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Born · June 1, 1944 (80 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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."
Jesus / Nikodemus
0.0
2025
Self
0.0
2023
Himself
0.0
2018
Host · (4 episodes)
7.0
2017
8.0
2012
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
5.0
2011
Narrator · (13 episodes)
7.5
2009
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
0.0
2009
Robert
5.7
2005
Narrator
0.0
2005
Dr. Haydock · (1 episode)
7.6
2004
Narrator · (7 episodes)
0.0
2004
Narrator
0.0
2003
Narrator
8.5
2002
Mark Williams · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
Dr. Livesey
0.0
1997
David Webb
0.0
1997
(1 episode)
6.3
1996
Barry Jemmerson · (1 episode)
6.3
1996
Fantomcat · (26 episodes)
4.0
1995
(26 episodes)
10.0
1993
(28 episodes)
0.0
1993
Dr Livesey (voice)
8.0
1993
Dr. Livesey (voice) · (26 episodes)
7.4
1993
Narrator
0.0
1993
5.7
1993
Dave Briggs · (29 episodes)
6.7
1993
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1993
John Barth
0.0
1992
Narrator
5.0
1992
Narrator
10.0
1992
Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
8.0
1992
Edward Foster
5.0
1992
Gleb Nershin
4.8
1992
0.0
1992
Ambrosius · (6 episodes)
0.0
1991
Self · (1 episode)
3.1
1991
Cabbie · (1 episode)
7.6
1990
(12 episodes)
6.0
1990
Romeo (voice)
0.0
1990
Kruger
0.0
1988
Richard Hannay · (13 episodes)
5.0
1988
Gabriele D'Annunzio
3.0
1987
Professor
0.0
1986
Professor · (5 episodes)
0.0
1986
Dr. Henry Fynn · (10 episodes)
7.1
1986
Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
3.8
1984
Victor Frankenstein
5.9
1984
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1984
Jamie Fraser
4.8
1983
Narrator · (1 episode)
7.0
1983
(6 episodes)
5.7
1982
Augustin
5.5
1982
Phoebus
5.8
1982
Higgins
0.0
1981
Keller
5.3
1981
Pierre
6.2
1980
Gregory Wolfe
6.6
1980
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1980
Richard Hannay
6.7
1978
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
1978
Jack Durrance
6.7
1978
Paul Rée
5.9
1977
Jesus
9.0
1977
Jesus · (4 episodes)
7.7
1977
Frank Clancy · (5 episodes)
0.0
1975
Captain Walker
6.5
1975
Rook
0.0
1974
Gustav Mahler
6.7
1974
Paul Tanner · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
Rook · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
Paul Tanner
6.7
1973
Himself
0.0
1973
Giles Cunningham
6.0
1972
(1 episode)
5.7
1972
Dr. Martin
6.0
1972
Lance Porter · (1 episode)
5.4
1972
Frank Gardner
0.0
1972
Percy Bysshe Shelley
0.0
1972
Tom Betancourt
0.0
1972
Allan Wood
4.8
1971
Jude Fawley · (6 episodes)
5.3
1971
Tobias Wren · (40 episodes)
5.7
1970
Lionel Crane
0.0
1970
Shaun
0.0
1970
3.5
1969
Earl of Warwick
6.0
1969
Yellow
7.0
1969
Arkie
0.0
1969
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
6.5
1967
(1 episode)
0.0
1966
Valentine · (1 episode)
5.0
1965
(1 episode)
5.0
1965
Phoebus · (1 episode)
8.7
1951