Name
Robert Powell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-06-01 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
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.".
Known For
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- 1984 Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- 1975 Tommy as Captain Walker
- 1983 The Jigsaw Man as Jamie Fraser
- 1972 Asylum as Dr. Martin
- 1986 Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
- 1984 What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- 1970 The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane
- 1978 The Thirty Nine Steps as Richard Hannay
- 2003 The Queen's Lost Uncle as Narrator
- 1972 The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham
- 1969 Bam! Pow! Zap! as Arkie
- 1972 Shelley as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 1977 Beyond Good and Evil as Paul Rée
- 1981 The Survivor as Keller
- 1974 Mahler as Gustav Mahler
- 1993 Titanic - The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
- 1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan as Pierre
- 1978 The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance
- 1971 Secrets as Allan Wood
- 1992 The English Civil Wars as Narrator
- 1981 Pygmalion as Higgins
- 1993 The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory as Narrator
- 1987 Love Sins as Gabriele D'Annunzio
- 1992 The Golden Years
- 2005 Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow as Narrator
- 2023 Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 1993 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- 1993 The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice)
- 1970 Season of the Witch as Shaun
- 1992 Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth
- 1992 Il segno del comando as Prof. Edward Foster
- 1992 The First Circle as Gleb Nershin
- 1982 Imperative as Augustin
- 2012 Tales of Television Centre as Self
- 1967 Robbery as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
- 1969 The Italian Job as Yellow
- 2026 The Queen of Heaven as Jesus / Nikodemus
- 1997 Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
- 1969 Tower of London: The Innocent as Earl of Warwick
- 1969 Walk a Crooked Path
- 1972 Running Scared as Tom Betancourt
- 1984 The Wandering Company as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 Colour Me Kubrick as Robert
- 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus
- 1988 Down There in the Jungle as Kruger
- 2002 Seven Games from Glory as Narrator
- 1990 Romeo.Juliet as Romeo (voice)
- 1973 All Systems Go: Alan Garner as Himself
- 1992 The Boer War: 1899-1902 as Narrator
- 1980 Harlequin as Gregory Wolfe
- 1972 Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
- 1973 Lady Killer as Paul Tanner
- 2018 Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life as Himself
- 1980 Walkabout to Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 Pride of Africa as David Webb
- 1974 Death to Sister Mary as Rook
- 1999 The Second World War in Color as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 The Cult of Doomwatch
- 2026 The Resurrection of Christ
- 1973 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Paul Tanner
- 1999 Holby City ( 316 episodes ) as Mark Williams
- 1982 Countdown ( 6 episodes )
- 1972 Crown Court ( 1 episode ) as Lance Porter
- 1993 The Detectives ( 29 episodes ) as Dave Briggs
- 1970 Doomwatch ( 13 episodes ) as Tobias Wren
- 1988 Hannay ( 13 episodes ) as Richard Hannay
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Phoebus
- 1986 Shaka Zulu ( 10 episodes ) as Dr. Henry Fynn
- 1990 Canned Carrott ( 12 episodes )
- 1995 Fantomcat ( 26 episodes ) as Fantomcat
- 1993 The Legends of Treasure Island ( 26 episodes ) as Dr. Livesey (voice)
- 1966 The Hunchback of Notre Dame ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Jesus
- 1975 Looking for Clancy ( 5 episodes ) as Frank Clancy
- 1991 Pebble Mill ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Jude the Obscure ( 6 episodes ) as Jude Fawley
- 1993 Great Crimes and Trials ( 26 episodes )
- 1973 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Rook
- 2017 The Real Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Host
- 2009 World War II in Colour ( 13 episodes ) as Narrator
- 1993 The Century of Warfare ( 26 episodes )
- 1978 An Audience with... ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1986 Classic Ghost Stories ( 5 episodes ) as Professor
- 1990 Keeping Up Appearances ( 1 episode ) as Cabbie
- 2009 International Terrorism Since 1945 ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Haydock
- 2004 Great SAS Missions ( 7 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
- 1983 Natural World ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode )
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Valentine
- 1974 Zodiac ( 1 episode ) as Brian Godfrey
- 1972 The Edwardians ( 1 episode ) as Charles Stewart Rolls
- 1991 Merlin of the Crystal Cave ( 5 episodes ) as Ambrosius
- 2005 Churchill's Bodyguard ( 13 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as Arkie
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as Shaun
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Crane
- 1981 Celebrity Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Professor Henry Higgins
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Martin
- 1971 Stage 2 ( 1 episode ) as Frank Gardner
- 1967 City '68 ( 1 episode ) as Paul Pevney
- 1970 Sentimental Education ( 4 episodes ) as Frederic Moreau
