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Richard Marius Joseph Greene [1] (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) [2] was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959.
1922: Robin Hood, a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn as Robin Hood, his most acclaimed role, with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian, Eugene Pallette as Friar Tuck, Alan Hale, Sr. as Little John, Basil Rathbone as Guy of Gisborne, Claude Rains as Prince John, Patric Knowles as Will Scarlet, Melville Cooper as the Sheriff of ...
Between 1955 and 1959 Wheatley is recorded by the British Film Institute as appearing in 54 episodes of the ABC television series The Adventures of Robin Hood as the Sheriff of Nottingham, the perpetual adversary of Robin (Richard Greene). [9] He played the role "with many a villainous smile", as The Times said, but eventually withdrew from it. [6]
In 1986, he played William Tyndale in God's Outlaw. From 1988 to 1991 he starred in the British sitcom Singles, with co-star Judy Loe. From 1989 to 1993, he appeared intermittently on the long-running American television series Cheers as the English business tycoon Robin Colcord, a love interest for Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley).
Robin of Sherwood is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter , it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest , and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network.
Howard played Will Scarlet in the episode of the same name of the 1950s British television classic The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Richard Greene. The character of Scarlet was later portrayed by Paul Eddington. [citation needed]
He played Billy Hardcastle in the British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1999 until he decided to leave the programme at the end of series 27 in 2006. (Billy was a comedy character who believed he was a direct descendant of Robin Hood .)
Sir Robin of Locksley (alias Robin Hood after outlawed), is the titular main protagonist of the 2006 TV series. He is portrayed by Jonas Armstrong , who is much younger than many of the previous actors to have played the character.