Robert Powell
Born: 1944-06-01 in Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.".
Filmography
2026
- The Queen of Heaven as Jesus / Nikodemus
- The Resurrection of Christ
2023
2018
- Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life as Himself
2017
- The Real Jesus of Nazareth as Host
2012
- Tales of Television Centre as Self
2011
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2010
- Hitler's bodyguard ... (Creator)
2009
- World War II in Colour as Narrator
- International Terrorism Since 1945 as Narrator (voice)
2005
- Colour Me Kubrick as Robert
- Churchill's Bodyguard as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow as Narrator
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr. Haydock
- 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
- The Second World War in Color as Narrator (voice)
1997
- Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
- Pride of Africa as David Webb
1996
- Bulletproof ... (Stunt Double)
1995
- Fantomcat as Fantomcat
1993
- The Detectives as Dave Briggs
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey (voice)
- The Century of Warfare
- Great Crimes and Trials
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory as Narrator
- Titanic - The Story as Narrator (voice)
1992
- The First Circle as Gleb Nershin
- Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
- The Golden Years
- The English Civil Wars as Narrator
- Il segno del comando as Prof. Edward Foster
- Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth
- The Boer War: 1899-1902 as Narrator
1991
- Pebble Mill as Self
- Merlin of the Crystal Cave as Ambrosius
1990
- Keeping Up Appearances as Cabbie
- Romeo.Juliet as Romeo (voice)
- Canned Carrott
1988
- Hannay as Richard Hannay
- Down There in the Jungle as Kruger
1987
- Love Sins as Gabriele D'Annunzio
1986
- Shaka Zulu as Dr. Henry Fynn
- Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
- Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
1984
- What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- The Wandering Company as Narrator (voice)
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- The Jigsaw Man as Jamie Fraser
1982
- Countdown
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus
- Imperative as Augustin
1981
- The Survivor as Keller
- Pygmalion as Higgins
1980
- Harlequin as Gregory Wolfe
- Jane Austen in Manhattan as Pierre
- Walkabout to Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- The Thirty Nine Steps as Richard Hannay
- The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus
- Beyond Good and Evil as Paul Rée
1975
- Tommy as Captain Walker
- Looking for Clancy as Frank Clancy
1974
- Zodiac as Brian Godfrey
- Mahler as Gustav Mahler
- Death to Sister Mary as Rook
1973
- Thriller as Paul Tanner
- Lady Killer as Paul Tanner
- All Systems Go: Alan Garner as Himself
1972
- Crown Court as Lance Porter
- The Edwardians as Charles Stewart Rolls
- Asylum as Dr. Martin
- The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham
- Running Scared as Tom Betancourt
- Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
- Shelley as Percy Bysshe Shelley
1971
- Jude the Obscure as Jude Fawley
- Secrets as Allan Wood
1970
- Doomwatch as Tobias Wren
- Season of the Witch as Shaun
- The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane
1969
- The Italian Job as Yellow
- Bam! Pow! Zap! as Arkie
- Walk a Crooked Path
- Tower of London: The Innocent as Earl of Warwick
1967
- Robbery as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Phoebus