Robert Powell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 June 1944 · Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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
Acting 62
- 2026The Queen of Heaven as Jesus / Nikodemus
- 20262001 Events as Jesús
- 2026The Resurrection of Christ
- 20252001 Events as Jesús
- 2023Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 2018Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life as Himself
- 2012Tales of Television Centre as Self
- 2006The Cult of Doomwatch
- 2005Colour Me Kubrick as Robert
- 2005Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow as Narrator
- 2003The Queen's Lost Uncle as Narrator
- 2002Seven Games from Glory as Narrator
- 1999The Second World War in Color as Narrator (voice)
- 1997Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
- 1997Pride of Africa as David Webb
- 1993The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice)
- 1993The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory as Narrator
- 1993The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- 1993Titanic - The Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1992Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth
- 1992The Boer War: 1899-1902 as Narrator
- 1992The English Civil Wars as Narrator
- 1992Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
- 1992Il segno del comando as Prof. Edward Foster
- 1992The First Circle as Gleb Nershin
- 1992The Golden Years
- 1990Romeo.Juliet as Romeo (voice)
- 1988Down There in the Jungle as Kruger
- 1987Love Sins as Gabriele D'Annunzio
- 1986Classic Ghost Stories as Professor
- 1984What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- 1984Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- 1984The Wandering Company as Narrator (voice)
- 1983The Jigsaw Man as Jamie Fraser
- 1982Imperative as Augustin
- 1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus
- 1981Pygmalion as Higgins
- 1981The Survivor as Keller
- 1980Jane Austen in Manhattan as Pierre
- 1980Harlequin as Gregory Wolfe
- 1980Walkabout to Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
- 1978The Thirty Nine Steps as Richard Hannay
- 1978The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance
- 1977Beyond Good and Evil as Paul Rée
- 1975Tommy as Captain Walker
- 1974Death to Sister Mary as Rook
- 1974Mahler as Gustav Mahler
- 1973Lady Killer as Paul Tanner
- 1973All Systems Go: Alan Garner as Himself
- 1972The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham
- 1972Asylum as Dr. Martin
- 1972Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
- 1972Shelley as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 1972Running Scared as Tom Betancourt
- 1971Secrets as Allan Wood
- 1970The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane
- 1970Season of the Witch as Shaun
- 1969Walk a Crooked Path
- 1969Tower of London: The Innocent as Earl of Warwick
- 1969The Italian Job as Yellow
- 1969Bam! Pow! Zap! as Arkie
- 1967Robbery as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
crew 1
- 1996Bulletproof · stunt double