Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 01, 1944
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Credits
103 titles
Robert 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.".
Known For
Filmography
The Queen of Heaven
Jesus / Nikodemus
The Resurrection of Christ
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Himself
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Host
Tales of Television Centre
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Hitler's bodyguard
Creator
World War II in Colour
Narrator
International Terrorism Since 1945
Narrator (voice)
The Cult of Doomwatch
Churchill's Bodyguard
Self - Narrator (voice)
Colour Me Kubrick
Robert
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock
Great SAS Missions
Narrator
The Queen's Lost Uncle
Narrator
Seven Games from Glory
Narrator
Holby City
Mark Williams
The Second World War in Color
Narrator (voice)
Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey
Pride of Africa
David Webb
Bulletproof
Stunt Double
Fantomcat
Fantomcat
Great Crimes and Trials
The Century of Warfare
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr Livesey (voice)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Narrator
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Detectives
Dave Briggs
Titanic - The Story
Narrator (voice)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
John Barth
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Narrator
The English Civil Wars
Narrator
Chunuk Bair
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Il segno del comando
Prof. Edward Foster
The First Circle
Gleb Nershin
The Golden Years
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Ambrosius
Pebble Mill
Self
Keeping Up Appearances
Cabbie
Canned Carrott
Romeo.Juliet
Romeo (voice)
Down There in the Jungle
Kruger
Hannay
Richard Hannay
Love Sins
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
Shaka Zulu
Dr. Henry Fynn