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 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

• 20262001 Events — Jesús
• 2026The Queen of Heaven — Jesus / Nikodemus
• 2026The Resurrection of Christ
• The Real Jesus of Nazareth — Host
• Hitler's bodyguard — Creator
• International Terrorism Since 1945 — Narrator (voice)
• World War II in Colour — Narrator
• 2006The Cult of Doomwatch
• 2005Colour Me Kubrick — Robert
• 2005Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow — Narrator
• Agatha Christie's Marple — Dr. Haydock
• Great SAS Missions — Narrator
• 2003The Queen's Lost Uncle — Narrator
• 2002Seven Games from Glory — Narrator
• Holby City — Mark Williams
• 1999The Second World War in Color — Narrator (voice)
• 1997Pride of Africa — David Webb
• 1997Treasure Island — Dr. Livesey
• 1996Bulletproof — Stunt Double
• Dalziel and Pascoe — Barry Jemmerson
• Fantomcat — Fantomcat
• Great Crimes and Trials
• 1993The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory — Narrator
• The Century of Warfare
• The Detectives — Dave Briggs
• 1993The Legends of Treasure Island — Dr Livesey (voice)
• The Legends of Treasure Island — Dr. Livesey (voice)
• 1993The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• 1993Titanic - The Story — Narrator (voice)
• 1992Chunuk Bair — Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
• 1992Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel — John Barth
• 1992Il segno del comando — Prof. Edward Foster
• 1992The Boer War: 1899-1902 — Narrator
• 1992The English Civil Wars — Narrator
• 1992The First Circle — Gleb Nershin
• 1992The Golden Years
• Merlin of the Crystal Cave — Ambrosius
• Canned Carrott
• Keeping Up Appearances — Cabbie
• 1990Romeo.Juliet — Romeo (voice)
• 1988Down There in the Jungle — Kruger
• Hannay — Richard Hannay
• 1987Love Sins — Gabriele D'Annunzio
• 1986Classic Ghost Stories — Professor
• Classic Ghost Stories — Professor
• Shaka Zulu — Dr. Henry Fynn
• 1984Frankenstein — Victor Frankenstein
• 1984The Wandering Company — Narrator (voice)
• 1984What Waits Below — Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
• Natural World — Narrator
• 1983The Jigsaw Man — Jamie Fraser
• Countdown
• 1982Imperative — Augustin
• 1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Phoebus
• Celebrity Playhouse — Professor Henry Higgins
• 1981Pygmalion — Higgins
• 1981The Survivor — Keller
• 1980Harlequin — Gregory Wolfe
• 1980Jane Austen in Manhattan — Pierre
• 1980Walkabout to Hollywood — Narrator (voice)
• 1978The Four Feathers — Jack Durrance
• 1978The Thirty Nine Steps — Richard Hannay
• 1977Beyond Good and Evil — Paul Rée
• Jesus of Nazareth — Jesus
• Looking for Clancy — Frank Clancy
• 1975Tommy — Captain Walker
• 1974Death to Sister Mary — Rook
• 1974Mahler — Gustav Mahler
• Zodiac — Brian Godfrey
• 1973Lady Killer — Paul Tanner
• Thriller — Paul Tanner, Rook
• 1972Asylum — Dr. Martin
• Crown Court — Lance Porter
• 1972Mrs. Warren's Profession — Frank Gardner
• 1972Running Scared — Tom Betancourt
• 1972Shelley — Percy Bysshe Shelley
• 1972The Asphyx — Giles Cunningham
• The Edwardians — Charles Stewart Rolls
• Jude the Obscure — Jude Fawley
• 1971Secrets — Allan Wood
• Stage 2 — Frank Gardner
• Doomwatch — Tobias Wren
• 1970Season of the Witch — Shaun
• Sentimental Education — Frederic Moreau
• 1970The Hunting of Lionel Crane — Lionel Crane
• 1969Bam! Pow! Zap! — Arkie
• 1969The Italian Job — Yellow
• 1969Tower of London: The Innocent — Earl of Warwick
• 1969Walk a Crooked Path
• City '68 — Paul Pevney
• 1967Robbery — Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• BBC Play of the Month — Valentine
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Martin
• The Wednesday Play — Arkie, Shaun, Lionel Crane
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Phoebus

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2023Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs — Self
• 2018Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life — Himself
• 2012Tales of Television Centre — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• Churchill's Bodyguard — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Pebble Mill — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• 1973All Systems Go: Alan Garner — Himself
• Film '72 — Self