Robert Christie (actor)

Robert Christie (actor)

Robert Christie (September 20 1913-May 22 1996) was a Canadian actor and director.

He was born in Toronto in 1913 and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. In 1936, he moved to England where he performed with various companies including the Old Vic Company. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the war, he joined the CBC Radio Drama Department. He performed the role of Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1949 play "Riel" by John Coulter. He joined the performing company at the Stratford Festival in 1953 and appeared on Broadway in "Tamburlaine" by Christopher Marlowe in 1956 and "Love and Libel" by Robertson Davies in 1960. In 1967, he appeared on CBC television in the series "Hatch's Mill". He taught acting at Ryerson Polytechnic University.

He died in Toronto in 1996.

Christie was the father of Canadian performer Dinah Christie.

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