Saturday, February 15, 2025

RIP William Roberts

 


American born British actor, director, voice artist and writer William Roberts died in London, England earlier this month. He was 81. Born on October 18, 1943, in Roseburg, Oregon. He studied theatre arts at Humboldt State College and came to Britain initially to do a diploma in drama at Manchester University. He married journalist Nicolette Roberts in 1964, and they formed two theater companies. The couple divorced in 1980. Towards the end of his life, he turned to writing fiction and biography under the name WE Roberts. His last work was a biography of the actor Marisa Pavan, The Quiet Twin (2025). Roberts appeared as Grayling in the 2003 Euro-western “Cold Mountain” starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger.

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