Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Known for
Acting
Born
December 13, 1949 (age 76)
Birthplace
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK

Biography

Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.

Known For

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Filmography

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Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch poster

Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch

Movie · as Narrator

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

2026
The Twelfth Night Reunion poster

The Twelfth Night Reunion

Movie · as Self - Performer

2026
Missed Call poster

Missed Call

TV · 5 eps

2024
Generation Z poster

Generation Z

TV · as Morgan · 6 eps

2023
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition poster

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

Movie · as Narrator

2022
Dodger Special: Christmas poster

Dodger Special: Christmas

Movie · as William Lamb

2022
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Oberon

2022
Sherwood poster

Sherwood

TV · as Franklin Warner · 1 ep

2021
Anything Goes poster

Anything Goes

Movie · as Moonface Martin

2021
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes

Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes

TV · as Narrator · 8 eps

2021
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes poster

The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes

TV · as Narrator · 8 eps

2020
McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds

TV · as Max Crockett · 1 ep

2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil poster

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Movie · as King John

2018
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam poster

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Movie · as Narrator

2018
The Secret Life of Owls poster

The Secret Life of Owls

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

2017
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman poster

Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman

Movie

2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks poster

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Walks with My Dog poster

Walks with My Dog

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Genius poster

Genius

TV · as Hermann Einstein · 2 eps

2016
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

Movie · as Self

2015
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them poster

The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them

Movie

2015
Galavant poster

Galavant

TV · as Chester Wormwood · 8 eps

2014
Grace of Monaco poster

Grace of Monaco

Movie · as Aristote Onassis

2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) poster

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army poster

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army

Movie · as (archive footage)

2013
The Battle of Hood and Bismarck poster

The Battle of Hood and Bismarck

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Atlantis poster

Atlantis

TV · as Daedalus · 12 eps

2011
Spy poster

Spy

TV · as The Examiner · 17 eps

2009
Doctors and Nurses at War

Doctors and Nurses at War

TV · 3 eps

2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas poster

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Movie · as Self

2007
The Trial of Tony Blair poster

The Trial of Tony Blair

Movie · as Tony Blair

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Friends & Crocodiles poster

Friends & Crocodiles

Movie · as William Sneath

2005
A Very Social Secretary poster

A Very Social Secretary

Movie · as Tony Blair

2005
Gideon's Daughter poster

Gideon's Daughter

Movie · as Sneath

2005
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · as D.I. Michael Jericho · 4 eps

2005
Extras poster

Extras

TV · as Robert Lindsay · 1 ep

2005
Space Race poster

Space Race

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Movie · as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")

2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection poster

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

2004
Wimbledon poster

Wimbledon

Movie · as Ian Frazier

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
Hornblower: Loyalty poster

Hornblower: Loyalty

Movie · as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

2003
Hornblower: Duty poster

Hornblower: Duty

Movie · as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

2003
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World poster

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

TV · as Self - Narrator · 7 eps

2001
Hornblower: Mutiny poster

Hornblower: Mutiny

Movie · as Sir Edward Pellew

2001
Hawkins poster

Hawkins

Movie · as Luke Hawkins

2001
Hornblower: Retribution poster

Hornblower: Retribution

Movie · as Sir Edward Pellew

2001
Don't Eat the Neighbours poster

Don't Eat the Neighbours

TV · as Rabbit · 26 eps

2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Movie · as Various Characters

2000
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery poster

Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery

Movie · as Narrator

2000
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome poster

Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome

Movie · as Narrator

2000
Babies at 50 poster

Babies at 50

Movie · as Narrator

2000
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home

Movie · as Narrator

2000
My Family poster

My Family

TV · as Ben Harper · 110 eps

2000
Castaway 2000 poster

Castaway 2000

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 59 eps

1999
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil poster

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Movie · as Captain Pellew

1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters poster

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Movie · as Sir Edward Pellew

1999
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt

Movie · as Narrator

1999
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

TV · as Fagin · 4 eps

1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant poster

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Movie · as Sir Edward Pellew

1998
Divorcing Jack poster

Divorcing Jack

Movie · as Michael Brinn

1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance poster

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Movie · as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

1998
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities

Movie · as Narrator

1998
Hornblower poster

Hornblower

TV · as Sir Edward Pellew · 8 eps

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Fierce Creatures poster

Fierce Creatures

Movie · as Sydney Lotterby

1997
Remember Me? poster

Remember Me?

Movie · as Jamie

1996
Brazen Hussies poster

Brazen Hussies

Movie · as Billy Bowman

1996
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night poster

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

Movie · as Narrator

1996
The Office poster

The Office

Movie · as Norman Platt

1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge poster

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 8 eps

1995
Jake's Progress poster

Jake's Progress

TV · as Jamie Diadoni · 6 eps

1994
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf poster

Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf

Movie · as Narrator

1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner poster

The Wimbledon Poisoner

TV · as Henry Farr · 2 eps

1993
Genghis Cohn poster

Genghis Cohn

Movie · as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police

1992
The Job poster

The Job

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1992
Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous

TV · as Pete · 1 ep

1991
G.B.H. poster

G.B.H.

TV · as Michael Murray · 7 eps

1990
Strike It Rich poster

Strike It Rich

Movie · as Bertram

1990
Nightingales poster

Nightingales

TV · as Carter · 13 eps

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool poster

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Movie · as Bert Rigby

1989
Bosses From Hell poster

Bosses From Hell

Movie

1989
Communicators From Hell poster

Communicators From Hell

Movie

1989
Teams from Hell poster

Teams from Hell

Movie

1989
Sales People from Hell poster

Sales People from Hell

Movie

1989
Colleagues From Hell poster

Colleagues From Hell

Movie

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Glynn Fennell · 1 ep

1989
Confessional poster

Confessional

TV · as Thomas Kelly · 2 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Otto Schatz · 1 ep

1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle poster

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Movie · as Mickey Noades

1984
Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing

Movie · as Benedick

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Movie

1983
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Edmund

1983
Cymbeline poster

Cymbeline

Movie · as Iachimo

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · 2 eps

1983
Give us a Break poster

Give us a Break

TV · as Mickey Noades · 8 eps

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Lysander

1981
All's Well That Ends Well poster

All's Well That Ends Well

Movie · as First French Lord

1981
The Best of the Adventures poster

The Best of the Adventures

Movie · as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981
Seconds Out poster

Seconds Out

TV · as Pete Dodds · 13 eps

1980
Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night

Movie · as Fabian

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Fabian · 1 ep

1977
Citizen Smith poster

Citizen Smith

TV · as Wolfie Smith · 26 eps

1977
The Val Doonican Music Show

The Val Doonican Music Show

TV · 1 ep

1976
Adventures of a Taxi Driver poster

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Movie · as Tom

1975
Three for All poster

Three for All

Movie · as Tom

1975
The Crazy Kill poster

The Crazy Kill

Movie · as Policeman at Roadblock

1975
Get Some In! poster

Get Some In!

TV · as Jakey Smith · 27 eps

1975
The Good Life poster

The Good Life

TV · as Reform School Youth · 1 ep

1973
That'll Be The Day poster

That'll Be The Day

Movie · as Terry Sutcliffe

1973
The Roses of Eyam poster

The Roses of Eyam

Movie · as Francis Thornley

1973
Centre Play poster

Centre Play

TV · as Toby, Ken · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Sam · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Winner / Performer · 1 ep

1949
The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep