John Dearth
John Dearth (16 October 1920 – 17 March 1984) was an English actor, known for playing numerous roles in nearly 30 episodes of ITV series The Adventures of Robin Hood.Initially, Dearth began his acting career in theatre, firstly as a regular performer with Reginald Salberg's Players in Preston before joining Nottingham Playhouse on his 30th birthday, playing Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor followed by the leading role in Death of a Salesman.[2] After a working trip to America in 1951 appearing in Caesar and Cleopatra/Antony and Cleopatra on Broadway,[3] he returned to England the following year[4] and performed at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing.He left to join The Old Vic theatre company, playing Guildenstern in Hamlet at the Edinburgh Festival, as well as being an understudy to Richard Burton in the title role.In 1959, Dearth lost a part in the film A Touch of Larceny, fired by the producer, Ivan Foxwell, who felt he bore too much of a resemblance to leading man James Mason.