Robert Lankesheer was a stage, radio and television actor, best known
for playing the character Leamington Sparr in the radio soap The Dales
between 1963 and 1966 and Chamberlain in Doctor Who in 1965.He was
born on April 28, 1914 in Southampton, England. Whilst working for the
local government in the land registry department he took evening
classes and qualified in law. He served in the army during World War
II as an officer in the Royal Artillery. After the war he decided to
take up acting professionally.On stage, in addition to his repertory
theatre work, Robert Lankesheer played Sir Henry Burke in Templeton at
the Arts Theatre in 1958 and Mr Quelch between 1960 and 1963 in the
Billy Bunter Christmas shows at the Victoria Palace Theatre and
Queen's Theatre, London. He had a long association with The Royal
Opera, Covent Garden, performing roles in Carmen (1973), A Midsummer
Night's Dream (1974, 1976, 1984) and Die Zauberflöte (1979, 1980,
1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991).In films, Robert Lankesheer
appeared in David Copperfield (1970) and Young Winston (1972). Robert Lankesheer Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter