Education
Addie was educated at Marlborough College, leaving at 16 to join the National Youth Theatre.
Addie was educated at Marlborough College, leaving at 16 to join the National Youth Theatre.
He left there in 1975 to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), which, in turn, he left in 1980, to appear in John Boorman’s film Excalibur as Mordred. In 1989 Robert left acting, but returned to his acting career in 1995 both on the stage with Exiled Theatre and in film and television Addie"s most acclaimed role (and the one for which he is most widely recognised and regarded) was as Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.
Addie"s stepfather was Jack Williams, a highly regarded British polo player, developer of the modern game and an individual very involved with both the British Royals and foreign polo players and teams including the Sultan of Brunei, and numerous American teams and individuals.
His family"s house in Sapperton in the Cotswolds, near Cirencester meant that he was involved in polo every day through the season through much of the 1970s and early 1980s. He had three children: Alexander, Alastair and Caitlin.
He died on 20 November 2003, aged 43, just three weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer.