Robert Powell
Actor
Born June 1, 1944 in 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.".
Filmography
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The Queen of Heaven
Jesus / Nikodemus
The Resurrection of Christ
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Himself
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Host
Tales of Television Centre
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Hitler's bodyguard
World War II in Colour
Narrator
International Terrorism Since 1945
Narrator (voice)
The Cult of Doomwatch
Churchill's Bodyguard
Self - Narrator (voice)
Colour Me Kubrick
Robert
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock
Great SAS Missions
Narrator
Seven Games from Glory
Narrator
Holby City
Mark Williams
Pride of Africa
David Webb
Bulletproof
Fantomcat
Fantomcat
Great Crimes and Trials
The Century of Warfare
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr Livesey (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey (voice)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Narrator
The Detectives
Dave Briggs
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
John Barth
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Narrator
The English Civil Wars
Narrator
Chunuk Bair
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
The First Circle
Gleb Nershin
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Ambrosius
Keeping Up Appearances
Cabbie
Canned Carrott
Romeo.Juliet
Romeo (voice)
Down There in the Jungle
Kruger
Hannay
Richard Hannay
Love Sins
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
Shaka Zulu
Dr. Henry Fynn
What Waits Below
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
The Wandering Company
Narrator (voice)
The Jigsaw Man
Jamie Fraser
Natural World
Narrator
Countdown
Imperative
Augustin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phoebus
Pygmalion
Higgins
The Survivor
Keller
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Pierre
Harlequin
Gregory Wolfe
Walkabout to Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
Richard Hannay
An Audience with...
Self
The Four Feathers
Jack Durrance
Beyond Good and Evil
Paul Rée
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Tommy
Captain Walker
Death to Sister Mary
Rook
Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Zodiac
Brian Godfrey
Thriller
Paul Tanner
Lady Killer
Paul Tanner
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
Himself
The Asphyx
Giles Cunningham
The Edwardians
Charles Stewart Rolls
Asylum
Dr. Martin
Crown Court
Lance Porter
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Frank Gardner
Running Scared
Tom Betancourt
Secrets
Allan Wood
Jude the Obscure
Jude Fawley
Doomwatch
Tobias Wren
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch
Shaun
Tower of London: The Innocent
Earl of Warwick
The Italian Job
Yellow
Robbery
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Martin
The Wednesday Play
Arkie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Phoebus