Robert Powell
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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
Credits
The Italian Job (1969)
as Yellow
Tommy (1975)
as Captain Walker
Mahler (1974)
as Gustav Mahler
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
as Richard Hannay
Robbery (1967)
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
as Phoebus
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
as Romeo (voice)
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow (2005)
as Narrator
Asylum (1972)
as Dr. Martin
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
as Pierre
Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
as Paul Rée
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
as Jamie Fraser
The Asphyx (1972)
as Giles Cunningham
Death to Sister Mary (1974)
as Rook
The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
Actor
Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
as Robert
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (1992)
as John Barth
Chunuk Bair (1992)
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
as Dr Livesey (voice)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)
Actor
The Survivor (1981)
as Keller
Harlequin (1980)
as Gregory Wolfe
The Four Feathers (1978)
as Jack Durrance
Pygmalion (1981)
as Higgins
Love Sins (1987)
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
The Cult of Doomwatch (2006)
Actor
What Waits Below (1984)
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Walk a Crooked Path (1969)
Actor
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life (2018)
as Himself
The First Circle (1992)
as Gleb Nershin
The Hunting of Lionel Crane (1970)
as Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch (1970)
as Shaun
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs (2023)
as Self
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)
as Frank Gardner
Treasure Island (1997)
as Dr. Livesey
The Queen of Heaven (2026)
as Jesus / Nikodemus
2001 Events (2026)
as Jesús
Secrets (1971)
as Allan Wood
Il segno del comando (1992)
as Prof. Edward Foster
All Systems Go: Alan Garner (1973)
as Himself
The English Civil Wars (1992)
as Narrator
Tower of London: The Innocent (1969)
as Earl of Warwick
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory (1993)
as Narrator
Lady Killer (1973)
as Paul Tanner
Running Scared (1972)
as Tom Betancourt
Frankenstein (1984)
as Victor Frankenstein
Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)
as Narrator (voice)
The Golden Years (1992)
Actor
Down There in the Jungle (1988)
as Kruger
The Queen's Lost Uncle (2003)
as Narrator
Pride of Africa (1997)
as David Webb
The Wandering Company (1984)
as Narrator (voice)
The Second World War in Color (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
The Boer War: 1899-1902 (1992)
as Narrator
Imperative (1982)
as Augustin
Seven Games from Glory (2002)
as Narrator
Shelley (1972)
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Titanic - The Story (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Bam! Pow! Zap! (1969)
as Arkie
Classic Ghost Stories (1986)
as Professor