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He had several Top 40 singles early in his career, his debut single in 1955, "The Yellow Rose of Texas" reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] The most successful was "Robin Hood" (the theme to The Adventures of Robin Hood ) which spent 28 weeks in the chart , [ 4 ] and peaked at No. 10, his only Top 10 hit .
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a British television series comprising 143 half-hour, black and white episodes broadcast weekly between 1955 and 1959 [2] on ITV.It starred Richard Greene as the outlaw Robin Hood, and Alan Wheatley as his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.
1955–1959: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a long-running British series starring Richard Greene that is also remembered for its catchy theme tune. 1955: Robin Hood, the Movie (compilation from the Richard Greene TV series) (1991 release, according to some sources)
He was the singer of the theme songs of The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Buccaneers, from British television in the 1950s, and was a friend and associate of the record producer George Martin. [ 4 ]
When Robin and Friar Tuck escort Prince Arthur and Lady Constance (Dorothy Alison) to safety in France they encounter Jacques Chapaeu (Harold Kasket), the self-proclaimed Robin Hood of France, who holds them captive meaning to exchange Prince Arthur for his own brother who is held in the Paris Prison, until Friar Tuck introduces him to the ...
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "To many, Richard Greene was the definitive Robin Hood, ushering in ITV in a cleverly cast (though cheaply made) television series with a remarkably catchy theme tune. This is the feature, co-produced by Greene for Hammer Films.
As well, Rudolf Ising was the producer of Tom and Jerry's Puss Gets the Boot; subsequent cartoons were produced by Fred Quimby through 1955. Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1955 to 1957, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until the in-house cartoon studio closed in 1957, and the last cartoon was released in 1958.
Richard Marius Joseph Greene [1] (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) [2] was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959.