“The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”
ROBERT HOFFMAN
(Also at the foot of each page.)
Robert Hoffman was born in Salzburg, Austria, on August 30th. 1939. After the Robinson Crusoe series ended his acting career was mainly in German language films. He did, however , have one more moment of stardom in the UK when he was chosen to play the U-boat Captain in the 1980 film "The Sea Wolves" also starring Gregory peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard and Patrick Mcnee.
Robert Hoffman was interviewed on BBC radio and television in 2001 when the entire Robinson Crusoe series was released on video.
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Robert Hoffman( 2004)
Robert Hoffman. RIP: I’ve just learnt of the death of Robert Hoffman (30th August 1939 – 4th July 2022), aged 82, a handsome blond-haired Austrian actor who became familiar to generations of British children as the star of the classic black-and-white television series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, first shown here in the UK in1965, featuring one of the most memorable theme tunes for so many, created for the English version by Robert Mellin and Gian-Piero Reverberi; up there, for me, with On White Horses.
The series was Hoffmann’s first professional acting job and became a staple of BBC children’s summer holiday schedules for many years, and the series led to many roles in German language films. He did, however, have one more moment of stardom in the UK when he was chosen to play the U-boat Captain in the 1980 film The Sea Wolves, also starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard and Patrick Macnee.
