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Ted Robbins
Ted Robbins
	Robbins at the unveiling of Fred Dibnah's statue in 2008
Born	Edward Michael Robbins; 11 August 1955 (age 69); Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Occupations	Actor; comedian; broadcaster; radio DJ; radio personality; voice-over artist; television personality;
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Judy Robbins
Children	2
Relatives	Ted Robbins (grandfather); Paul McCartney (first cousin once removed); Kate Robbins (sister); Amy Robbins (sister); Emily Atack (niece)

Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English comic, actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster.^[1] He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in series 10 of Catchphrase from 1994 to 1995 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series (series 12) in 1997-98, and the BBC's Little Britain.^[2] He also starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in The Slammer. His most recent roles were in Benidorm in 2012 as Victor St. James as well as Hank Zipzer in episode 8 playing Bob Bing The Sausage King and Diddy TV playing Larry Weinsteinberger/Bingbongberger. In 2004 he played Don Dibley in series 13 episode 11 of Heartbeat. Mountains and Molehills.

He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and also in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Crème Brulee.

In 2020, Robbins appeared on the rebooted version of Crackerjack! as one of the "Crackerjack Players".

Personal life

Robbins is a supporter of Rossendale RUFC, where his son, Jack, played as a prop.^[3] He is also a supporter of Wrexham AFC as was his father.^[4]

Robbins is also the President of Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield, Lancashire.^[5] Robbins is the brother of actresses Kate and Amy Robbins and a first cousin once removed of Paul McCartney. His grandfather, also named Ted, served as secretary of the Football Association of Wales between 1909 and 1946.^[6]

Robbins has performed in panto at the Charter Theatre, Preston and in 2014 he performed Cinderella at the Plaza Cinema in Stockport,^[7] returning to play Widow Twanky in Aladdin in 2017.^[8] He also performed in Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire in 2008.^[9]

On 31 January 2015, Robbins suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.^[10] His health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2003	Calendar Girls	Fat Bike Man^[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role
1987	Kate and Ted's Show	Various Characters
1988	The Kate Robbins Show	Various Characters
1995	Chain Letters	Presenter
1999	The League Of Gentlemen	Tony Cluedo
2000	Coronation Street	DJ at Linda Sykes`s hen night
2001–2002	Phoenix Nights	Den Perry
2003	Little Britain	Ensemble Actor and Warm up Man
2006–2015	The Slammer	The Governor
2006	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	Talent Scout
2008	ChuckleVision	Beetle Fan
2007	Prank Patrol	Talent Show Judge
2011	Come Fly with Me	Drunk Pilot
2011–2017	Mount Pleasant	Terry
2012	Benidorm	Victor St. James
2012	Bad Education	Paul (Series 1 Episode 4; "School Trip")
2012–2014	Diddy Movies	Larry Weinsteinberger
2014	Hank Zipzer	Bob Bing
2015–2016	Coronation Street	Brendan Finch
2015	All at Sea	Santa Claus
2016–2018	Diddy TV	Larry Bingbongberger/Various
2018	Ackley Bridge	Ray Carter
2020	Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators	Joseph JJ Jacques
2022	Father Brown	Jock McCudgeon