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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 1, 1944
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
- Robert Thomas Powell
Robert Powell
2.1 Popularity
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
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Jesus / Nikodemus
The Queen of Heaven
2026
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Self
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
2023
0.0
Himself
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018
7.6
Host
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
2017
8.0
Self
Tales of Television Centre
2012
5.0
Self - Participant
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
7.6
Narrator
World War II in Colour
2009
0.0
Narrator (voice)
International Terrorism Since 1945
2009
🎬
0.0
The Cult Of Doomwatch
2006
5.7
Robert
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
Credits
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
2026
0.0
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
2023
0.0
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
2018
0.0
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Host
2017
7.6
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012
8.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
5.0
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
2009
7.6
International Terrorism Since 1945
as Narrator (voice)
2009
0.0
🎬
The Cult Of Doomwatch
2006
0.0
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
2005
5.7
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
2005
0.0
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
2004
7.8
Great SAS Missions
as Narrator
2004
7.0
🎬
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
2003
0.0
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
2002
8.5
Holby City
as Mark Williams
1999
5.8
🎬
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
1999
0.0
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Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
1997
0.0
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
1997
0.0
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
1996
6.3
Fantomcat
as Fantomcat
1995
4.0
Great Crimes and Trials
1993
10.0
The Century of Warfare
1993
0.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey (voice)
1993
7.5
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
1993
8.0
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
1993
0.0
🎬
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
5.7
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
1993
6.7
🎬
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
1993
0.0
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
1992
0.0
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
1992
5.0
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
1992
10.0
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
1992
5.7
🎬
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
1992
3.7
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
1992
4.8
🎬
The Golden Years
1992
0.0
🎬
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Ambrosius
1991
0.0
🎬
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
3.1
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
1990
7.7
Canned Carrott
1990
6.0
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
1990
5.0
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
1988
0.0
Hannay
as Richard Hannay
1988
5.0
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
1987
2.3
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
1986
0.0
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
1986
0.0
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
1986
7.1
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
1984
3.6
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
1984
6.2
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
1984
0.0
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
1983
4.9
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
7.2
Countdown
1982
6.0
Imperative
as Augustin
1982
5.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
1982
5.7
Pygmalion
as Higgins
1981
0.0
The Survivor
as Keller
1981
5.2
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
1980
5.6
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
1980
6.4
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
1980
0.0
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
1978
6.7
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
1978
6.7
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
1977
5.6
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
1977
7.8
🎬
Looking for Clancy
as Frank Clancy
1975
0.0
Tommy
as Captain Walker
1975
6.5
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
1974
0.0
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
1974
6.6
Zodiac
as Brian Godfrey
1974
5.0
Thriller
as Paul Tanner
1973
6.6
Thriller
as Rook
1973
6.6
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
1973
6.7
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
1973
0.0
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
1972
6.0
The Edwardians
as Charles Stewart Rolls
1972
5.7
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
1972
6.0
Crown Court
as Lance Porter
1972
5.4
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
1972
0.0
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Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
1972
0.0
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
1972
0.0
Secrets
as Allan Wood
1971
4.3
Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley
1971
4.4
Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren
1970
6.0
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
1970
0.0
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
1970
0.0
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Walk a Crooked Path
1969
2.7
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
1969
6.0
The Italian Job
as Yellow
1969
7.0
🎬
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie
1969
0.0
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
1967
6.5
🎬
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1966
0.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
1965
5.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus
1951
8.6