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
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
- International Terrorism Since 1945 as Narrator (voice)
- World War II in Colour as Narrator
2005
- Colour Me Kubrick as Robert
- 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
- Pride of Africa as David Webb
- Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
1996
- Dalziel & Pascoe
- Bulletproof ... (Stunt Double)
1995
- Fantomcat as Fantomcat
1993
- The Detectives as Dave Briggs
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey (voice)
- The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory as Narrator
- Great Crimes and Trials
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice)
- The Century of Warfare
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Titanic - The Story as Narrator (voice)
1992
- Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
- Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth
- The First Circle as Gleb Nershin
- The Golden Years
- The English Civil Wars as Narrator
- Il segno del comando as Prof. Edward Foster
- 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
- Down There in the Jungle as Kruger
- Hannay as Richard Hannay
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
- Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- 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
- Mahler as Gustav Mahler
- Death to Sister Mary as Rook
- Zodiac as Brian Godfrey
1973
- Thriller as Paul Tanner
- Lady Killer as Paul Tanner
- All Systems Go: Alan Garner as Himself
1972
- Crown Court as Lance Porter
- Shelley as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham
- Asylum as Dr. Martin
- The Edwardians as Charles Stewart Rolls
- Running Scared as Tom Betancourt
- Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
1971
- Secrets as Allan Wood
- Jude the Obscure as Jude Fawley
1970
- Doomwatch as Tobias Wren
- The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane
- Season of the Witch as Shaun
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