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The following are some of the notable adaptations of the Robin Hood story in
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and television.


Robin Hood, English-language live-action films and television series


Theatrical shorts

*1908: '' Robin Hood and His Merry Men'', a silent film directed by
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, and the first appearance of Robin Hood on the screen. *1912: '' Robin Hood'', a silent film starring
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as Robin Hood. *1912: ''
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'', a British silent film starring A. Brian Plant as Robin Hood. *1913: '' Robin Hood'', a silent film starring William Russell as Robin Hood. *1913: '' In the Days of Robin Hood'', a British short film starring
Harry Agar Lyons Harry Agar Lyons (1 April 1878 – 1944) was an Irish-born British actor. He was born in Cork, Ireland in 1878 and died in Wandsworth, London, England in 1944 at age 72. Lyons is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of fifteen silent ...
as Robin Hood.


Theatrical features

*1922: '' Robin Hood'', a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. *1938: '' The Adventures of Robin Hood'', starring Errol Flynn as Robin Hood, his most acclaimed role, with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian, Eugene Pallette as Friar Tuck, Alan Hale, Sr. as Little John,
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as Guy of Gisborne,
Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man'' (1933), he appeared in such highly regarded films as '' ...
as Prince John, Patric Knowles as Will Scarlet, Melville Cooper as the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Ian Hunter as Richard I of England. Considered by many to be the best Robin Hood movie. *1946: '' The Bandit of Sherwood Forest'', a film starring Cornel Wilde as Robert of Nottingham, Robin Hood's son; Robin Hood was
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. *1948: ''
The Prince of Thieves ''The Prince of Thieves'' is a 1948 American adventure film nominally inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel ''Le Prince des voleurs''. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood with stuntwork by Jock ...
'', a film starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood. *1950: '' Rogues of Sherwood Forest'', a film starring
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'', a Robert Lippert film with Robert Clarke as Robin Hood *1952: '' The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men'', a feature from Walt Disney, starring Richard Todd as Robin,
Joan Rice Joan Rice (3 February 1930 – 1 January 1997) was an English film actress. Rice is best known for her role as Dalabo in the film '' His Majesty O'Keefe'' (1954) which co-starred Burt Lancaster. Apart from that she played Maid Marian in ''The ...
as Marian,
Peter Finch Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville ...
as the Sheriff of Nottingham, James Hayter as Friar Tuck, James Robertson Justice as Little John,
Hubert Gregg Hubert Robert Harry Gregg (19 July 1914 – 29 March 2004) was a British broadcaster, writer and actor. In his later years, he was known for the BBC Radio 2 "oldies" shows ''A Square Deal'' and ''Thanks for the Memory''. He was also a novelist, ...
as Prince John,
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as Alan-a-Dale, Anthony Forwood as Will Scarlet, as
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as King Richard. *1954: ''
The Men of Sherwood Forest ''The Men of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Val Guest and starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore and David King-Wood. The film follows the exploits of Robin Hood and his followers. Doreen Carwit ...
'', a
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feature starring Don Taylor as Robin. *1958: '' The Son of Robin Hood'', where the 'son' of Robin Hood, is actually his daughter, played by
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. *1960 ''
Sword of Sherwood Forest ''Sword of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1960 British Eastman Color adventure film in MegaScope directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Film Productions. Richard Greene reprises the role of Robin Hood, which he played in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' o ...
'', a
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version, Richard Greene reprising his television role. *1967: ''
A Challenge for Robin Hood ''A Challenge for Robin Hood'' is a 1967 British adventure film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Barrie Ingham, Peter Blythe and John Arnatt. Plot When the father of the De Courtenay family dies, the brothers argue about th ...
'', a
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version, with
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as Robin Hood. *1969: '' Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood'' a
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version. *1973: '' Robin Hood'' an animated adaptation that was also produced by Walt Disney Productions. *1976: '' Robin and Marian'' starring
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as Robin,
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as Maid Marian,
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as Little John and Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck. *1991: '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', starring Kevin Costner as Robin, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Marian, Christian Slater as Will Scarlet, Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Mike McShane as Friar Tuck, Nick Brimble as Little John, and Michael Wincott as Guy of Gisbourne, with
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appearing as King Richard in the finale. *1991: '' Robin Hood'', starring Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman, is a reinvention of the story pitting Robin Hood against different antagonists. The film was released theatrically in Europe, Australia and Japan, and on television on the
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network in the United States and in South America. *1993: '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'', a film by Mel Brooks that spoofs both the 1938 and the 1991 films and recycles bits from his short-lived late-1975 Robin Hood TV sitcom ''When Things Were Rotten''. Cary Elwes plays Robin in the movie.
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plays Prince John while Roger Rees plays the Sheriff of Nottingham. Amy Yasbeck plays Marian, Eric Alan Kramer is Little John, and Matthew Porretta is Will Scarlet. Patrick Stewart appears in the ending, spoofing Sean Connery's take on King Richard. *2010: '' Robin Hood'', a film directed by
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and starring
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as Robin,
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as Marian, Oscar Isaac as Prince John,
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as King Richard, Mark Addy as Friar Tuck,
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as the Sheriff of Nottingham,
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as Little John,
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as Will Scarlet, and Alan Doyle as Alan-a-Dale. *2018: '' Robin Hood'', a film directed by Otto Bathurst previously titled ''Robin Hood: Origins'', starring Taron Egerton as Robin, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Eve Hewson as Marian, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet, and Paul Anderson as Guy of Gisborne


Direct-to-video features

*1994: ''Robin Hood: Prince of Sherwood'', starring Jason Braly as Robin Hood *2007: ''Splitting the Arrow''. Sometime in the 12th Century, a documentary crew entered Sherwood Forest in search of a legend. This is what followed. Calvert Tooley plays Robin Hood. *2018: ''Robin Hood: The Rebellion,'' a film directed by Nicholas Winter.


Television films

*1968: ''
The Legend of Robin Hood The Legend of Robin Hood may refer to: * ''The Legend of Robin Hood'' (1968 film), an NBC television musical * ''The Legend of Robin Hood'' (album), a 2021 album by Chris de Burgh * ''The Legend of Robin Hood'' (board game) * ''The Legend of Ro ...
'', a 90-minute American television musical, featuring the songs of Sammy Cahn and
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. Starring David Watson as Robin Hood, and
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as King Richard. *1975: '' Robin Hood Junior'', starring Keith Chegwin as a young Robin. This was spun off into a short series ''The Unbroken Arrow'', in 1976 with different actors. *1984: ''
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1984 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Ray Austin and starring George Segal, Morgan Fairchild, Roddy McDowall, Janet Suzman and Tom Baker. It is a parody of the Robin Hood story. Pl ...
'', a made-for-TV spoof starring
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(Robin),
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(Marian) and Roddy McDowall (Prince John). *2001: ''
Princess of Thieves ''Princess of Thieves'' is a romantic adventure TV movie starring Keira Knightley, produced by Granada Productions in 2001 and first broadcast on ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' on ABC in the United States that same year. Co-starring in the ...
'', a Disney-produced American made-for-TV movie, starred Keira Knightley as Robin Hood's ( Stuart Wilson) heroic adolescent daughter, Gwyn, who takes over her father's role and comes to his rescue. *2009: ''
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'', a TV movie starring Robin Dunne as Robin Hood and Erica Durance as Maid Marian


Television series

*1953: '' Robin Hood'' a television series on
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, featured Patrick Troughton, in the first representation of Robin Hood on television. *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) **1956: ''Robin Hood's Greatest Adventures'' (also starring Donald Pleasence as Prince John) (compilation from the Richard Greene TV series) (1991 release, according to some sources) **1958: ''Robin Hood: The Quest for the Crown'' (compilation from the Richard Greene TV series) (1991 or 1995 release, according to some sources) *1975: ''
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'', a six-episode BBC
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starring Martin Potter in the title role, Paul Darrow as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Diane Keen as Lady Marion. The adaptation was aired on public television in the USA later in the 1970s. *1975: ''
When Things Were Rotten ''When Things Were Rotten'' is an American sitcom television series created in 1975 by Mel Brooks. It aired for half a season on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network. A parody of the Robin Hood legend, the series starred Dick Gautier (w ...
'', a comedy TV series produced by Mel Brooks and starring Richard Gautier (as an imbecilic Robin Hood),
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and Misty Rowe. *1984–1986: ''
Robin of Sherwood ''Robin of Sherwood'' is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In the ...
'', a fantasy-style British television series starring
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and later
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as Robin. The series set the template for many of the adaptations that followed, most notably the introduction of a Saracen (
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) outlaw and the move to a grittier tone. *1989–1994: ''
Maid Marian and her Merry Men ''Maid Marian and her Merry Men'' is a British children's television series created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC1 and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994. The show was a pa ...
'', a British children's TV show, rewrote the legend somewhat, with Marian as the dynamic leader of the resistance against Prince John, Robin as her thick-headed, cowardly, buffoonish figurehead, and Nottingham as John's put-upon, sarcastic enforcer. *1997–1998: ''
The New Adventures of Robin Hood ''The New Adventures of Robin Hood'' is an action adventure television series that premiered on January 13, 1997, on TNT. The show was based on the legend of Robin Hood, the English folk hero, and was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was produce ...
'', a French–U.S. TV series, starred Matthew Porretta as a black-leather-clad Robin in the first two seasons and John Bradley taking over the lead role in the final two seasons. The tone of the series resembled its contemporaries '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. Porretta had appeared as Will Scarlet O'Hara in ''Men in Tights''. *2006–2009: '' Robin Hood'', a BBC One television series was produced by Tiger Aspect. It was first broadcast as thirteen-episode series in the UK from October to December 2006, with a second series following in 2007, and third in 2009. Jonas Armstrong stars in the title role.


Robin Hood in Ivanhoe, English-language live-action films and television series

'' Ivanhoe: A Romance'' by Walter Scott is an
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published in three volumes, in 1819, proved to be one of the best-known and most influential of Scott's novels, so much it influenced popular perceptions of Robin Hood. The following adaptions of the novel are known to feature Robin Hood:


Theatrical features

*1913: ''
Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'', featuring Walter Thomas as Robin Hood. *1952: ''
Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'', a film featuring Harold Warrender as Locksley (Robin Hood).


Television films

*1982: ''
Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'', TV film with Robin Hood played by David Robb.


Television series

*1958-1959: ''
Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'', TV series starring
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as Ivanhoe. Features
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as "Sir Robert" in the episode "Arms and the Women". *1997: ''
Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...
'', a TV mini-series featuring Aden Gillett as Robin of Locksley.


Robin Hood–themed parodies, English-language live-action films and television series

Since Robin Hood is a character in the public domain, there is no restriction on his use. Thus, he has often appeared in other films and TV series that do not revolve around the legend in strictest terms, and some other characters have played a Robin Hood-like role. or be an In others Robin Hood is interactive with other characters that originate in other TV shows and films.


Theatrical features and serials

* 1939: '' Mexicali Rose is an American Western film directed by
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and starring
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,
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, and Noah Beery. Based on a story by Luci Ward and
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* 1946: ''
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'' is a serial with a period setting, in this case 12th century England. The serial is largely based on the Robin Hood legends, to the extent of including outlaws from Sherwood Forest, but it does not include or reference Robin Hood himself. *1952: ''
Miss Robin Hood ''Miss Robin Hood'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin, and starring Margaret Rutherford and Richard Hearne. Other actors involved include Dora Bryan, James Robertson Justice, Peter Jones (actor), Peter Jones, Sid James, R ...
'', a British film starring Margaret Rutherford as a modern-day female Robin Hood. *1963: ''
Siege of the Saxons ''Siege of the Saxons'' is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Nathan H. Juran and released by Columbia Pictures. Starring Janette Scott and Ronald Lewis, the film is set in the time of King Arthur, but, as with many Arthurian themed films ...
'', a British Arthurian film starring Janette Scott as Princess Katherine (King Arthur's daughter) and Ronald Lewis as Robert Marshall, a thieving archer who proclaims he only steals from the rich. The two go on the run as outlaws and fall in love after the evil Edmund of Cornwall attempts to usurp Arthur's throne after his death. *1964: ''
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'', a
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set in 1930s gangster Chicago, with
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as "Robbo". *1971: '' Up the Chastity Belt'', starring Frankie Howerd, with
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as Robin Hood. *1981: '' Time Bandits'', starring
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,
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, Shelley Duvall; written and directed by Terry Gilliam had a short spoof of the Robin Hood legend, with Robin (played by Cleese) being portrayed as an upper class twit and as a parody of Charles, Prince of Wales.


