Robert Powell
Robert Powell was born on June 1, 1944 in Salford, Manchester, England. 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
Credits
- 2025 · The Queen of Heaven as Jesus / Nikodemus
- 2023 · Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 2018 · Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life as Himself
- 2017 · The Real Jesus of Nazareth as Host
- 2012 · Tales of Television Centre as
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2009 · World War II in Colour as Narrator
- 2009 · International Terrorism Since 1945 as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Robert
- 2005 · Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow as Narrator
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr. Haydock
- 2004 · Great SAS Missions as Narrator
- 2003 · The Queen's Lost Uncle as Narrator
- 2002 · Seven Games From Glory as Narrator
- 1999 · Holby City as Mark Williams
- 1999 · The British Soap Awards as
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
- 1997 · Pride of Africa as David Webb
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as Barry Jemmerson
- 1995 · Fantomcat as Fantomcat
- 1993 · Great Crimes and Trials as
- 1993 · The Century of Warfare as
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey (voice)
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice)
- 1993 · The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory as Narrator
- 1993 · The Mystery of Edwin Drood as
- 1993 · The Detectives as Dave Briggs
- 1993 · Titanic - The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth
- 1992 · The Boer War: 1899-1902 as Narrator
- 1992 · The English Civil Wars as Narrator
- 1992 · Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
- 1992 · Il segno del comando as Edward Foster
- 1992 · The First Circle as Gleb Nershin
- 1992 · The Golden Years as
- 1991 · Merlin of the Crystal Cave as Ambrosius
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1990 · Keeping Up Appearances as Cabbie
- 1990 · Canned Carrott as
- 1990 · Romeo.Juliet as Romeo (voice)
- 1988 · Down There in the Jungle as Kruger
- 1988 · Hannay as Richard Hannay
- 1987 · Love Sins as Gabriele D'Annunzio
- 1986 · Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
- 1986 · Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
- 1986 · Shaka Zulu as Dr. Henry Fynn
- 1984 · What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- 1984 · Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- 1984 · The Wandering Company as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · The Jigsaw Man as Jamie Fraser
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1982 · Countdown as
- 1982 · Imperative as Augustin
- 1982 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus
- 1981 · Pygmalion as Higgins
- 1981 · The Survivor as Keller
- 1980 · Jane Austen in Manhattan as Pierre
- 1980 · Harlequin as Gregory Wolfe
- 1980 · Walkabout to Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
- 1978 · The Thirty Nine Steps as Richard Hannay
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1978 · The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance
- 1977 · Beyond Good and Evil as Paul Rée
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Jesus
- 1975 · Looking for Clancy as Frank Clancy
- 1975 · Tommy as Captain Walker
- 1974 · Death to Sister Mary as Rook
- 1974 · Mahler as Gustav Mahler
- 1973 · Thriller as Paul Tanner
- 1973 · Thriller as Rook
- 1973 · Lady Killer as Paul Tanner
- 1973 · All Systems Go: Alan Garner as Himself
- 1972 · The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham
- 1972 · The Edwardians as
- 1972 · Asylum as Dr. Martin
- 1972 · Crown Court as Lance Porter
- 1972 · Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
- 1972 · Shelley as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 1972 · Running Scared as Tom Betancourt
- 1971 · Secrets as Allan Wood
- 1971 · Jude the Obscure as Jude Fawley
- 1970 · Doomwatch as Tobias Wren
- 1970 · The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane
- 1970 · Season of the Witch as Shaun
- 1969 · Walk a Crooked Path as
- 1969 · Tower of London: The Innocent as Earl of Warwick
- 1969 · The Italian Job as Yellow
- 1969 · Bam! Pow! Zap! as Arkie
- 1967 · Robbery as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
- 1966 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Valentine
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Phoebus