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arthur_of_the_britons) wrote1972-12-09 12:01 pm
arthur_of_the_britons) wrote1972-12-09 12:01 pm
Entry tags:
- arthur,
- cast,
- oliver tobias,
- photo,
- press,
- publicity,
- spear,
- stunt,
- the legend
Feature: TV Times, 9 - 15 December 1972
This double-page pull-out poster appears in the TV Times on 9 December. The text reads as follows:
Women all over Britain are keeping a weekly date with him – even if they do offer their children as a reason. Oliver Tobias, star of the new 24-week adventure series, Arthur of the Britons, has the sort of dark good looks with which housewives like to decorate the inside of the kitchen cupboard doors.
He is a 25-year-old six-footer with a big, healthy smile who likes to do his own stunts. He rides and sword-fights with skill and conviction, but doesn’t always escape unscathed. During a film battle sequence, Tobias let a spear through his guard and ended up with ten stitches in his head.
Despite his Swiss origins, he finds the Arthur legend more compelling than the tale of William Tell. He believes that Arthur actually existed. “I think he was a Romano-British soldier who defended the Celts against the Saxons,” says Tobias. He sees Arthur as a complex and rather sad character, a young man forced to take responsibilities far beyond his years.
Riding is Tobias’s great hobby and at the moment he is having built a quadrega – a Roman chariot to be pulled by four horses harnessed in line abreast.
Oliver Tobias was born in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 6, 1947. He is a Leo – ideal for anyone playing Arthur, since his qualities include determination, ambition and the ability to lead. His mother is German and his father Swiss, and he came to England when he was 10. He went to an acting school in London. In the theatre, he played joint lead in the London production of Hair, singing Donna and the title song, and then staged and choreographed the show in Israel. He has made two films: Romance of a Horsethief, shot in Yugoslavia in 1970, and ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore in 1971. The series in which he plays Arthur is his first big opportunity on television.
Women all over Britain are keeping a weekly date with him – even if they do offer their children as a reason. Oliver Tobias, star of the new 24-week adventure series, Arthur of the Britons, has the sort of dark good looks with which housewives like to decorate the inside of the kitchen cupboard doors.
He is a 25-year-old six-footer with a big, healthy smile who likes to do his own stunts. He rides and sword-fights with skill and conviction, but doesn’t always escape unscathed. During a film battle sequence, Tobias let a spear through his guard and ended up with ten stitches in his head.
Despite his Swiss origins, he finds the Arthur legend more compelling than the tale of William Tell. He believes that Arthur actually existed. “I think he was a Romano-British soldier who defended the Celts against the Saxons,” says Tobias. He sees Arthur as a complex and rather sad character, a young man forced to take responsibilities far beyond his years.
Riding is Tobias’s great hobby and at the moment he is having built a quadrega – a Roman chariot to be pulled by four horses harnessed in line abreast.
Oliver Tobias was born in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 6, 1947. He is a Leo – ideal for anyone playing Arthur, since his qualities include determination, ambition and the ability to lead. His mother is German and his father Swiss, and he came to England when he was 10. He went to an acting school in London. In the theatre, he played joint lead in the London production of Hair, singing Donna and the title song, and then staged and choreographed the show in Israel. He has made two films: Romance of a Horsethief, shot in Yugoslavia in 1970, and ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore in 1971. The series in which he plays Arthur is his first big opportunity on television.