Robert Hoffmann

Robert Hoffmann
Hoffmann in Spasmo (1974)
Born	(1939-08-30)30 August 1939 Salzburg, Austria
Died	4 July 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 82)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–2004

Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964).¹²

Hoffmann was born in Salzburg. Crusoe was his screen debut, but he later worked in film (including a number of giallo horror-thrillers) and TV throughout Europe, in Germany, Italy, France the UK, and appeared in films by directors such as Marcel Carné, Antonio Pietrangeli, Robert Siodmak, and Robert Enrico.³

In 1997, he was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio when the Robinson Crusoe series was first released on video.⁴

• The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964, TV miniseries)
• Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964)
• Marvelous Angelique (1965)
• Up from the Beach (1965)
• I Knew Her Well (1965)
• Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
• Neues vom Hexer (1965)
• The Gentlemen (1965)
• Wake Up and Die (1966)
• How I Learned to Love Women (1966)
• Grand Slam (1967)⁵
• The Liar and the Nun (1967)
• Assignment K (1968)
• 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968)
• Tevye and His Seven Daughters (1968)
• A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)
• The Last Roman (1968)
• Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
• Carnal Circuit (1969)
• The Lonely Violent Beach (1971)
• Nights and Loves of Don Juan (1971)
• Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972)
• Death Carries a Cane (1973)
• Hubertus Castle (1973)
• Spasmo (1974)
• Le vieux fusil (1975)
• Der Edelweißkönig (1975)
• The Standard (1977)
• Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)
• The Sea Wolves (1980)
• La Septième Cible (1984)
• Clarissa (1998, TV film)