Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964).[1][2]

Robert Hoffman
Hoffmann in Spasmo (1974)
Born(1939-08-30)30 August 1939
Died4 July 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2004

Hoffmann was born in Salzburg. Crusoe was his screen debut, but he later worked in film (including a number of giallo horror-thrillers) and TV throughout Europe, in Germany, Italy, France the UK, and appeared in films by directors such as Marcel Carné, Antonio Pietrangeli, Robert Siodmak, and Robert Enrico.[3]

In 1997, he was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio when the Robinson Crusoe series was first released on video.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Robert Hoffmann". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The (1965, Robert Hoffman)". 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Robert Hoffmann | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Robinson Crusoe - Interview with Robert Hoffmann - TheTVDB.com". www.thetvdb.com.
  5. ^ Adler, Renata; Thompson, Howard (21 February 1968). "Movie Review". The New York Times.
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