Roderic Noble was born on 3 October 1957 and is an English former child actor, best known for his role as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov in the 1971 film, Nicholas and Alexandra.
13 Facts About Roderic Noble
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Roderic Noble was cast in Nicholas and Alexandra upon recommendation to the casting director Maude Spector by his elocution teacher Michael Wilde.
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Roderic Noble was chosen for the role mainly because of his resemblance to Alexei.
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Roderic Noble appeared on a single episode of The Main Chance in 1972, after which he stopped acting.
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Roderic Noble had enjoyed making the movie because "every scene was different, new and exciting".
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Roderic Noble revealed the worst part of making the 1971 classic was "learning all of the lines".
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Roderic Noble stated in the rare interview that as part of the film was made on location, his mother cared for him when he was away from the family home.
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Roderic Noble added that filming on location meant "every day was different and good fun".
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Roderic Noble said he had been given horse-riding lessons by the production team so he could film all his own sequences.
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Roderic Noble added the most difficult scene to film was when he had to go down some stairs on a sled.
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Roderic Noble just found them to be "encouraging and friendly" which made for a "very easy experience" when making the movie.
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Roderic Noble singled out the "very easygoing director" Franklin J Schaffner for praise.
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Roderic Noble was a man "not histrionic" and not prone to outbursts.