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Robert Powell

Robert Powell was born on June 1, 1944 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. 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."


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Born:
Jun 1, 1944 In Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
96
First Appeared:
In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie The Queen of Heaven 2025-04-04
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Queen of Heaven Jesus / Nikodemus 2025-04-04
Movie Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs Self 2023-10-21
Movie Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Himself 2018-11-15
Series The Real Jesus of Nazareth Host 2017-04-16
Movie Tales of Television Centre 2012-05-17
Series Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Self - Participant 2011-10-24
Movie The Book of Eli Carnegie Gunman #2 2010-01-14
Series International Terrorism Since 1945 Narrator (voice) 2009-01-05
Series World War II in Colour Narrator 2009-09-04
Movie Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow Narrator 2005-06-01
Movie Colour Me Kubrick Robert 2005-10-06
Series Great SAS Missions Narrator 2004-08-04
Series Agatha Christie's Marple Dr. Haydock 2004-12-12
Movie The Queen's Lost Uncle Narrator 2003-11-06
Movie Seven Games From Glory Narrator 2002-06-25
Series The British Soap Awards Unknown 1999-01-01
Series Holby City Mark Williams 1999-01-12
Series Secrets of World War II Self - Narrator 1998-01-01
Movie Pride of Africa David Webb 1997-01-01
Movie Treasure Island Dr. Livesey 1997-07-14
Movie Batman & Robin Ice Thug 1997-06-20
Series Dalziel & Pascoe Barry Jemmerson 1996-03-16
Movie Misfit Patrol Officer Peckman (as Robert Pavell) 1996-12-17
Movie Batman Forever Harvey's Thug 1995-06-16
Series Fantomcat Fantomcat 1995-09-07
Series The Detectives Dave Briggs 1993-01-27
Movie Titanic - The Story Narrator (voice) 1993-01-01
Series Great Crimes and Trials Unknown 1993-11-02
Movie The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory Narrator 1993-06-01
Movie The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1993-04-23
Series The Century of Warfare Unknown 1993-10-18
Series The Legends of Treasure Island Dr. Livesey (voice) 1993-09-10
Movie The Legends of Treasure Island Dr Livesey (voice) 1993-09-10
Movie The First Circle Gleb Nershin 1992-02-25
Movie The Golden Years Unknown 1992-01-02
Movie Il segno del comando Edward Foster 1992-03-01
Movie The English Civil Wars Narrator 1992-06-01
Movie Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel John Barth 1992-08-20
Movie The Boer War: 1899-1902 Narrator 1992-07-01
Movie Chunuk Bair Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith 1992-04-25
Series Pebble Mill Self 1991-10-14
Series Merlin of the Crystal Cave Ambrosius 1991-11-17
Movie Romeo.Juliet Romeo (voice) 1990-01-01
Series Canned Carrott 1990-10-03
Series Keeping Up Appearances Cabbie 1990-10-29
Series Hannay Richard Hannay 1988-01-06
Movie Down There in the Jungle Kruger 1988-02-04
Movie Love Sins Gabriele D'Annunzio 1987-01-30
Movie Classic Ghost Stories Professor 1986-12-31
Series Shaka Zulu Dr. Henry Fynn 1986-10-24
Series Classic Ghost Stories Professor 1986-12-25
Movie Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein 1984-06-17
Movie The Wandering Company Narrator (voice) 1984-01-01
Movie What Waits Below Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen 1984-11-19
Series Natural World Narrator 1983-10-30
Movie The Jigsaw Man Jamie Fraser 1983-11-11
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame Phoebus 1982-02-02
Series Countdown Unknown 1982-11-02
Movie Imperative Augustin 1982-04-01
Movie The Survivor Keller 1981-07-09
Movie Pygmalion Higgins 1981-12-27
Movie Jane Austen in Manhattan Pierre 1980-07-01
Movie Walkabout to Hollywood Narrator (voice) 1980-02-11
Movie Harlequin Gregory Wolfe 1980-03-28
Series An Audience with... Self 1978-01-08
Movie The Four Feathers Jack Durrance 1978-01-01
Movie The Thirty Nine Steps Richard Hannay 1978-11-04
Series Jesus of Nazareth Jesus 1977-03-27
Movie Beyond Good and Evil Paul Rée 1977-10-05
Movie Tommy Captain Walker 1975-03-19
Series Looking for Clancy Frank Clancy 1975-05-24
Movie Mahler Gustav Mahler 1974-04-04
Movie Death to Sister Mary Rook 1974-05-21
Series Thriller Rook 1973-04-14
Movie All Systems Go: Alan Garner Himself 1973-01-01
Movie Lady Killer Paul Tanner 1973-01-18
Movie Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley 1972-07-05
Movie Running Scared Tom Betancourt 1972-05-01
Movie Mrs. Warren's Profession Frank Gardner 1972-10-03
Series The Edwardians Unknown 1972-11-21
Movie The Asphyx Giles Cunningham 1972-12-05
Movie Asylum Dr. Martin 1972-11-17
Series Crown Court Lance Porter 1972-10-11
Series Jude the Obscure Jude Fawley 1971-02-06
Movie Secrets Allan Wood 1971-09-21
Movie Season of the Witch Shaun 1970-01-07
Movie The Hunting of Lionel Crane Lionel Crane 1970-01-21
Series Doomwatch Tobias Wren 1970-02-09
Movie Bam! Pow! Zap! Arkie 1969-03-05
Movie The Italian Job Yellow 1969-06-02
Movie Tower of London: The Innocent Earl of Warwick 1969-07-31
Movie Walk a Crooked Path Unknown 1969-08-31
Movie Robbery Deltic Train Guard (uncredited) 1967-08-01
Series The Hunchback of Notre Dame Unknown 1966-03-08
Series BBC Play of the Month Unknown 1965-10-19
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Phoebus 1951-12-24