Robert James Gillespie ( born 9 November 1933 in Lille , France ) is a British actor , director and writer . Notable acting credits include '' Keep It in the Family '' ( 1980 ) , '' At the Earth 's Core '' ( 1976 ) and '' Force 10 from Navarone '' ( 1978 ) . More recently he appeared in Jimmy McGovern 's '' Broken '' and Mike Leigh 's film '' Peterloo '' about the Peterloo Massacre . The first volume of his autobiography , '' Are You Going To Do That Little Jump ? '' , was published in 2017
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Robert Gillespie