Robert Powell
ActingAlso 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.".
Movies
(59 total)
The Italian Job
as Yellow
Tommy
as Captain Walker
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
The Survivor
as Keller
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
Secrets
as Allan Wood
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
TV Shows
(37 total)
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
Holby City
as Mark Williams
Natural World
as Narrator
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
Thriller
as Paul Tanner
Thriller
as Rook
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey (voice)
Crown Court
as Lance Porter
Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren
Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley