Keith Skinner

Keith Skinner

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Keith Skinner (born 1949) is a British actor who worked in cinema and television.

His career began when he starred as Bruno in the 1966 film Mademoiselle, and more notably perhaps in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet as Balthasar, Romeo's manservant and trusted friend. He appears at various stages in the film including galloping on horseback to tell Romeo (played by Leonard Whiting) of Juliet's "death" and accompanies Romeo back to Verona again on horseback towards the end of the film.

Skinner starred in one episode of The Jazz Age in 1968, he played Harry Lampton in five episodes of the early seventies' TV series Man at the Top, as well as appearing in three episodes of Z Cars from 1969 to 1972. He went on to appear in an episode of Play for Today, one episode of Out of the Unknown in 1971, in two episodes of So it Goes in 1973, in two episodes of Beryl's Lot (1973-1976) and then in 1976 in the film The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella.

In 1977, Skinner played the obsessed boy in the TV mini series Jesus of Nazareth. In 1980, he starred in John Loesser's musical Guys and Dolls. In 1985, Skinner appeared in an episode of Doctor Who.

In 2001, Skinner worked on the film From Hell as an historical consultant.

In 2004, Skinner gave up acting and is now a crime historian.

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Movies for Keith Skinner...

Title: Tales of the Tardis
Character: Rondel
Released: November 1, 2023
Type: TV
Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time.
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Title: Ripper Street
Character: Skinner
Released: December 30, 2012
Type: TV
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
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Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Title: Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Character: Rondel
Released: January 26, 1985
Type: Movie
When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining planet whose population is entertained and enslaved by a sadistic system of public torture and execution, and find themselves the latest unwilling subjects in this most extreme form of reality TV.
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Title: Jesus of Nazareth
Character: Obsessed Boy
Released: March 27, 1977
Type: TV
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.
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The Slipper and the Rose
Title: The Slipper and the Rose
Character: Willoughby
Released: March 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.
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Is That Your Body, Boy
Title: Is That Your Body, Boy
Character: Miller
Released: May 9, 1970
Type: Movie
Follows a PE teacher, whose attempt to impress the need for self-control on his pupils verges on the sadistic.
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The Right Prospectus
Title: The Right Prospectus
Character: Partridge
Released: January 2, 1970
Type: Movie
A school story with a noticeable difference - the adults regress to children.
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Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Title: Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Character: Richard II
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality
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Romeo and Juliet
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Character: Balthazar
Released: April 2, 1968
Type: Movie
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
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Mademoiselle
Title: Mademoiselle
Character: Bruno
Released: June 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A sexually repressed school teacher releases her pent up passions in a series of shocking crimes.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Rondel
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: TV
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.