Actor
Tony Robinson
- Born: 15 August 1946, South Norwood, London, England
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
Tony Robinson is a British actor and television presenter best known for his work in children's programming and historical documentaries. He gained fame for his role in the television series 'Time Team' and his comedic portrayal of Baldrick in the sitcom…
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About Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson is a British actor and television presenter best known for his work in children's programming and historical documentaries. He gained fame for his role in the television series 'Time Team' and his comedic portrayal of Baldrick in the sitcom 'Blackadder.' His distinctive voice and engaging style have made him a beloved figure in British television.
- Born
- 15 August 1946, South Norwood, London, England
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Spouses
- Mary Shepherd (2014-present)
- Children
- 2, including Dominic Robinson, and a daughter
- Parents
- George Robinson, and a mother whose name is not publicly known
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about Tony Robinson
- Tony Robinson's career spans over four decades, during which he has worked as an actor, presenter, and author.
- He has received several awards for his work in television, including a BAFTA for Best Children's Presenter.
Famous Tony Robinson quotes
“I have a cunning plan!”
“Every day is a school day.”
“History is not just about kings and queens.”
Tony Robinson filmography
Cast (129)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Fallow Few Movie | Canon F.G. Scott | 6.3 |
| 2023 | Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines TV | Presenter | 8.0 |
| 2023 | Blackadder: A Cunning Story Movie | Self - Contributor | 7.7 |
| 2023 | Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2023 | The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2022 | Tony Robinson's Museum of Us TV | Self -Presenter | |
| 2021 | Thames At Night With Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | 6.0 |
| 2021 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries TV | Uncle Patrick | 7.0 |
| 2021 | Britain's Forgotten Wars With Tony Robinson TV | Self | |
| 2021 | Happy Birthday Mr Bean Movie | Self | 7.8 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tony Robinson's VE Day Minute by Minute Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2020 | Tony Robinson's History of Britain TV | Self - Presenter | 5.0 |
| 2019 | The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | 10.0 |
| 2019 | 7 Up & Me Movie | Self | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | 8.0 |
| 2018 | Egyptian Tomb Hunting TV | Self - Presenter | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 2017 | All Star Musicals TV | Self - Performer | 8.0 |
| 2017 | Blackadder's History TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 2017 | Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast TV | Himself - Presenter | 6.0 |
| 2017 | Terry Pratchett: Back in Black Movie | Self | 7.6 |
| 2016 | Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson TV | Unknown character | 8.5 |
| 2016 | The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson Movie | Presenter | |
| 2016 | Hidden Britain by Drone TV | Unknown character | |
| 2015 | Tony Robinson's Wild West TV | Narrator | |
| 2015 | Tony Robinson's Time Travels TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Time Crashers TV | Host | 9.0 |
| 2015 | Tony Robinson's Victory in Europe Movie | Presenter | |
| 2015 | Tony Robinson's World War 1 TV | Himself - Presenter | 6.7 |
| 2014 | The Real Mill with Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 2013 | Man Down TV | Daddy | 6.7 |
| 2013 | Walking Through History TV | Narrator | 6.0 |
| 2013 | Plebs TV | Daedalus Greco | 7.3 |
| 2013 | Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special Movie | Himself (presenter) | |
| 2012 | Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme Movie | Host | |
| 2011 | Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters TV | Self - Presenter | 7.5 |
| 2011 | Tony Robinson Explores Australia TV | Self | |
| 2010 | Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2010 | Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 2010 | Blitz Street TV | Unknown character | |
| 2010 | Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard Movie | Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2009 | Man on Earth TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 2009 | Big Top TV | Erasmus | 2.0 |
| 2009 | Angela and Friends TV | Unknown character | 5.0 |
| 2009 | Ned Kelly Uncovered Movie | Presenter | |
| 2009 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Unexplained TV | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 2008 | Blackadder Rides Again Movie | Self | 7.5 |
| 2008 | Catastrophe TV | Self - Presenter | 8.0 |
| 2008 | We Are Most Amused Movie | Self | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Movie | Self | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 2008 | Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 2007 | Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out Movie | Himself | 9.0 |
| 2007 | Hogfather Movie | Vernon Crumley | 6.8 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV | Self | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Hogfather TV | Vernon Crumley | 7.6 |
| 2006 | Codex TV | Unknown character | |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure Movie | Presenter | 10.0 |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2005 | The Real Da Vinci Code Movie | Self - Host | 5.9 |
| 2004 | The Worst Jobs in History TV | Self - Presenter | 8.0 |
| 2004 | Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Britain's Real Monarch Movie | Himself | 6.0 |
| 2004 | The Peasant's Revolt Movie | Himself | |
| 2002 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War Movie | Nick Reid | 7.5 |
