Robert Powell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-01 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also known As
Robert Thomas Powell
Robert Powell
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 p...
Acting
1984
as Victor Frankenstein
1975
as Captain Walker
1983
as Jamie Fraser
1972
as Dr. Martin
1986
as Professor
1984
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
1978
as Richard Hannay
1970
as Lionel Crane
2003
as Narrator
1972
as Giles Cunningham
1969
as Arkie
1972
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
1977
as Paul Rée
1981
as Keller
1974
as Gustav Mahler
1993
as Narrator (voice)
1992
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
1980
as Pierre
1978
as Jack Durrance
1971
as Allan Wood
1992
as Narrator
1981
as Higgins
1993
as Narrator
1987
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
1992
2005
as Narrator
2023
1993
as Dr Livesey (voice)
1970
as Shaun
1992
as John Barth
1992
as Prof. Edward Foster
1992
as Gleb Nershin
1982
as Augustin
2012
as Self
1967
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
1969
as Yellow
2026
as Jesus / Nikodemus
1997
as Dr. Livesey
1969
as Earl of Warwick
1972
as Tom Betancourt
1984
as Narrator (voice)
2005
as Robert
1982
as Phoebus
1988
as Kruger
2002
as Narrator
1990
as Romeo (voice)
1973
as Himself
1992
as Narrator
1980
as Gregory Wolfe
1972
as Frank Gardner
1973
as Paul Tanner
2018
as Himself
1980
as Narrator (voice)
1997
as David Webb
1974
as Rook
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Production
1996
as Stunt Double
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