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