1944-06-01 Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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."
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Η βασίλισσα των ουρανών | Jesus / Nikodemus | 2025-04-04 |
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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs | Himself | 2023-10-21 |
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Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life | Himself | 2018-11-15 |
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Tales of Television Centre | 2012-05-17 | |
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Colour Me Kubrick | Robert | 2005-10-06 |
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Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow | Narrator | 2005-06-01 |
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The Queen's Lost Uncle | Narrator | 2003-11-06 |
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Seven Games From Glory | Narrator | 2002-06-25 |
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Treasure Island | Dr. Livesey | 1997-07-14 |
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Pride of Africa | David Webb | 1997-01-01 |
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood | 1993-04-23 | |
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The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory | Narrator | 1993-06-01 |
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The Legends of Treasure Island | Dr Livesey (voice) | 1993-09-10 |
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Titanic - The Story | Narrator (voice) | 1993-01-01 |
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Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel | John Barth | 1992-08-20 |
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The First Circle | Gleb Nershin | 1992-02-25 |
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Il segno del comando | Edward Foster | 1992-03-01 |
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The English Civil Wars | Narrator | 1992-06-01 |
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The Boer War: 1899-1902 | Narrator | 1992-07-01 |
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The Golden Years | 1992-01-02 | |
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Chunuk Bair | Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith | 1992-04-25 |
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Romeo.Juliet | Romeo (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
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D'Annunzio | Gabriele D'Annunzio | 1987-01-30 |
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Laggiù nella giungla | Kruger | 1986-01-01 |
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Classic Ghost Stories | Professor | 1986-12-31 |
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Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | 1984-06-17 |
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What Waits Below | Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen | 1984-11-19 |
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The Wandering Company | Narrator (voice) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Jigsaw Man | Jamie Fraser | 1983-11-11 |
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Imperativ | Augustin | 1982-04-01 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phoebus | 1982-02-02 |
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The Survivor | Keller | 1981-07-09 |
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Pygmalion | Higgins | 1981-12-27 |
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Jane Austen in Manhattan | Pierre | 1980-07-01 |
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Harlequin | Gregory Wolfe | 1980-03-28 |
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Walkabout to Hollywood | Narrator (voice) | 1980-02-11 |
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The Thirty Nine Steps | Richard Hannay | 1978-11-04 |
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The Four Feathers | Jack Durrance | 1978-01-01 |
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Al di là del bene e del male | Paul Rée | 1977-10-05 |
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Tommy | Captain Walker | 1975-03-19 |
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Death to Sister Mary | Rook | 1974-05-21 |
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Mahler | Gustav Mahler | 1974-04-04 |
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All Systems Go: Alan Garner | Himself | 1973-01-01 |
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Lady Killer | Paul Tanner | 1973-01-18 |
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The Asphyx | Giles Cunningham | 1972-12-05 |
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Running Scared | Tom Betancourt | 1972-05-01 |
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Mrs. Warren's Profession | Frank Gardner | 1972-10-03 |
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Asylum | Dr. Martin | 1972-11-17 |
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Shelley | Percy Bysshe Shelley | 1972-07-05 |
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Secrets | Allan Wood | 1971-09-21 |
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Season of the Witch | Shaun | 1970-01-07 |
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The Hunting of Lionel Crane | Lionel Crane | 1970-01-21 |
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Tower of London: The Innocent | Earl of Warwick | 1969-07-31 |
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The Italian Job | Yellow | 1969-06-02 |
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Bam! Pow! Zap! | Arkie | 1969-03-05 |
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Robbery | Deltic Train Guard (uncredited) | 1967-08-01 |
