Portrait of Tony Robinson

Acting

Tony Robinson

Career

Active from 1971 to 2025, busiest in 1986 and 2016 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Man Down
Man Down
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Robinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Educational 3
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • British History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 51
The Fallow Few
The Fallow Few (2025)

as Canon F.G. Scott

Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines
Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines (2023)

TV show ยท as Presenter

The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary
The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary (2023)

as Narrator (voice)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

Producer

The Madame Blanc Mysteries
The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Uncle Patrick

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 76
Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson
Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson (2016)

TV show

Hidden Britain by Drone
Hidden Britain by Drone (2016)

TV show

The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson
The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson (2016)

as Presenter

Tony Robinson's Victory in Europe
Tony Robinson's Victory in Europe (2015)

as Presenter

Tony Robinson's Wild West
Tony Robinson's Wild West (2015)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Man Down
Man Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Daddy

Walking Through History
Walking Through History (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Narrator

Plebs
Plebs (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Daedalus Greco

Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special
Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special (2013)

Associate Producer

Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard
Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard (2010)

as Narrator (Voice)

Blitz Street
Blitz Street (2010)

TV show

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 69
Big Top
Big Top (2009)

TV show ยท as Erasmus

Ned Kelly Uncovered
Ned Kelly Uncovered (2009)

as Presenter

Angela and Friends
Angela and Friends (2009)

TV show

Unexplained
Unexplained (2008)

TV show

Hogfather
Hogfather (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Vernon Crumley

Hogfather
Hogfather (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Vernon Crumley

Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure (2005)

as Presenter

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nick Reid

The Real Macbeth
The Real Macbeth (2001)

Writer

Easter Tales
Easter Tales (2000)

TV show ยท as Judas Iscariot

Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pierre Duclos (archive footage)

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

as Baldrick

Faeries
Faeries (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Broom (voice)

The Heaven and Earth Show
The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)

TV show

Airline
Airline (1997)

TV show

My Wonderful Life
My Wonderful Life (1996)

TV show ยท as Alan

Albert the Fifth Musketeer
Albert the Fifth Musketeer (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

The NeverEnding Story III
The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
GoodWatch score 35

as Engywook

A Woman's Guide to Adultery
A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993)

TV show ยท as Marcus

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Pierre Duclos

Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder (1992)

TV show ยท as Roger Smith

Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven (1992)

TV show ยท as Kenneth Mills

Teenage Health Freak
Teenage Health Freak (1991)

TV show ยท as Headmaster

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 70
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as The Sheriff of Nottingham

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Baldricks

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sod Off Baldrick

Babylon
Babylon (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Speaker (voice)

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Reg Podmore

Odysseus the Greatest Hero of Them All
Odysseus the Greatest Hero of Them All (1986)

TV show ยท as Storyteller

Death of a Speechwriter
Death of a Speechwriter (1986)

as Speechwriter (Voice)

Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden
Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden (1985)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Baldrick / Private S. Baldrick

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Dr. Not The Nine O'Clock News

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Shlomo Denkovitz

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Willie

Doran's Box
Doran's Box (1976)

as Matthews

Brannigan
Brannigan (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Motorcycle Courier

NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Younger Ernie

Black and Blue
Black and Blue (1973)

TV show ยท as Reporter

Soap Opera in Stockwell
Soap Opera in Stockwell (1973)

as Reporter

The Darwin Adventure
The Darwin Adventure (1972)

as Man in the Crowd

Mates
Mates (1971)

as Len

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Matthews

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 57
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Benny

Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rider (uncredited)