Robert Stephens
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-07-14
Day of Death
1995-11-12 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Robert Stephens
Biography
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.
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Acting
(2018)
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
England, My England
as John Dryden
(1993)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Poe's Teacher
(1993)
Century
as Mr. Reisner
(1993)
The Secret Rapture
as Max Lopert
(1992)
Chaplin
as Ted the Drunk
(1992)
Adam Bede
as Reverend Irwine
(1991)
The Pope Must Die
as The Camarlengo
(1991)
Afraid of the Dark
as Dan Burns
(1991)
30 Door Key
as Prof. Pimco
(1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Sir Gerald Moore
(1990)
Wings of Fame
as Merrick
(1990)
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
(1990)
The Children
as Azariah Dobree
(1989)
Henry V
as Auncient Pistol
(1988)
The Fruit Machine
as Vincent
(1988)
(1988)
Ada in the Jungle
as Lord Gordon
(1987)
Empire of the Sun
as Mr. Lockwood
(1987)
High Season
as Konstantinis
(1987)
Comrades
as James Frampton
(1984)
Puccini
as Giacomo Puccini
(1983)
Birth of a Nation
as Vic Griffiths
(1983)
(1982)
Anyone for Denis
as Schubert
(1981)
The Winter's Tale
as Polixenes
(1981)
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Le professeur
(1981)
The Search for Alexander the Great
as Darius of Persia
(1980)
The Executioner
as Beust
(1980)
Hesther for Example
as Warburton
(1979)
One Fine Day
as Welby
(1978)
The Shout
as Chief Medical Officer
(1977)
The Duellists
as Brigadier-General Treillard
(1977)
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
as Charles Watson
(1974)
Luther
as Johann von Eck
(1972)
Travels with My Aunt
as Ercole Visconti
(1972)
The Asphyx
as Sir Hugo Cunningham
(1971)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
(1970)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
(1969)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
as Teddy Lloyd
(1969)
Julius Caesar
as Mark Antony
(1968)
Romeo and Juliet
as the Prince
(1968)
Horizontal Hold
as James Woodley
(1967)
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick
(1967)
Ten Days That Shook the World
as Lenin
(1966)
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
as Charles Napier
(1963)
Cleopatra
as Germanicus
(1963)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Gerry Sullivan
(1962)
The Inspector
as Dickens
(1962)
Lunch Hour
as Man
(1961)
A Taste of Honey
as Peter Smith
(1961)
Pirates of Tortuga
as Henri Morgan
(1961)
(1960)
Circle of Deception
as Capt. Stein
Crew
(1967)
Much Ado About Nothing
Associate Producer