Robert Powell
Born in Salford, Manchester, England, UK — Jun 01 1944
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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 198…
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Holby City
Mark Williams
Crown Court
Lance Porter
BBC Play of the Month
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock
Natural World
Narrator
Dalziel & Pascoe
Thriller
Paul Tanner
Doomwatch
Tobias Wren
The Detectives
Dave Briggs
Keeping Up Appearances
Cabbie
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
The Edwardians
Charles Stewart Rolls
Shaka Zulu
Dr. Henry Fynn
Hannay
Richard Hannay
Zodiac
Brian Godfrey
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Phoebus
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey (voice)
Countdown
The Italian Job
Yellow
Tommy
Captain Walker
World War II in Colour
Narrator
Looking for Clancy
Frank Clancy
Bulletproof
Crew
The Queen of Heaven
Jesus / Nikodemus
Hitler's bodyguard
Creator
Asylum
Dr. Martin
Jude the Obscure
Jude Fawley
Fantomcat
Fantomcat
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phoebus
Harlequin
Gregory Wolfe
Mahler
Gustav Mahler
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Robbery
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Ambrosius
Great Crimes and Trials
Romeo.Juliet
Romeo (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
Richard Hannay
Colour Me Kubrick
Robert
Love Sins
Gabriele D'Annunzio
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Host
The Jigsaw Man
Jamie Fraser
Beyond Good and Evil
Paul Rée
Great SAS Missions
Narrator
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
The Four Feathers
Jack Durrance
Chunuk Bair
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Running Scared
Tom Betancourt
The Survivor
Keller
The First Circle
Gleb Nershin
International Terrorism Since 1945
Narrator (voice)
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Self
What Waits Below
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
The Asphyx
Giles Cunningham
The Century of Warfare
Imperative
Augustin
Lady Killer
Paul Tanner
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Frank Gardner
Tales of Television Centre
Self
Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey
Pygmalion
Higgins
The Wandering Company
Narrator (voice)
Death to Sister Mary
Rook
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Pride of Africa
David Webb
Down There in the Jungle
Kruger
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr Livesey (voice)
Secrets
Allan Wood
The Cult of Doomwatch
Canned Carrott
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Himself
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Pierre
Walkabout to Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Lionel Crane
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
John Barth
Tower of London: The Innocent
Earl of Warwick
The Golden Years
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Narrator
Season of the Witch
Shaun
Il segno del comando
Prof. Edward Foster
Seven Games from Glory
Narrator
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Narrator
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Arkie
The Second World War in Color
Narrator (voice)
Walk a Crooked Path
The Queen's Lost Uncle
Narrator
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Narrator
The English Civil Wars
Narrator
Titanic - The Story
Narrator (voice)
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
Himself