Robert Powell

Personal Info

Birthday

June 1, 1944

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

Robert Thomas Powell

Robert Powell

Biography

Robert Powell was born 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.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Marple

Holby City

Keeping Up Appearances

Crown Court

BBC Play of the Month

Natural World

Thriller

The Detectives

Filmography

2026
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
2012
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2005
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
2003
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
2002
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
1999
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
1993
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
1990
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
1988
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
1987
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
1984
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
1983
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
1982
Imperative
as Augustin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
1981
Pygmalion
as Higgins
The Survivor
as Keller
1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
1978
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
1977
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
1975
Tommy
as Captain Walker
1974
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
1973
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
1972
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
1971
Secrets
as Allan Wood
1970
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
1969
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
The Italian Job
as Yellow
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie
1967
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)