Acting · geboren 1944-06-01 · Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Robert Powell

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.".

Bekannt aus

• Charlie staubt Millionen ab (1969) – Yellow
• Bulletproof - Kugelsicher (1996) – Stunt Double
• Jesus von Nazareth (1977) – Jesus
• Tommy (1975) – Captain Walker
• Das war der 2. Weltkrieg (2009) – Narrator
• Asylum (1972) – Dr. Martin
• Mehr Schein als Sein (1990) – Cabbie
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) – Dr. Haydock
• Shaka Zulu (1986) – Dr. Henry Fynn
• Experiments (1972) – Giles Cunningham
• Colour Me Kubrick (2005) – Robert
• Überfall (1967) – Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
• Harlekin (1980) – Gregory Wolfe
• Mahler (1974) – Gustav Mahler
• Holby City (1999) – Mark Williams
• Die 39 Stufen (1978) – Richard Hannay
• Survivor (1981) – Keller
• Agenten sterben zweimal (1983) – Jamie Fraser
• Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1982) – Phoebus
• Natural World (1983) – Narrator
• Al di là del bene e del male (1977) – Paul Rée
• Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) – Barry Jemmerson
• Das Geheimnis der Phantomhöhlen (1984) – Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
• The Detectives (1993) – Dave Briggs
• Countdown (1982)
• Seelenlos - Ein Mann spielt Gott (1984) – Victor Frankenstein
• Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) – Pierre
• Secrets (1971) – Allan Wood
• Thriller (1973) – Paul Tanner
• The Four Feathers (1978) – Jack Durrance
• Im ersten Kreis der Hölle (1992) – Gleb Nershin
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) – Phoebus
• BBC Play of the Month (1965)
• Film '72 (1971) – Self
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) – Martin
• Hitlers Bodyguards – Die Sicherheit des Diktators (2010) – Creator
• Die Schatzinsel (1993) – Dr. Livesey (voice)
• Lady Killer (1973) – Paul Tanner
• Crown Court (1972) – Lance Porter
• Doomwatch (1970) – Tobias Wren