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Robert Powell

Born 1944-06-01
📍 Salford, Manchester, England, UK

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.".

Filmography 85

The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
2026
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
2023
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
2018
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Host
2017
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
2009
International Terrorism Since 1945
as Narrator (voice)
2009
The Cult of Doomwatch
2006
Churchill's Bodyguard
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
2005
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
2004
Great SAS Missions
as Narrator
2004
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
2002
Holby City
as Mark Williams
1999
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
1997
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
1996
Fantomcat
as Fantomcat
1995
Great Crimes and Trials
1993
The Century of Warfare
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 Detectives
as Dave Briggs
1993
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
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
1992
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Ambrosius
1991
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
1990
Canned Carrott
1990
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
1990
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
1988
Hannay
as Richard Hannay
1988
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
1987
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
1986
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
1986
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
1986
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
1984
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
1984
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
1984
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
1983
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
Countdown
1982
Imperative
as Augustin
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
1982
Pygmalion
as Higgins
1981
The Survivor
as Keller
1981
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
1980
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
1980
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
1980
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
1978
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
1978
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
1977
Tommy
as Captain Walker
1975
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
1974
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
1974
Zodiac
as Brian Godfrey
1974
Thriller
as Paul Tanner
1973
Thriller
as Rook
1973
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
1973
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
1973
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
1972
The Edwardians
as Charles Stewart Rolls
1972
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
1972
Crown Court
as Lance Porter
1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
1972
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
1972
Secrets
as Allan Wood
1971
Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley
1971
Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren
1970
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
1970
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
1970
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
1969
The Italian Job
as Yellow
1969
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
1965
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus
1951