Robert Powell

Robert Powell

  • Birthday: 1944-06-01
  • Place of birth: Salford, Manchester, England, UK
  • Also know as: Robert Thomas Powell

Biography

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

Frankenstein

1984

As Victor Frankenstein

What Waits Below

1984

As Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

As Richard Hannay

The Queen's Lost Uncle

2003

As Narrator

The Asphyx

1972

As Giles Cunningham

The Survivor

1981

As Keller

Mahler

1974

As Gustav Mahler

Running Scared

1972

As Tom Betancourt

Il segno del comando

1992

As Edward Foster

The First Circle

1992

As Gleb Nershin

Imperative

1982

As Augustin

The Wandering Company

1984

As Narrator (voice)

Love Sins

1987

As Gabriele D'Annunzio

Seven Games From Glory

2002

As Narrator

The Boer War: 1899-1902

1992

As Narrator

Harlequin

1980

As Gregory Wolfe

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980

As Narrator (voice)

Classic Ghost Stories

1986

As Professor

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

1970

As Lionel Crane

Titanic - The Story

1993

As Narrator (voice)

Chunuk Bair

1992

As Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

The Four Feathers

1978

As Jack Durrance

Pygmalion

1981

As Higgins

Tower of London: The Innocent

1969

As Earl of Warwick

Romeo.Juliet

1990

As Romeo (voice)

Lady Killer

1973

As Paul Tanner

Pride of Africa

1997

As David Webb

Bam! Pow! Zap!

1969

As Arkie

Season of the Witch

1970

As Shaun

The Jigsaw Man

1983

As Jamie Fraser

Beyond Good and Evil

1977

As Paul Rée

Secrets

1971

As Allan Wood

Mrs. Warren's Profession

1972

As Frank Gardner

Shelley

1972

As Percy Bysshe Shelley

Treasure Island

1997

As Dr. Livesey

The English Civil Wars

1992

As Narrator

The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

As Dr Livesey (voice)

Asylum

1972

As Dr. Martin

Tommy

1975

As Captain Walker

Robbery

1967

As Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)

The Italian Job

1969

As Yellow

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

As Robert

Production

Bulletproof

1996

As Stunt Double

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