
Robert Powell
Biography
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.".
TV Shows(30)

The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Host

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant

World War II in Colour
Narrator

International Terrorism Since 1945
Narrator (voice)

Churchill's Bodyguard
Self - Narrator (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock

Great SAS Missions
Narrator

Holby City
Mark Williams

Fantomcat
Fantomcat

The Detectives
Dave Briggs

The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey (voice)

Great Crimes and Trials

The Century of Warfare
Pebble Mill
Self

Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Ambrosius

Canned Carrott

Keeping Up Appearances
Cabbie

Hannay
Richard Hannay

Shaka Zulu
Dr. Henry Fynn

Classic Ghost Stories
Professor