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."
Filmography
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Movies 61
TV Shows 43
self 21
Narrator 14
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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs (2023)
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life (2018)
The Real Jesus of Nazareth (2017)
The Bible (2013)
Infamous Assassinations (2012)
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
Hitler's bodyguard (2010)
World War II in HD Colour (2009)
International Terrorism Since 1945 (2009)
Great Raids of World War II (2006)
Churchill's Bodyguard (2005)
Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
Great Raids of World War II (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)
Great Crimes and Trials (1993)
The Century of Warfare (1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory (1993)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)
The Detectives (1993)
Titanic - The Story (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)
Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991)
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)
What Waits Below (1984)
Frankenstein (1984)
The Wandering Company (1984)
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
Natural World (1983)
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)
Mahler (1974)
Zodiac (1974)
Thriller (1973)
Lady Killer (1973)
All Systems Go: Alan Garner (1973)
The Asphyx (1972)
The Edwardians (1972)
Asylum (1972)
Crown Court (1972)
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)
Shelley (1972)
Running Scared (1972)
Secrets (1971)
Jude the Obscure (1971)
Doomwatch (1970)
The Hunting of Lionel Crane (1970)
Season of the Witch (1970)
Tower of London: The Innocent (1969)
The Italian Job (1969)
Bam! Pow! Zap! (1969)
Robbery (1967)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1944-06-01 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceSalford, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsRobert Thomas Powell
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