Cast
Robert Powell
Acting
Cast
Robert Powell
Known for
Acting
Born
1944-06-01
From
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also known as Robert Thomas Powell
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.".
The Italian Job
as Yellow
Tommy
as Captain Walker
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
Pygmalion
as Higgins
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
The Resurrection of Christ
The Survivor
as Keller
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
Secrets
as Allan Wood
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Imperative
as Augustin
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
Walk a Crooked Path
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
The Golden Years
The Cult of Doomwatch
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)