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Robert Powell

Known for: Acting

Birthday: 1944-06-01 (78 years old)

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Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme Doomwatch (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives (1993–1997) alongside Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama Holby City (2005–2011).

His distinctive voice has become well known as a narrator of documentaries, especially in World War II documentaries including World War II in HD Colour, Hitler's Bodyguard, The Story of the Third Reich and Secrets of World War II.

Powell has been nominated for a BAFTA Award and won a Best Actor Award from the Venice Film Festival.

Filmography

All 94

Movies 56

TV Shows 38

Self 19

Narrator 10

Robert Powell

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Biography

Filmography

All 94

Movies 56

TV Shows 38

Self 19

Narrator 10

Voice 1

Franco Zeffirelli - Directing from Life (2018)

The Real Jesus of Nazareth (2017)

Infamous Assassinations (2012)

Tales of Television Centre (2012)

Hitler's bodyguard (2010)

World War II in Colour (2009)

International Terrorism Since 1945 (2009)

Great Raids of World War II (2006)

Churchill's Bodyguard (2005)

Colour Me Kubrick (2005)

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow (2005)

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)

Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness (2004)

Great SAS Missions (2004)

BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII (2004)

The Queen's Lost Uncle (2003)

Seven Games From Glory (2002)

Gladiators of World War II (2002)

Hitchcock: The Early Years (1999)

The British Soap Awards (1999)

Secrets of World War II (1998)

Treasure Island (1997)

Pride of Africa (1997)

Bulletproof (1996)

Dalziel & Pascoe (1996)

Fantomcat (1995)

The Century of Warfare [DVD Release] (1994)

The Century of Warfare (1993)

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory (1993)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)

The Detectives (1993)

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (1992)

The Boer War: 1899-1902 (1992)

The English Civil Wars (1992)

Chunuk Bair (1992)

Il segno del comando (1992)

The First Circle (1992)

The Golden Years (1992)

Pebble Mill (1991)

Pygmalio (1990)

Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Canned Carrott (1990)

Romeo.Juliet (1990)

Hannay (1988)

Love Sins (1987)

Classic Ghost Stories (1986)

Classic Ghost Stories (1986)

Shaka Zulu (1986)

Down There in the Jungle (1986)

Frankenstein (1984)

What Waits Below (1984)

The Jigsaw Man (1984)

The Wandering Company (1984)

Countdown (1982)

Imperative (1982)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

The Survivor (1981)

Pygmalion (1981)

Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

Harlequin (1980)

Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)

The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

An Audience with... (1978)

The Four Feathers (1978)

Beyond Good and Evil (1977)

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Looking for Clancy (1975)

Tommy (1975)

Death to Sister Mary (1974)

Known for
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-06-01 (78 years old)

Place of birth
Salford, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom