- Tony Rotherham
Infobox actor
name = Tony Rotherham
birthdate = February 9
occupation = Actor, fight choreographer and historian
yearsactive = over 25 years
website = http://www.tonyrotherham.co.ukTony Rotherham is an English
historian ,living history re-enactor, actor, teacher, fight choreographer, stuntman, weapon expert,Robin Hood expert and Nottingham's official Robin Hood. He has been doing this kind of work since leaving university with an Ma Ba PhD inHistory , Drama and Art.Rotherham trained at the Andrew Van Der Hauser Academy of Sword in Holland and learned a very high degree of combat. He worked in film and television as a fight choreographer and actor for many years.
Rotherham has been studying the history of
Robin Hood ever since he was 18 years old, including the history behind the ballads, and has been giving lectures on the subject for over 20 years. He is also the founder of several successful and award-winning historical recreation societies; Spirit of England, The Company of the White Boar, Sea Thieves Pirate Association and Stand and Deliver The English Highwayman's Association.Film and TV work
Rotherham played King James in the documentary '
The Battle of Flodden ', and Sam Gregory in the Channel 5 documentary 'The RealDick Turpin '. He was the assistant director additional scenes in a 1999 film adaptation ofKing Lear , and has worked on many other films, including Highlander 1 & 2, Merlin The Quest Begins and several documentaries.ources
The official website (used with permission),
The Tales of Robin Hood , Prof Dr. R. Rotherham,Robin Hood 's World Wide Society and theBBC .References
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*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Any good? We asked Robin...
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*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Robin Hoods do battle with bows |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20830998_ITM |work=Yorkshire Post via Europe Intelligence Wire |publisher= |date=16 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-07-16
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink=Huw Green |coauthors= |title=Interview With A Legend |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/03/05/features_local_heroes_2005_03_robin_hood_feature.shtml |work=BBC Where I Live Nottingham |publisher= |date=7 March 2005 |accessdate=2008-07-17
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