Rob Spendlove
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Rob Spendlove | |
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| Born | 1 May 1953 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Rowell (1995–present) |
Rob Spendlove (born 1 May 1953 in London) is a British actor best known for his roles on British television.
He studied drama at Middlesex Polytechnic, worked as a teacher and toured schools with a fringe theatre company.
He has appeared in many television soaps and dramas. He played one of the original characters Brookside, Roger Huntington, the husband of Heather Huntingdon played by Amanda Burton.[1]
In 1988, he played detective Rick Sneaden in Closing Ranks.[2] In 1990, Spendlove played the role of Chris Tierney in the ITV television drama series TECX. His role a joint-owner of a detective agency co-starring with actor Urbano Barberini.[3]
He also appeared in A Touch of Frost, Soldier Soldier (on which he had a major role as Company Sergeant Major and later Lieutenant Michael Stubbs) and most recently in all 17 episodes of The Last Detective as Detective Inspector Aspinall.
Spendlove also has appeared in films like In the Name of the Father (1993) and Backbeat (1994).
In the 1990s, Spendlove was in a relationship with actress Sandy Hendrickse and have one daughter together, Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove.[4] He then began a relationship with actress Rosie Rowell and they had a daughter named Ruby.[4] They later had a second child named Alfi.[5]
References[]
- ^ Moore, James; Goldwin, Clare (3 November 2003). "Brookside Closed; as the scouse soap ends, we track down its original cast". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Watching brief". The Guardian. 9 January 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Selway, Jennifer (18 March 1990). "This week's television". The Observer. p. 75. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bell, Matthew (16 March 1997). "Dirty Donna has a baby by her Soldier, Soldier lover". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Miller, Compton (24 October 2007). "Whos moving homes gossip". Homes & Property. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via PressReader.
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