Television series

*1963: "Opie and His Merry Men", an episode of '' The Andy Griffith Show'': A hobo tells Opie Taylor and his friends stories about Robin Hood and encourages them to emulate him. *1966: Art Carney played the supervillain The Archer, who was based on Robin Hood, in season 2 of ''
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", 1966). *1968: In ''
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'' episode "The Revenge of Robin Hood", the former outlaw is the Earl of Huntington who gets
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to sign the
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. *1970: A 1970s
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skit from '' Sesame Street'' featured Ernie as Robin Hood, auditioning new recruits for his Merry Men, including Harvey Kneeslapper. *1970: '' The Muppet Show'' did their version of Robin Hood for one episode with Kermit the Frog as the titular character, Fozzie Bear as Little John, Gonzo the Great as the Sheriff of Nottingham with guest star Lynn Redgrave as Maid Marian. The show takes an unusual twist mid-way when Miss Piggy, jealous that Redgrave is the leading lady instead of her (gets a consolation role as "Sister Tuck" as opposed to Friar Tuck), kidnaps her, locks her up in her dressing room and unsuccessfully takes her place during the rescue scene, to which Kermit and his Merry Men end up saving the real Maid Marian (Lynn Redgrave). *1973: Dennis Moore is a sketch that appears in "Dennis Moore," the thirty-seventh episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Dennis Moore is a Highwayman who steals 'Lupins' from the rich and gives them to the poor, once the rich become poor and the poor become rich and pompous, he steals the 'lupins' from the poor, returning them to the rich. The melody for the Dennis Moore song is taken from a song originally about Robin Hood ("Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Riding through the glen..."). *1982: '' Voyagers!'' (TV series) (Episode 10 "An Arrow Pointing East" aired 12 December 1982) Voyagers Jon-Erik Hexum (Phineas Bogg) and
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(Jeffrey Jones) help Robin Hood played by Dan Hamilton sneak into an archery competition to rescue Maid Marian.TV.com
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" features the crew being forced to play out a real-Robin Hood tale ( Captain Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, as Robin Hood) when Q recreates it. *1995: The ''
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" is set in an alternate history where Great Britain successfully suppressed the American Revolution. The plot of the episode broadly follows the story of Robin Hood, with the British States of America being a heavily taxed and oppressed corner of the British Empire, the villain (an alternate version of Maximillian Arturo) being styled as the Sheriff of San Francisco but serving as a viceroy, and Quinn Mallory and the revolutionary
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serving as Robin Hood and his Merry Men (particularly after adopting the tactic of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor). *1996:
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plays Robin Hood in the episode "Paw Prints of Thieves", to portray Joe's fight to give leftover food to a homeless shelter, even if it is against regulations. *1996: ''
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'', a made-for-TV movie starring Devon Sawa as a modern teenage Robin attending a prep school with the snobbish John Prince, played by Joshua Jackson. Set in modern times. *1999: The ''
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'' Millennium Special '' Back & Forth'' featured Robin Hood much like the recurring character Lord Flashheart, with similar boisterous personas and played by the same actor ( Rik Mayall), with
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as Maid Marian. In his role, he proclaims his Merry Men have "strong muscle tone and are not gay!" though his Merry Men later betray and kill him after a time-travelling
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convinced them that their purpose of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor is ultimately pathetic. *1999: ''
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'', a children's series featuring a teenage descendant of Robin ("Robyn Hood") who discovers she has the power to travel back in time, and joins with the children of her ancestor's band (Joan Little, Phil Scarlet, etc.). *2005: ''
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'' episode 7.14, "Carpe Demon", an ex-demon named Drake uses his powers to turn himself and the sisters into Robin Hood, Maid Marion, and Robin's merry men. A sorcerer casts a spell on Drake making him believe that he is Robin Hood and that Phoebe is Maid Marion. * 2007: '' Chucklevision'' episode 19.6 "Sherwood Chuckle": the Chuckle Brothers join Robin Hood and his merry men and set out to save Maid Marion from the Sheriff of Nottingham. *2001–2006: '' Last of the Summer Wine'': Billy Hardcastle often claims himself as being a 'direct descendant of Robin Hood'. *2011–2018: '' Once Upon a Time'', an
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television series based on major Disney animated films. Robin Hood appears as a recurring character, where he is played first by Tom Ellis in Season Two and later Sean Maguire starting in Season Three. In Season Six, Maguire plays a different version of the character who follows Regina home from a fantasy world. *2013: In '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'': Robin Hood (played as above by Maguire) appears in the "Forget Me Not" episode of the series in which Will Scarlett joins the Merry Men. Scarlett is the real name of "The Knave", a lead character in the ''Wonderland'' series. *2013: Series 3 of '' Gigglebiz'' introduced Will Singalot (played by Justin Fletcher like many other characters in the series) who was the minstrel of Robin Hood (played by Tom Golding). Will would always constantly sing and spoil Robin's plans to impress Maid Marian (played by Ellie Kirk). *2014: In ''
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'', Robin Hood appears in the third episode of eighth series, "
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" by Mark Gatiss, played by actor Tom Riley. *2015: Though never having made an appearance, Robin Hood is mentioned in the Arrowverse. He is one of the inspirations that is adopted by
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for which he becomes the vigilante
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''. In the related series, ''
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'', antagonist Vandal Savage mentions that he trained Robin Hood to become the professional archer that he was known as.


Abandoned projects

*In 2010 Lana and Lilly Wachowski announced their intention to direct the film ''Hood'', a modern adaptation of the Robin Hood legend. *In 2014 Disney were developing a Robin Hood movie provisionally titled ''Nottingham & Hood'', with first time screenwriter Brandon Barker writing, and a tone similar to the ''
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mooted the idea of building a shared universe based on various characters from the Robin Hood mythos, spinning off Merry Men like Will Scarlett and Little John into their own separate films.


Robin Hood, English-language animated films and television series


Theatrical shorts

*1939: ''
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'', a
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animated cartoon. *1948: ''
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'', an animated cartoon with Popeye. *1949: ''
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'', a Chuck Jones animated cartoon with Bugs Bunny and footage of Errol Flynn. *1949: '' Robin Hoodlum'' A UPA cartoon starring Fox and Crow with the Fox as Robin Hood, and the Crow as Sheriff is hence man. *1958: ''
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'', a Chuck Jones animated cartoon in which Daffy Duck believes he is Robin Hood and tries unsuccessfully to convince an unbelieving
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(himself dressed like Friar Tuck). *1958: ''
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'', an animated cartoon with Tom and Jerry. *1962: "Not in Nottingham", featuring Loopy de Loop and Robin Hood. *1968: '' Pinkcome Tax'', a DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoon directed by Arthur Davis and starring the Pink Panther, who takes on the role of a Merry Man, and unsuccessfully tries to free an imprisoned peasant (played by the Panther's recurring foil, The Little Man) who is locked up for being too poor to pay his taxes. After both of them wind up in the dungeon, they get a letter from Robin Hood who promises to save them, only for Robin to be jailed as well.


Theatrical features

*1973: '' Robin Hood'', a Walt Disney production, which had the various characters depicted as
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animal characters, including Robin Hood and Maid Marian as
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es. *2001: Robin Hood (credited as "Monsieur Hood" and voiced by Vincent Cassel) and the Merry Men make a brief appearance as unwelcome rescuers in the movie version of William Steig's '' Shrek''. Here, they speak with
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accents, partake in Irish step-dancing, and are defeated by Princess Fiona. The Latin American dub depicts Robin Hood commanding the Musketeers.


Direct-to-video features

*2012: '' Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'', a film released in October 2012 starring Tom and Jerry.


Animated television films

*1972: ''
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whose all-animal cast predates
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by one year. *1986: ''Ivanhoe'', animated TV movie with Robert Coleby providing the voice of Robin Hood. *1988: ''Storybook Classics - The Adventures Of Robin Hood'', animated. Burbank Films Australias *2007: ''Robin Hood: Quest for the King'', animated TV film, with antrophomorphed characters. Produced by BKN *2012: ''Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men'', a VeggieTales TV film released in spring 2012.


Television series

*1959: "Robin Hood Yogi", a Yogi Bear short from '' The Huckleberry Hound Show''. *1959: "Nottingham and Yeggs", a Huckleberry Hound short from ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. *1960: "Robin Hood", an episode of '' Peabody's Improbable History''. *1964: "Robin Hood", a four-part episode of ''
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in the role of Friar Tuck. *1967: '' Rocket Robin Hood'', a space-age version of the Robin Hood legend, where he and his band of Merry Spacemen live in the year 3000 on Sherwood Asteroid and fight the evil Sheriff who rules the space territory of N.O.T.T. (Trillium / Steve Krantz Production) *1982: In
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cartoon series, there was a second-season episode titled "The Adventures of Robin Smurf", where Vanity Smurf took the role of Robin Hood and Smurfette was Maid Marian. *1984: ''
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'' launched their sixth season of the show with a spoof titled "Once Upon A Timeslip", in which the narrator discovered his voice controlled the on-screen antics, and who then put Danger Mouse and his assistant Penfold through a comic adventure as Robin Hood and Little John. *1988: '' ALF Tales'', has an episode called "Robin Hood", where the cast fights for the right to promote their swing band, Ye Merry Men. *1989: Robin Hood was parodied in an episode of ''
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'' as Hooded Robin, an Albatoss who can imitate anyone's voice, and helped the young Mushroom Peoples of Sharewood Village against the Sheriff of Koopingham. *1990: A '' Garfield and Friends'' episode was called "Robin Hog", a ''
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'' where Orson fantasizes himself as Robin Hog. *1990: The '' Tiny Toon Adventures'' episode "Weirdest Story Ever Told" featured a segment titled "Robin Hare". This version featured
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as the title character and
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as the "Sheriff of Naughty Ham". A book loosely based on the episode was also released, possibly as "Buster Hood". *1991: The episode of Captain N: The Game Master "Misadventures in Robin Hood Woods" had the heroes from the show aid Robin in defeating Prince John and rescuing Maid Marian. *1991: ''
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, tells a version of the story in which Robin (Voiced by Thor Bishopric) and his men, as well as Maid Marian, are teenagers. This version also incorporates several fantasy elements. For example, Robin is sometimes assisted by a forest-dwelling old woman who knows
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. *1991: '' The Ren and Stimpy Show'' episode ''Robin Höek'' from the first season had
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and Stimpy recreate the story of Robin Hood with Ren as Robin Hood and Stimpy as everyone else. Though it was a story Stimpy read, it ended as a nightmare for Ren. *2001: Robin Hood and his merry men have a brief cameo in the first episode of
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's '' Samurai Jack'' as Jacks mentors when he visits England during his training. *2005: ''
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'', a British animated series features Robin Hood who rivals Arthur. *2008: an episode of the Canadian-American children's TV series, '' The Backyardigans'' released the episode, "Robin Hood the Clean". hows Pablo the Penguin assuming his own playful version of the character Robin Hood as he happily works to clean up the village of Filthingham. * 2012: '' VeggieTales: Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men'' features a version of the legend featured as the titular segment. This version featured Larry the Cucumber as the title character (Robin Hood), Jimmy Gourd as Little John,
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as Friar Cluck (Friar Tuck),
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as Bill Scarlet, Bob the Tomato as the Sheriff of Bethlingham (Sheriff of Nottingham), and
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as Prince John. *2013: In Ever After High, the son of Robin Hood, Sparrow Hood, appears. He has a band called The Merry Men, sons of the Merry mens. *2019:
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Robin Hood-themed non-English language films and television series


Live-action theatrical features

*1960: '' Robin Hood and the Pirates'' (''Robin Hood e i pirati''), an Italian film with Lex Barker as Robin Hood. *1962: '' The Triumph of Robin Hood'', an Italian film with
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as Robin Hood and
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as Little John. *1962: ''Sakhi Robin'', an Indian Hindi-language drama film by B. J. Patel, starring Rajan Kapoor as the outlaw and Shalini as Maid Marian. *1965: ''Adventure of Robin Hood and Bandits'', an Indian Hindi-language film again by B.J. Patel, starring Prashant as Robin Hood, Parveen Choudhary as Maid Marian, Shyam Kumar as Prince John, Saudagar Singh as Little John, Lord Jambal as Sheriff of Nottingham, and Nilofer as Christabel - the fiancée of Alan-a-Dale. *1970: ''
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'' a Spanish/Italian co-production with Carlos Quiney as Robin Hood *1971 : '' L'Arciere di fuoco'' (known under the English-language titles ''Long live Robin Hood'' and ''The Scalawag Bunch''), an Italian film starring
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as Robin Hood. *1975: ''
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'' (''Strely Robin Guda'', ''Стрелы Робин Гуда''), a Soviet adaptation in Russian by Sergey Tarasov, starring
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as Robin Hood, with songs of Vladimir Vysotsky. *1983: '' The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe'' (''Ballada O Doblestnom Rytsare Ayvengo'', ''Баллада о доблестном рыцаре Айвенго''), a Russian adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's ''
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'' by Sergey Tarasov, with songs of Vladimir Vysotsky, starring
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as Robin Hood, who helps Ivanhoe to restore
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's kingdom. *1986: '' Superfantozzi'', an Italian film, the fifth of the Fantozzi comedy film series. Directed by Neri Parenti, it stars Paolo Villaggio as several incarnations of the character
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during the whole history of humanity. In one segment set in medieval England, a poor Fantozzi is given a large sum of gold from Robin Hood (played by
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), only to be robbed minutes later by Robin himself because that gold made him rich. *1988: ''
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'' (Translation: Today's Robin Hood) is a 1988 adventure-drama Indian Hindi film directed and produced by Tapan Sinha. It stars Anil Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Nana Patekar, Rabi Ghosh and Satish Shah in lead roles. *1990: ''
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'' (English: Xuxa and the Bumbling in The Mystery of Robin Hood) is a 1990 Brazilian comedy-adventure film, directed by José Alvarenga Júnior. The film is starring Xuxa Meneghel and Os Trapalhões. *2012: '' Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood'', a German/US international co-production.


