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Birthday: Jun 01, 1944
Place of Birth: Salford, Manchester, England, UK

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."

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