British born actor Michael Praed went on to worldwide fame in the 1980s thanks to his prominent role of Robin of Loxley in Robin Hood, a popular TV series throughout the decade. Born Michael Prince, his Praed surname was adopted after the UK actors’ trade union Equity already had a certain Michael Prince among its members, so he picked it out of a telephone book and made it his stage name. Other key parts for him include as Prince Michael of Mold...