
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.".
95 acting credits
Acting · 95

Crown Court
1972

Holby City
1999

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Natural World
1983

An Audience with...
1978

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Pebble Mill
1991

Thriller
1973

Keeping Up Appearances
1990
Film '72
1971

Doomwatch
1970

Jesus of Nazareth
1977

The Detectives
1993

Shaka Zulu
1986

Hannay
1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

The Italian Job
1969

The Edwardians
1972

World War II in Colour
2009

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993

Countdown
1982

Tommy
1975

Zodiac
1974

Jude the Obscure
1971

Asylum
1972
Looking for Clancy
1975

The Century of Warfare
1993

Robbery
1967

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982

The Queen of Heaven
2026

Classic Ghost Stories
1986

The Jigsaw Man
1983

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978

The Real Jesus of Nazareth
2017

Great SAS Missions
2004

Great Crimes and Trials
1993

Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991

Colour Me Kubrick
2005

Harlequin
1980

Mahler
1974

Fantomcat
1995

Beyond Good and Evil
1977

The Four Feathers
1978
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1966

Canned Carrott
1990

The Asphyx
1972

International Terrorism Since 1945
2009

The First Circle
1992

What Waits Below
1984

The Survivor
1981

Tales of Television Centre
2012

The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970

Lady Killer
1973

Love Sins
1987

Pygmalion
1981

Romeo.Juliet
1990

Frankenstein
1984

Season of the Witch
1970

The Resurrection of Christ
2026

Pride of Africa
1997

Chunuk Bair
1992
Treasure Island
1997

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993

Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980

The Wandering Company
1984

Imperative
1982
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993

Churchill's Bodyguard
2005
Shelley
1972

Walkabout to Hollywood
1980

Death to Sister Mary
1974

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
2023

Running Scared
1972

Secrets
1971

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
1992
Walk a Crooked Path
1969

The English Civil Wars
1992
Il segno del comando
1992
The Golden Years
1992
The Second World War in Color
1999

The Cult of Doomwatch
2006

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
1993
Bam! Pow! Zap!
1969

Down There in the Jungle
1988

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972

Seven Games from Glory
2002
The Queen's Lost Uncle
2003
Titanic - The Story
1993

The Boer War: 1899-1902
1992

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
2005

Tower of London: The Innocent
1969

All Systems Go: Alan Garner
1973

Classic Ghost Stories
1986