Robert Powell
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
Holby City
1999
Crown Court
1972
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
Natural World
1983
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Film '72
1971
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Pebble Mill
1991
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
Filmography
Holby City
as Mark Williams · 1999
Crown Court
as Lance Porter · 1972
The Wednesday Play
as Arkie · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Shaun · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Lionel Crane · 1964
Natural World
as Narrator · 1983
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock · 2004
Film '72
as Self · 1971
BBC Play of the Month
· 1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine · 1965
Pebble Mill
as Self · 1991
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson · 1996
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Martin · 1965
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant · 2011
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie · 1990
Thriller
as Paul Tanner · 1973
Thriller
as Rook · 1973
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus · 1977
Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren · 1970
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs · 1993
Countdown
· 1982
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn · 1986
The Italian Job
as Yellow · 1969
World War II in Colour
as Narrator · 2009
The Edwardians
as Charles Stewart Rolls · 1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus · 1951
Great Crimes and Trials
· 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey (voice) · 1993
Hannay
as Richard Hannay · 1988
Looking for Clancy
as Frank Clancy · 1975
Zodiac
as Brian Godfrey · 1974
Tommy
as Captain Walker · 1975
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Host · 2017
Fantomcat
as Fantomcat · 1995
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler · 1974
City '68
as Paul Pevney · 1967
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Ambrosius · 1991
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay · 1978
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
· 1966
Stage 2
as Frank Gardner · 1971
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus · 1982
Celebrity Playhouse
as Professor Henry Higgins · 1981
Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley · 1971
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited) · 1967
Sentimental Education
as Frederic Moreau · 1970
Canned Carrott
· 1990
International Terrorism Since 1945
as Narrator (voice) · 2009
The Century of Warfare
· 1993
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée · 1977
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser · 1983
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham · 1972
The Resurrection of Christ
· 2026
Asylum
as Dr. Martin · 1972
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert · 2005
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey · 1997
Churchill's Bodyguard
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2005
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen · 1984
The Survivor
as Keller · 1981
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth · 1992
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre · 1980
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance · 1978
Pygmalion
as Higgins · 1981
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe · 1980
Tales of Television Centre
as Self · 2012
The Cult of Doomwatch
· 2006
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice) · 1993
Secrets
as Allan Wood · 1971
2001 Events
as Jesús · 2026
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio · 1987
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook · 1974
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor · 1986
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice) · 1990
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith · 1992
Great SAS Missions
as Narrator · 2004
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus · 2026
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner · 1972
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator · 1993
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane · 1970
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self · 2023
Walk a Crooked Path
· 1969
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin · 1992
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself · 1973
Season of the Witch
as Shaun · 1970
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice) · 1984
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself · 2018
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
· 1993
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator · 2003
Pride of Africa
as David Webb · 1997
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick · 1969
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster · 1992
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner · 1973
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein · 1984
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator · 2002
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1972
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator · 1992
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt · 1972
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator · 1992
The Golden Years
· 1992
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator · 2005
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice) · 1993
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger · 1988
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice) · 1980
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice) · 1999
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie · 1969
Imperative
as Augustin · 1982
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor · 1986