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| {{Cast Data | | {{Cast Data |
| | image=Cast - Robert Lunny c. 2000s.jpg | | | image=Britton.png |
| | character=[[Briton]] | | | character=[[Briton]] |
| | series=1980 | | | series=1980 |
| | born_month=8 | | | born_month= |
| | born_day=31 | | | born_day= |
| | born_year=1942 | | | born_year= |
| | death_month=3 | | | death_month= |
| | death_day=19 | | | death_day= |
| | death_year=2020 | | | death_year= |
| | nationality=US | | | nationality= |
| | imdb=1214544 | | | imdb= 1214544 |
| | sortkey=Lunny, Robert | | | sortkey=Lunny, Robert |
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| '''Robert Lunny''' (August 31, 1942 – March 19, 2020) was an American actor who portrayed [[Briton]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". | | '''Robert Lunny''' is the actor who played [[Briton]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". |
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| == Biography ==
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| === Early Life ===
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| Robert Lunny was born on August 31, 1942, in Hartford, Connecticut.<ref group="external" name="lunny_obituary_hartford_courant_birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/robert-lunny-obituary?id=2226778#:~:text=Robert%20Lunny%20passed%20away%20peacefully%20into%20eternal%20life%20on%20March%2019%2C%202020.%20Born%20in%20Hartford%20in%201942|title=Robert Lunny Obituary|publisher=Hartford Courant via Legacy.com|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref> He grew up in a close-knit North End neighborhood of Hartford and graduated from Weaver High School in 1961.<ref group="external" name="lunny_obituary_hartford_courant_education">{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/robert-lunny-obituary?id=2226778#:~:text=Bob%20grew%20up%20in%20a%20close-knit%20North%20End%20neighborhood%2C%20graduating%20from%20Weaver%20High%20School%20in%201961|title=Robert Lunny Obituary|publisher=Hartford Courant via Legacy.com|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref>
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| === Career ===
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| ==== Theater ====
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| Lunny appeared in the national touring production of the musical ''Mame'', which ran from September 25, 1969, to June 13, 1970. He performed as one of Mame's Friends and served as the understudy for the role of Uncle Jeff.<ref group="external" name="ibdb_lunny_mame_touring_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-lunny-527384#:~:text=Mame%20(Sep%2025%2C%201969%20%2D%20Jun%2013%2C%201970)%20Performer%3A%20Robert%20Lunny%20%5BMame's%20Friend%5D%20Understudy%3A%20Robert%20Lunny%20%5BUncle%20Jeff%5D|title=Robert Lunny – Broadway Cast & Staff|publisher=Internet Broadway Database|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref>
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| ==== Television ====
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| Lunny's television career included appearances in several notable series. He appeared in the long-running daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', which began airing in 1963.<ref group="external" name="imdb_lunny_general_hospital_credit">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214544/#:~:text=known%20for%20The%20Incredible%20Hulk%20(1977)%2C%20General%20Hospital%20(1963)|title=Robert Lunny|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref> He also had a role in ''The Incredible Hulk'' series, which premiered in 1977.<ref group="external" name="imdb_lunny_incredible_hulk_credit">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214544/#:~:text=known%20for%20The%20Incredible%20Hulk%20(1977)|title=Robert Lunny|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref>
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| In 1980, Lunny appeared in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' as [[Briton]], a character in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". His performance in this episode was later included in the compilation film ''[[Conquest of the Earth (VHS)|Conquest of the Earth]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_lunny_galactica_1980_credit">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214544/#:~:text=Galactica%201980%20(1980)|title=Robert Lunny|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref>
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| === Personal Life and Death ===
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| Lunny spent both the beginning and end of his life in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was born and later died. He passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020, at the age of 77.<ref group="external" name="lunny_obituary_hartford_courant_death">{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/robert-lunny-obituary?id=2226778#:~:text=Robert%20Lunny%20passed%20away%20peacefully%20into%20eternal%20life%20on%20March%2019%2C%202020|title=Robert Lunny Obituary|publisher=Hartford Courant via Legacy.com|accessdate=10 November 2025}}</ref>
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| == External Sources ==
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