Robert Duncan (actor)

For other people named Robert Duncan, see Robert Duncan (disambiguation).

Robert Duncan (born 27 July 1952) is an English actor. He is best known for his television role as Gus, the jargon-speaking manager, from Drop the Dead Donkey. He also appeared in Casualty as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996. He also played Lazarus in 2000 film The Miracle Maker.

Biography

Duncan was born Robert Welch in St Austell, Cornwall. He took the first name of his brother Duncan as his stage surname. In 2008, he briefly taught History at Icknield High School, a comprehensive school in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Radio

On radio, he appears in Old Harry's Game (also written by Drop the Dead Donkey writer Andy Hamilton) as Satan's sycophantic assistant Scumspawn. He was Mike in 'Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue' for Radio 4 which ran for three series.

He also played Gordon Way in Dirk Maggs' interpretation of Douglas Adams' book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for BBC Radio Four in 2007.

Theatre

He starred in Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband from August - November 2008 with Kate O'Mara and Fenella Fielding.

In 2010 he toured in a production of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution. He also toured Agatha Christie's Go Back for Murder in 2013.

Robert Duncan is in the cast of three of The Small Hand: UK TOUR DATES 2014, 7 October to 22 November 2014. The Small Hand (Author of The Woman In Black) by Susan Hill produced by Bill Kenwright Productions stars Andrew Lancel, Diane Keen and Robert Duncan.

External links

• Robert Duncan at the Internet Movie Database