall of Eagles | Charles | 1974 |
| Within These Walls | Judge Lionel Holt | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Donald Cosgrove | 1973 |
| O Lucky Man! | Bishop / Vicar / Bishop/Vicar | 1973 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1973 | |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Mr. Whittle / Bank Manager | 1973 |
| The Best Pair of Legs in the Business | Rev. Thorn | 1973 |
| Thriller | Graham / Sir Peter Hastings | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Chancellor | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Prof. Stuart Adams | 1972 |
| Endless Night | Coroner | 1972 |
| Justice | Lord Rush | 1971 |
| Jason King | Mr. Horner | 1971 |
| 10 Rillington Place | Christmas Humphreys | 1971 |
| Hændeligt uheld | Falck | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Philip Hartley / Mr. Calder / Colonel in Cell | 1970 |
| Doomwatch | Mullery | 1970 |
| On Trial | Paul Reynaud | 1970 |
| Paul Temple | Sir Harold Malyon | 1969 |
| Special Branch | Sir Gerald Pastor | 1969 |
| Hadleigh | David Ringham | 1969 |
| Department S | Peck | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Toby Pears | 1969 |
| If.... | Chaplain - Staff / Chaplain | 1968 |
| Dad's Army | Colonel Pierce | 1968 |
| The Expert | Caldicott / Tom Caldicott | 1968 |
| The Champions | Forster | 1968 |
| Rogues' Gallery | Sir Richard Manningham | 1968 |
| City '68 | Wainwright | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Control / Reggie Hall | 1967 |
| Sexton Blake | William Passer | 1967 |
| Callan | Bishop | 1967 |
| Adam Adamant Lives! | Commissioner Hobson | 1966 |
| Softly Softly | Framley | 1966 |
| The Power Game | Arthur Stilton | 1965 |
| Mogul | Deputy Chairman / Charles du Cros | 1965 |
| Front Page Story | Bosley Morton | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Richard Browning | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Hound / Vulturne / Mirabeau | 1964 |
| Horizon | Sir Lawrence Bragg | 1964 |
| Detective | Tony Garnish | 1964 |
| Espionage | Colonel Gregory | 1963 |
| The Human Jungle | Householder | 1963 |
| The Plane Makers | Nightingale / Simon Stride | 1963 |
| The Saint | Carl Howard | 1962 |
| The Scales of Justice | Mr. Soames | 1962 |
| Steptoe and Son | Peregrine | 1962 |
| The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Pat Holroyd | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Mr. Jason / Hayman | 1961 |
| Storyboard | Duroc | 1961 |
| Family Solicitor | Mr. Tyler | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Garvey / Bracewell | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Gilbert Jarvis / Seaton | 1961 |
| Death and the Sky Above | Inspector Warren | 1961 |
| On Trial | A.J. Newton | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Percy Judge / Mr. Rolfe / John Powell | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Sir Hector Jones / Sir Giles Enton | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Lord Farset | 1959 |
| Missiles from Hell | Min. of Defence | 1958 |
| Wonderful Things | Solicitor | 1958 |
| The Strange World of Planet X | Gerard Wilson | 1958 |
| Motive for Murder | Harry Manners | 1957 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Commander Boyle RN | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Miles / Capt. Mercombe, RN | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Didler / Henry Moon / Hugh / Mr. Chapman | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | William Blount / Master David of Lincoln | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Dusty | 1955 |
