Robert Powell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-01 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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."
Acting
(2026)
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
(2023)
(2018)
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
(2012)
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
(2005)
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
(2005)
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
(2003)
The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
(2002)
Seven Games From Glory
as Narrator
(1999)
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
(1997)
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
(1997)
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
(1993)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
(1993)
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
(1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
(1993)
(1992)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
(1992)
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
(1992)
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
(1992)
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
(1992)
(1992)
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
(1992)
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
(1990)
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
(1988)
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
(1987)
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
(1986)
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
(1984)
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
(1984)
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
(1984)
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
(1983)
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
(1982)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
(1982)
Imperative
as Augustin
(1981)
The Survivor
as Keller
(1981)
Pygmalion
as Higgins
(1980)
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
(1980)
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
(1980)
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
(1978)
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
(1978)
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
(1977)
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
(1975)
Tommy
as Captain Walker
(1974)
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
(1974)
Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
(1973)
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
(1973)
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
(1972)
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
(1972)
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
(1972)
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
(1972)
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
(1972)
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
(1971)
Secrets
as Allan Wood
(1970)
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
(1970)
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
(1969)
The Italian Job
as Yellow
(1969)
Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie
(1969)
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
(1969)
(1967)
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Crew
(1996)
Bulletproof
Stunt Double