Live-action television films

*1966: ''
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'', a German TV-film (2 parts) with Hans von Borsody as Robin Hood


Live-action television series

*2008: ''
Catch Me Now ''Catch Me Now'' (Traditional Chinese: 原來愛上賊) is a TVB modern action series broadcast in April 2008. Synopsis Ko Chit (Damian Lau) lost his parents to an accidental fire in his teenage years, mourning with resignation until he realiz ...
'', a Chinese TV series, with modern settings *2016: '' Alyas Robin Hood'', a Philippine primetime series produced by GMA Network.


Parodies, theatrical films

*1966: '' Beware of the car'' updates the legend to modern Russia, with Innokenty Smoktunovsky playing a taxi driver turned car thief who gives the stolen money to orphanages. *1968: ''
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'' (''Noin seitsemän veljestä'') is a Finnish loose-based parody of the Robin Hood story, directed by Jukka Virtanen, and written, produced and starred by Spede Pasanen.


Parodies, short films

*2004: ''Nottingham 2051''. Year 2051. Robin Hood and Little John want to deliver "essential pharmacies" in the third world. Robin Hood is played by Tiziano Scrocca. Italian production


Parodies, theatrical films

*1985:'' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' is a Tamil-language action thriller film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. *1985:''
Nyayam Meere Cheppali ''Nyayam Meere Cheppali'' () is a 1985 Telugu-language film starring Suman and Jayasudha. The film was a remake of a Hindi film ''Aaj Ki Awaz '' (1984) which later remade in Tamil as '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Rajinikant ...
'' is a Telugu film starring Suman and Jayasudha in the lead roles * 2008: ''
Iljimae ''Iljimae'' (; literally "One blossom branch") is a 2008 South Korean period-action television series, starring Lee Joon-gi in the title role of Iljimae. It is loosely based on the comic strip ''Iljimae'', published between 1975 and 1977, writt ...
'', a South Korean television drama series, based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. * 2009: ''
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'', a South Korean television drama series, based on comic strip ''Iljimae'', published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. *2015: Kamen Rider Ghost can access a green archer form called Robin Hood Damashii which is accessed by the ghost of Robin Hood himself. Robin Hood's spirit also helps Kamen Rider Ghost/Takeru Tenkuuji on his journey to unite the 15 Legendary Heroic Souls.


Animated features

*1970: ''Brave Robin Hood'' a Soviet stop-motion animated film of a film studio " Soyuzmultfilm" which was created by the director Anatoliy Karanovich on Evgeny Agranovich's verses performed by Mikhail Ziv.


Animated TV series

*1990–1992: '' Robin Hood'' ( ja, ロビンフッドの大冒険, ''Robin Hood no Daibōken''), a Japanese animated series developed by Tatsunoko Productions, tells a version of the story in which Robin (Voiced by Kazue Ikura) and his men (and women), as well as Maid Marian, are – in majority – children. This version also incorporates several fantasy elements, mainly expressed in mystic powers of the nature and a powerful treasure protected by the forest Sherwood itself. The whole series contains strong environmental messages as well as morals relating to real life. *1994: Keroppi The Sanrio anime Keroppi (Kero Kero Keroppi) has a Robin Hood episode, in which the cast reenacts the legend. *1997: In an episode of ''
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'' anime, one of the forms Honey takes in that episode is Robin Hood Honey. *2013: '' Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'', an Indian-French CGI animated series produced by Method Animation and DQ Enternainement. Shows a children's version of Robin Hood. *2018: Robin Hood is featured as a servant summoned from the past to fight in a Holy Grail War in the anime series ''
Fate/Extra Last Encore is a loose anime adaptation of the role-playing game ''Fate/Extra'' produced by Shaft and aired from January 28 until July 29, 2018. Part of the ''Fate'' franchise by game studio Type-Moon, it was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamot ...
'', a part of the
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franchise created by
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References

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