Robert Powell


    Starbirth:
    June 1, 1944
Birthplace:
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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Overview

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."


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