Robert Powell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Robert Powell (born June 1, 1944) is an English actor. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University. In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first starring role in The Italian Job (1969). Some of his well known movies include Franco Ziefirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the remake of The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), and the popular TV series "Doomwatch" (1970). Robert married on 29th August, 1975 to Barbara 'Babs' Lord. They now have a son and a daughter. In 1982, Robert won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperative (1982). He won the best actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin (1980). For his portrayal of Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth he received best actor awards from TV Times and Italian TV Times, the international arts prize at the Fiuggi Film Festival, grand prize at the Saint-Vincent Film Festival, and a nomination as best actor from The Irish Academy of Film and Television arts. In reference to his role as Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth, Robert said, "I hope Jesus Christ will be the last in my line of sensitive young men for quite a while.".
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Filmography
Network First
TV · 1 ep
The Queen of Heaven
Movie · as Jesus / Nikodemus
2001 Events
Movie · as Jesús
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Movie · as Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Movie · as Himself
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Host · 4 eps
Tales of Television Centre
Movie · as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
World War II in Colour
TV · as Narrator · 13 eps
International Terrorism Since 1945
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Cult of Doomwatch
Movie
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Movie · as Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick
Movie · as Robert
Churchill's Bodyguard
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 13 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Dr. Haydock · 1 ep
Great SAS Missions
TV · as Narrator · 7 eps
The Queen's Lost Uncle
Movie · as Narrator
Seven Games from Glory
Movie · as Narrator
Century of Navy
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
The Second World War in Color
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Holby City
TV · as Mark Williams · 316 eps
Treasure Island
Movie · as Dr. Livesey
Pride of Africa
Movie · as David Webb
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Barry Jemmerson · 2 eps
Fantomcat
TV · as Fantomcat · 26 eps
Titanic - The Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Movie · as Narrator
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Movie
The Legends of Treasure Island
Movie · as Dr Livesey (voice)
The Detectives
TV · as Dave Briggs · 29 eps
The Legends of Treasure Island
TV · as Dr. Livesey (voice) · 26 eps
Great Crimes and Trials
TV · 26 eps
The Century of Warfare
TV · 26 eps
Chunuk Bair
Movie · as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
The English Civil Wars
Movie · as Narrator
The Golden Years
Movie
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Movie · as John Barth
Il segno del comando
Movie · as Prof. Edward Foster
The First Circle
Movie · as Gleb Nershin
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Movie · as Narrator
Pebble Mill
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
TV · as Ambrosius · 5 eps
Romeo.Juliet
Movie · as Romeo (voice)
Canned Carrott
TV · 12 eps
Keeping Up Appearances
TV · as Cabbie · 1 ep
Down There in the Jungle
Movie · as Kruger
Hannay
TV · as Richard Hannay · 13 eps
Love Sins
Movie · as Gabriele D'Annunzio
Classic Ghost Stories
Movie · as Professor
Shaka Zulu
TV · as Dr. Henry Fynn · 10 eps
Classic Ghost Stories
TV · as Professor · 5 eps
Frankenstein
Movie · as Victor Frankenstein
What Waits Below
Movie · as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
The Wandering Company
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Jigsaw Man
Movie · as Jamie Fraser
Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Imperative
Movie · as Augustin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Phoebus
Countdown
TV · 6 eps
The Survivor
Movie · as Keller
Pygmalion
Movie · as Higgins
Celebrity Playhouse
TV · as Professor Henry Higgins · 1 ep
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Movie · as Pierre
Harlequin
Movie · as Gregory Wolfe
Walkabout to Hollywood
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
Movie · as Richard Hannay
The Four Feathers
Movie · as Jack Durrance
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Beyond Good and Evil
Movie · as Paul Rée
Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Jesus · 4 eps
Tommy
Movie · as Captain Walker
Looking for Clancy
TV · as Frank Clancy · 5 eps
Mahler
Movie · as Gustav Mahler
Death to Sister Mary
Movie · as Rook
Zodiac
TV · as Brian Godfrey · 1 ep
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
Movie · as Himself
Lady Killer
Movie · as Paul Tanner
Thriller
TV · as Paul Tanner, Rook · 1 ep
Asylum
Movie · as Dr. Martin
The Asphyx
Movie · as Giles Cunningham
Shelley
Movie · as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Running Scared
Movie · as Tom Betancourt
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Movie · as Frank Gardner
Crown Court
TV · as Lance Porter · 1 ep
The Edwardians
TV · as Charles Stewart Rolls · 1 ep
Secrets
Movie · as Allan Wood
Jude the Obscure
TV · as Jude Fawley · 6 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stage 2
TV · as Frank Gardner · 1 ep
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Movie · as Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch
Movie · as Shaun
Doomwatch
TV · as Tobias Wren · 13 eps
Sentimental Education
TV · as Frederic Moreau · 4 eps
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Movie · as Arkie
The Italian Job
Movie · as Yellow
Tower of London: The Innocent
Movie · as Earl of Warwick
Walk a Crooked Path
Movie
Robbery
Movie · as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
City '68
TV · as Paul Pevney · 1 ep
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
TV · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Valentine · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Arkie, Shaun, Lionel Crane · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Phoebus · 1 ep