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.".
★6.9
MOVIE1969
The Italian Job
as Yellow
★6.4
MOVIE1975
Tommy
as Captain Walker
MOVIE2026
The Resurrection of Christ
★5.8
MOVIE1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
★6.8
MOVIE1974
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
★6.6
MOVIE1967
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1972
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
MOVIE1980
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
MOVIE1997
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
MOVIE1981
Pygmalion
as Higgins
★5.7
MOVIE2005
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
★6.8
MOVIE1992
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
MOVIE2026
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
★6.8
MOVIE1978
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
★5.0
MOVIE1983
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
★5.2
MOVIE1981
The Survivor
as Keller
★8.0
MOVIE1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE1980
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
★10.0
MOVIE1974
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
★5.9
MOVIE1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
MOVIE1973
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
★9.0
MOVIE1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
★6.8
MOVIE1973
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
MOVIE2006
The Cult of Doomwatch
★10.0
MOVIE1992
The Golden Years
★5.7
MOVIE1977
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
★4.3
MOVIE1987
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
★5.0
MOVIE1992
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
★6.0
MOVIE1972
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
★6.8
MOVIE1978
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
MOVIE2003
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
★6.7
MOVIE1984
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
★3.8
MOVIE1969
Walk a Crooked Path
★4.5
MOVIE1971
Secrets
as Allan Wood
★6.5
MOVIE1993
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
★9.0
MOVIE1970
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
★8.0
MOVIE1972
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
★4.2
MOVIE1984
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
★6.2
MOVIE1982
Imperative
as Augustin
★5.0
MOVIE1992
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
★8.0
MOVIE1984
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
★8.0
MOVIE1997
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
★8.0
MOVIE2012
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
MOVIE1993
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
★8.0
MOVIE1992
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
★7.0
MOVIE1999
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1988
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
MOVIE2023
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1970
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
★8.7
MOVIE2002
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
★6.5
MOVIE1969
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
★10.0
MOVIE1993
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE2018
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
★10.0
MOVIE1992
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
★5.0
MOVIE1992
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
MOVIE2005
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
★7.0
MOVIE1972
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
MOVIE1986
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
★10.0
MOVIE1969
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie