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Oliver Tobias (b. 1947, Zurich, Switzerland) is a British film, stage and TV actor.

Tobias is known as an actor. He was born Oliver Tobias Freitag in Switzerland on August 6, 1947, he is the son of Swiss actor Robert Freitag and German actress Maria Becker. He has been living in England from age 8 and would later go onto train at East 15 Acting School, London. In 1968 he appeared in the original London production of "Hair" playing the prime rebel role of Berger. The following year he starred, staged and choreographed the rock opera in Amsterdam and again directed a production in 1970 in Tel Aviv. His first popular role was in a TV series called “Arthur of The Britons” (1972). He also played in Joan Collins' “soft porn” movie called The Stud (1978) as a greedy night club manager who sleeps with his boss's wife.

Tobias is divorced from Camilla Ravenshear, with whom he has two daughters, Angelika and Celeste. In 2001 he married Polish-born Arabella Zamoyska. In 2003 he was Percival Brown in the 50th anniversary production of "The Boyfriend" musical and the very next year toured in the rock musical "Footloose." In 2005 he finished shooting the film 'An Airfield in England'. He is planning to direct another film. Oliver Tobias lives with his wife and little child in London.

Filmography

;1970

Feature film: "Romance of a Horsethief"
Directed by: Abraham Polonsky
Produced by: Jean Gutowski
Co-starring with Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourgh.

;1971

Feature film: "Tis Pity She's a Whore"
Directed by: Giuseppe Patrone-Griffi
Lighting by: Victorio Storaro
Co-starring with Charlotte Rampling.

;1973

Feature film: "The God King"
Set in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Directed by: Lester James Peries
Produced by: Dimitri de Grunwald
Role of General Migara.

;1977 - 78

Feature film: "The Stud"
Directed by: Quentin Masters
Produced by: Brent Walker
Co-starring with Joan Collins.

;1979

Feature film: "Arabian Adventure"
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Produced by: EMI
Co-starring with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Milo O'Shea, Emma Samms.

;1981

Feature film: "The Wicked Lady"
Directed by: Michael Winner
Co-starring with: Denholm Elliot, John Gielgud, Faye Dunaway
Role of Kit Locksby.

;1984

Feature film: "Mata Hari"
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Co-starring with Christopher Cazanove and Sylvia Kristel.

;1985

Feature film: "Cobra Mission" (aka "Operation 'Nam")
Directed by: Fabrizio de Angelis
Produced by: Larry Ludlum
Role of Vietnam veteran.

;1986

Feature film: "Johann Strauss"
Directed by: Franz Antel
Produced by: Johann Strauss Productions, Vienna
Title role.

;1993

Feature film: "Nexus"
Produced by: Golden Pictures Production
Role of galactic megalomaniac.

;1994

Feature film: "Vendetta"
Directed by: Mikael Halfstrom,
Role of Colonel da Piemonte.
Feature film: "Savage Hearts"
Directed by: Mark Ezra
Produced by: Mark Ezra Productions
Role of country gent.

;1995

Feature film:"The Brlycream Boys"
Directed by: Terrence Ryan
Produced by: Paul Madigan
Role of U-boat captain Wolf.

;1997

Feature film: "Breeders"
Directed by: Paul Mathews
Produced by: Peakviewing Transatlantic
Role of police Lt Moore.
Feature film: "When Darkness Falls"
Directed by: Gerry Lively
Co-starring with Ray Winstone, Tim Dutton.

;1998

Feature Film: "Mozart in Turkey"
Performance of "Die Entführung aus dem Serail"
Directed by: Elijah Moshinsky
Produced by: Antelope Film Productions for BBC2
Role of Bassa Selim.

;1999

Feature film: Grizzly Falls"
Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Produced by: Behaviour Worldwide / Norstar Filmed Entertainment
Role of Genet.

;2003

Short Film: "Half Empty"
Directed by: Charles Masters
Lead Role
Feature Film: 'Method'
Director Duncan Roy
With Liz Hurley
Role Film director

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