Robert Powell
Acting
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.".
The Queen of Heaven
Jesus / Nikodemus
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Himself
Tales of Television Centre
Self
The Cult of Doomwatch
Colour Me Kubrick
Robert
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
Narrator
The Queen's Lost Uncle
Narrator
Seven Games from Glory
Narrator
The Second World War in Color
Narrator (voice)
Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey
Pride of Africa
David Webb
The Legends of Treasure Island
Dr Livesey (voice)
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Narrator
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Titanic - The Story
Narrator (voice)
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
John Barth
The Boer War: 1899-1902
Narrator
The English Civil Wars
Narrator
Chunuk Bair
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
Il segno del comando
Prof. Edward Foster
The First Circle
Gleb Nershin
The Golden Years
Romeo.Juliet
Romeo (voice)
Down There in the Jungle
Kruger
Love Sins
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Classic Ghost Stories
Professor
What Waits Below
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
The Wandering Company
Narrator (voice)
The Jigsaw Man
Jamie Fraser
Imperative
Augustin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phoebus
Pygmalion
Higgins
The Survivor
Keller
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Pierre
Harlequin
Gregory Wolfe
Walkabout to Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
Richard Hannay
The Four Feathers
Jack Durrance
Beyond Good and Evil
Paul Rée
Tommy
Captain Walker
Death to Sister Mary
Rook
Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Lady Killer
Paul Tanner
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
Himself
The Asphyx
Giles Cunningham
Asylum
Dr. Martin
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Frank Gardner
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Running Scared
Tom Betancourt
Secrets
Allan Wood
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch
Shaun
Walk a Crooked Path
Tower of London: The Innocent
Earl of Warwick
The Italian Job
Yellow
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Arkie
Robbery
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)