| 2001 | Tony Robinson's Fact Or Fiction TV | Self - Presenter | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2001 | The Real Macbeth Movie | Himself | 9.0 |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure Movie | Pierre Duclos (archive footage) | 5.8 |
| 2000 | Easter Tales TV | Judas Iscariot | |
| 2000 | Trigger Happy TV TV | Unknown character | 7.2 |
| 1999 | Big Bad World TV | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth Movie | Baldrick | 7.0 |
| 1999 | Faeries Movie | Broom (voice) | 5.2 |
| 1998 | Time Team: History Hunters TV | Self - Presenter | 8.8 |
| 1998 | The Heaven and Earth Show TV | Unknown character | 4.4 |
| 1997 | Airline TV | Unknown character | 8.2 |
| 1997 | Cabot's Bristol Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1996 | My Wonderful Life TV | Alan | 8.7 |
| 1995 | Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex Movie | Unknown character | 2.0 |
| 1994 | The NeverEnding Story III Movie | Engywook | 4.5 |
| 1994 | Albert the Fifth Musketeer TV | Unknown character | 5.8 |
| 1994 | The Easter Stories TV | Peter | |
| 1994 | Time Team TV | Self - Presenter | 7.4 |
| 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery TV | Marcus | 5.0 |
| 1993 | The Good Sex Guide TV | Self | 4.2 |
| 1992 | Virtual Murder TV | Roger Smith | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Blue Heaven TV | Kenneth Mills | 6.3 |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV | Pierre Duclos | 6.5 |
| 1991 | Teenage Health Freak TV | Headmaster | 7.0 |
| 1989 | Maid Marian and Her Merry Men TV | The Sheriff of Nottingham | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Sales People from Hell Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol Movie | Baldricks | 7.4 |
| 1988 | Countryfile TV | Self | 5.4 |
| 1988 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years Movie | Sod Off Baldrick | 7.2 |
| 1987 | Going Live! TV | Self | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Tickets for the Titanic TV | Rev Timothy White | 7.0 |
| 1986 | Odysseus the Greatest Hero of Them All TV | Storyteller | |
| 1986 | Casualty TV | Reg Podmore | 6.2 |
| 1986 | Babylon Movie | Speaker (voice) | 6.0 |
| 1986 | The Silent Twins Movie | Dr Hamilton | |
| 1986 | Death of a Speechwriter Movie | Speechwriter (Voice) | |
| 1985 | Bulman TV | Professor Allerton | 7.0 |
| 1985 | Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden TV | Narrator | |
| 1984 | Who Dares Wins TV | Various | |
| 1983 | Natural World TV | Unknown character | 7.4 |
| 1983 | The Oresteia Movie | Servant | 10.0 |
| 1983 | Blackadder TV | Private S. Baldrick | 8.0 |
| 1983 | Blackadder TV | Baldrick | 8.0 |
| 1982 | The Young Ones TV | Dr. Not The Nine O'Clock News | 7.9 |
| 1982 | Countdown TV | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Shlomo Denkovitz | 7.0 |
| 1981 | Beyond the Pale Movie | Customs house officer | |
| 1979 | Follow the Star Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1979 | Minder TV | Willie | 7.2 |
| 1979 | Question Time TV | Self - Panellist | 5.9 |
| 1976 | Doran's Box Movie | Matthews | |
| 1975 | Brannigan Movie | Motorcycle Courier | 6.0 |
| 1974 | NOVA TV | Younger Ernie | 7.1 |
| 1973 | Soap Opera in Stockwell Movie | Reporter | 8.0 |
| 1973 | Black and Blue TV | Reporter | 6.5 |
| 1972 | The Darwin Adventure Movie | Man in the Crowd | 7.0 |
| 1971 | Mates Movie | Len | |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Matthews | 6.6 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Benny | 7.0 |
| 1965 | Carry On Cowboy Movie | Rider (uncredited) | 6.3 |
| TBA | Richard III - Fact or Fiction? Movie | Himself |
Crew (9)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Movie | Producer · Production | 7.1 |
| 2020 | Tony Robinson's History of Britain TV | Presenter · Crew | 5.0 |
| 2013 | Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special Movie | Associate Producer · Production | |
| 2001 | The Real Macbeth Movie | Writer · Writing | 9.0 |
| 2000 | Easter Tales TV | Writer · Writing |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Maid Marian and Her Merry Men TV | Writer · Writing | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Maid Marian and Her Merry Men TV | Creator · Crew | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Maid Marian and Her Merry Men TV | Creator · Creator | 6.3 |
| 1985 | Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden TV | Creator · Creator |
Latest releases
- The Fallow Few2025 / TMDB 6.3
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story2023 / TMDB 7.7
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilot2023 / TMDB 7.1
- The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary2023
- Happy Birthday Mr Bean2021 / TMDB 7.8
- Tony Robinson's VE Day Minute by Minute2020 / TMDB 7.0
Questions about Tony Robinson
What are Tony Robinson's most famous roles?
Tony Robinson is best known for his role as Baldrick in 'Blackadder' and as the presenter of 'Time Team,' where he explored archaeological sites.
Has Tony Robinson won any awards?
Yes, Tony Robinson has won several awards, including a BAFTA for Best Children's Presenter for his work in children's television.
What was Tony Robinson's first film?
Tony Robinson's first credited film role was in 'The Magic Christian' (1969), where he appeared alongside Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr.
How many children does Tony Robinson have?
Tony Robinson has two children, including a son named Dominic Robinson and a daughter whose name is not publicly disclosed.
What is Tony Robinson's estimated net worth?
Tony Robinson's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in television and entertainment.
What are some highlights of Tony Robinson's career?
Highlights of Tony Robinson's career include his iconic role in 'Blackadder,' his long-running series 'Time Team,' and numerous documentaries exploring history.
What genres does Tony Robinson typically work in?
Tony Robinson typically works in comedy and documentary genres, showcasing his versatility as both an actor and a presenter.
Is Tony Robinson involved in any charitable work?
Yes, Tony Robinson is involved in various charitable activities, including supporting educational initiatives and historical preservation efforts.