Actor 'beat 2 cops with own baton' CHARGES.A HOLLYWOOD actor has been charged with battering two cops with one of their own batons after violence flared at an anti-George Bush demo in London. Scot George Anton, 43, has starred in big-budget movies including Harrison Ford's Cold War thriller K-19: The Widowmaker and recently appeared in the BBC's adaptation of Robin Hood Robin Hood, legendary hero of 12th-century England who robbed the rich to help the poor. Chivalrous, manly, fair, and always ready for a joke, Robin Hood reflected many of the ideals of the English yeoman. . He has been bailed until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links 3 when he will appear before Westminster magistrates accused of theft of a police baton, two assaults and violent disorder. Anton was among 2,500 demonstrators in London's Parliament Square on June 15 as the outgoing US President drove by during his UK visit. Around 25 protesters were arrested and 10 cops injured. |
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