Robert 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."
Known For
Victor Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Captain Walker
Tommy
Jamie Fraser
The Jigsaw Man
Dr. Martin
Asylum
Professor
Classic Ghost Stories
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
What Waits Below
Lionel Crane
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Richard Hannay
The Thirty Nine Steps
Narrator
The Queen's Lost Uncle
Giles Cunningham
The Asphyx
Arkie
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley
Paul Rée
Al di là del bene e del male
Keller
The Survivor
Gustav Mahler
Mahler
Narrator (voice)
Titanic - The Story
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Chunuk Bair
Pierre
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jack Durrance
The Four Feathers
Allan Wood
Secrets
Narrator
The English Civil Wars
Higgins
Pygmalion
Narrator
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Gabriele D'Annunzio
D'Annunzio
The Golden Years
Narrator
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Self
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dr Livesey (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Shaun
Season of the Witch
John Barth
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Edward Foster
Il segno del comando
Gleb Nershin
The First Circle
Augustin
Imperativ
Self
Tales of Television Centre
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Robbery
Yellow
The Italian Job
Jesus / Nikodemus
Η βασίλισσα των ουρανών
Dr. Livesey
Treasure Island
Earl of Warwick
Tower of London: The Innocent
Walk a Crooked Path
Tom Betancourt
Running Scared
Narrator (voice)
The Wandering Company
Robert
Colour Me Kubrick
Phoebus
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Kruger
Laggiù nella giungla
Narrator
Seven Games From Glory
Romeo (voice)
Romeo.Juliet
Himself
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
Narrator
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Gregory Wolfe
Harlequin
Frank Gardner
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Paul Tanner
Lady Killer
Himself
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Narrator (voice)
Walkabout to Hollywood
David Webb
Pride of Africa
Rook
Death to Sister Mary
Narrator (voice)
Der Zweite Weltkrieg in Farbe
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-01
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
Robert Thomas Powell