Robert Lindsay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 13 December 1949 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.
Known for
7.3Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
2000
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
1999
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
1998
6.5Remember Me?
1997
6.5Strike It Rich
1990
Acting 66
- 2026Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch as Narrator
- 2023Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition as Narrator
- 2022A Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon
- 2022Dodger Special: Christmas as William Lamb
- 2021Anything Goes as Moonface Martin
- 2019Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as King John
- 2018Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam as Narrator
- 2017Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
- 2016The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl as Self
- 2015The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
- 2014Grace of Monaco as Aristotle Onassis
- 2013Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army as (archive footage)
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2007The Trial of Tony Blair as Tony Blair
- 2005Gideon's Daughter as Sneath
- 2005A Very Social Secretary as Tony Blair
- 2005Friends & Crocodiles as William Sneath
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
- 2004Wimbledon as Ian Frazier
- 2004Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection as Narrator (Voice)
- 2003Hornblower: Duty as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2003Hornblower: Loyalty as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2001Hawkins as Luke Hawkins
- 2001Hornblower: Retribution as Sir Edward Pellew
- 2001Hornblower: Mutiny as Sir Edward Pellew
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
- 2000Babies at 50 as Narrator
- 2000The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home as Narrator
- 2000Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery as Narrator
- 2000Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome as Narrator
- 1999The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt as Narrator
- 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters as Sir Edward Pellew
- 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil as Captain Pellew
- 1998The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities as Narrator
- 1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Sir Edward Pellew
- 1998Hornblower: The Even Chance as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
- 1998Divorcing Jack as Michael Brinn
- 1997Fierce Creatures as Sydney Lotterby
- 1997Remember Me? as Jamie
- 1996Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night as Narrator
- 1996Brazen Hussies as Billy Bowman
- 1996The Office as Norman Platt
- 1994Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf as Narrator
- 1993Genghis Cohn as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
- 1992The Job as Narrator (voice)
- 1990Strike It Rich as Bertram
- 1989Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Bert Rigby
- 1989Colleagues From Hell
- 1989Communicators From Hell
- 1989Sales People from Hell
- 1989Teams from Hell
- 1989Bosses From Hell
- 1989Employees From Hell
- 1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle as Mickey Noades
- 1984Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- 1984Royal Variety Performance 1984
- 1983Cymbeline as Iachimo
- 1983King Lear as Edmund
- 1981A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
- 1981All's Well That Ends Well as First French Lord
- 1981The Best of the Adventures as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980Twelfth Night as Fabian
- 1976Adventures of a Taxi Driver as Tom
- 1975Three for All as Tom
- 1975The Crazy Kill as Policeman at Roadblock
- 1973That'll Be The Day as Terry Sutcliffe