
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."
Serial | Great Crimes and Trials | 2017 | |
Film | Tales of Television Centre | 2012-05-30 | |
Serial | World War II In HD Colour | Narrator | 2009-09-04 |
Film | Color Me Kubrick | Robert | 2006-01-04 |
Film | Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage | Dr. Haydock | 2004-12-19 |
Film | The Queen's Lost Uncle | Narrator | 2003-11-06 |
Serial | Holby City | Mark Williams | 1999-01-12 |
Serial | Dalziel and Pascoe | Barry Jemmerson | 1996-03-16 |
Serial | The Legends of Treasure Island | Dr. Livesey (voice) | 1993-09-10 |
Serial | The Detectives | Dave Briggs | 1993-01-27 |
Film | Chunuk Bair | Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith | 1992-04-25 |
Film | The First Circle | Gleb Nershin | 1992-02-25 |
Serial | Canned Carrott | 1990-10-03 | |
Serial | Hannay | Richard Hannay | 1988-01-06 |
Film | Love Sins | Gabriele D'Annunzio | 1987-01-30 |
Film | Shaka Zulu | Dr. Henry Fynn | 1986-11-24 |
Serial | Shaka Zulu | Dr. Henry Fynn | 1986-10-24 |
Film | What Waits Below | Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen | 1984-11-19 |
Film | The Jigsaw Man | Jamie Fraser | 1984-08-24 |
Film | Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | 1984-01-01 |
Serial | Countdown | Unknown | 1982-11-02 |
Film | Imperative | Augustin | 1982-04-01 |
Film | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phoebus | 1982-02-02 |
Film | The Survivor | Keller | 1981-07-09 |
Film | Pygmalion | Higgins | 1981-01-01 |
Film | Jane Austen in Manhattan | Pierre | 1980-07-01 |
Film | Harlequin | Gregory Wolfe | 1980-03-28 |
Film | The Thirty Nine Steps | Richard Hannay | 1978-11-04 |
Film | The Four Feathers | Jack Durrance | 1978-01-01 |
Film | Beyond Good and Evil | Paul Rée | 1977-10-05 |
Film | Jesus of Nazareth | Jesus | 1977-03-27 |
Serial | Jesus of Nazareth | Jesus | 1977-01-06 |
Serial | Looking for Clancy | Frank Clancy | 1975-05-24 |
Film | Tommy | Captain Walker | 1975-03-19 |
Film | Mahler | Gustav Mahler | 1974-04-04 |
Serial | Thriller | Rook | 1973-03-14 |
Serial | Crown Court | Unknown | 1972-10-11 |
Film | Asylum | Dr. Martin | 1972-11-17 |
Serial | The Edwardians | Unknown | 1972-11-21 |
Film | The Asphyx | Giles Cunningham | 1972-12-05 |
Serial | A Ghost Story for Christmas | Himself | 1971-12-24 |
Film | Jude the Obscure | Jude Fawley | 1971-10-03 |
Film | Secrets | Allan Wood | 1971-09-21 |
Serial | Jude the Obscure | Jude Fawley | 1971-02-06 |
Serial | Doomwatch | Tobias Wren | 1970-02-09 |
Film | The Season of the Witch | 1970-01-07 | |
Film | The Italian Job | Yellow | 1969-06-02 |
Film | Robbery | 1967-08-01 | |
Serial | Play of the Month | Valentine | 1965-10-19 |
Serial | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |