Guy Siner

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name = Guy Siner

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birthplace = New York City, New York, USA
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occupation = Actor, Presenter
yearsactive = 1972-present
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Guy Siner (born 16 October, 1947) is an American-born British actor known for his role as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the British television series "'Allo 'Allo!".

Biography

Early life

Siner was born in New York City. His father was American, born in Newark, New Jersey, and his mother English, born in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. His mother wanted him to be educated in the United Kingdom, and the family returned there when he was five. After attending public school, he trained for the stage at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Career

Siner is best known for playing Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the sitcom "'Allo 'Allo!" between 1982 and 1992. Other credits include "I, Claudius", "Babylon 5", "Seinfeld", "You Rang, M'Lord?", "The Brittas Empire", "Secret Army" (this being, ironically, the serial that 'Allo 'Allo! was later to parody), ' and in the "Doctor Who" story "Genesis of the Daleks" (1975). He also played a small role in the movie '.

After 'Allo 'Allo came to the end of its run in 1992, Siner worked for a time in the United States, based in Los Angeles, California. He has since returned to the United Kingdom, and now resides in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

He is notable as being one of only nine actors to appear in both the "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who" franchises. The others are Simon Pegg, Daphne Ashbrook, Maurice Roëves, Christopher Neame, Olaf Pooley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Barrie Ingham and Alan Dale. (Gregg Palmer also appeared in both franchises but his role in "Star Trek" went uncredited.)

In 2006, Siner appeared in two films by writer and director David Roden (of "Dimensions In Time" fame) called "Beginner's Please" and "The Resurrectionist".

In June and July 2007 he reprised his role of Lieutenant Gruber in the stage play of "'Allo 'Allo", for Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane, alongside Gorden Kaye and Sue Hodge, playing their original roles of René Artois and Mimi Labonq. The other characters were portrayed by various Australian actors including Katy Manning, Steven Tandy, Chloe Dallimore, Jason Gann, Tony Alcock and David Knijnenburg.

Video games

Guy has also voiced in "Star Wars" video games.

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External links

*imdb name|id=0801838|name=Guy Siner
* [http://www.guysiner.com Actor's official website]
* [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/GuySinerGroup/ Actor's Yahoo fangroup]
* [http://groups.msn.com/GuySinerFanGroup/ Actor's MSN fangroup]

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NAME = Siner, Guy
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actor
DATE OF BIRTH = 1947-10-16
PLACE OF BIRTH = Manhattan, United States
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