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'''Robert Christie''' ([[September 20]] [[1913]]-[[May 22]] [[1996]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] actor and director.
He was born in [[Toronto]] in 1913 and received a [[B.A.]] from the [[University of Toronto]]. In 1936, he moved to [[England]] where he performed with various companies including the [[Old Vic]] Company. He served with the [[Canadian Army]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, he joined the [[CBC Radio]] Drama Department. He performed the role of Sir [[John A. Macdonald]] in the 1949 play ''Riel'' by [[John Coulter (playwright)|John Coulter]]. He joined the performing company at the [[Stratford Festival]] in 1953 and appeared on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] in ''[[Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine]]'' by [[Christopher Marlowe]] in 1956 and ''Love and Libel'' by [[Robertson Davies]] in 1960. In 1967, he appeared on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] television in the series ''Hatch's Mill''. He taught acting at [[Ryerson University|Ryerson Polytechnic University]].
He died in Toronto in 1996.
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