Richard Marius Joseph Greene 25 August 1918 1 June 1985 was a noted English film and television actor A matinee idol who appeared in more than 40 films he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the longrunning British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1960 Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Greene licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia