Robert Stephens
Born
July 14, 1931
Died
November 12, 1995 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.
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Known For
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
2024
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
2018
England, My England
John Dryden
1995
Dandelion Dead
Henry Vaughan · (4 episodes)
1994
99-1
Oakwood · (14 episodes)
1994
Century
Mr. Reisner
1993
The Secret Rapture
Max Lopert
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Poe's Teacher
1993
Chaplin
Ted the Drunk
1992
Adam Bede
Reverend Irwine
1992
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Hades · (1 episode)
1991
Afraid of the Dark
Dan Burns
1991
30 Door Key
Prof. Pimco
1991
The Pope Must Die
The Camarlengo
1991
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Sir Gerald Moore
1990
The Children
Azariah Dobree
1990
Wings of Fame
Merrick
1990
Henry V
Auncient Pistol
1989
The Fruit Machine
Vincent
1988
Ada in the Jungle
Lord Gordon
1988
American Roulette
1988
Empire of the Sun
Mr. Lockwood
1987
Fortunes of War
Bill Castlebar · (7 episodes)
1987
High Season
Konstantinis
1987
Comrades
James Frampton
1987
Lizzie's Pictures
(4 episodes)
1987
Inspector Morse
Sir Wilfred Mulryne · (1 episode)
1987
Unnatural Causes
Vince · (1 episode)
1986
Hell's Bells
(6 episodes)
1986
The Mysteries
Pontius Pilate / Herod · (3 episodes)
1985
The Box of Delights
Abner Brown · (6 episodes)
1984
Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
1984
Ill Fares the Land
1983
Birth of a Nation
Vic Griffiths
1983
Anyone for Denis
Schubert
1982
Anyone for Denis?
(1 episode)
1982
The Year of the French
George Moore · (6 episodes)
1982
The Games of Countess Dolingen
Le professeur
1981
The Search for Alexander the Great
Darius of Persia
1981
The Winter's Tale
Polixenes
1981
Lady Killers
Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C. · (1 episode)
1980
The Executioner
Beust
1980
Hesther for Example
Warburton
1980
Minder
Percy · (1 episode)
1979
One Fine Day
Welby
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Polixenes · (1 episode)
1978
The Shout
Chief Medical Officer
1978
Holocaust
Uncle Kurt Dorf · (4 episodes)
1978
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Charles Watson
1977
The Duellists
Brigadier-General Treillard
1977
QB VII
Robert Highsmith · (2 episodes)
1974
Playhouse
Warburton · (1 episode)
1974
Luther
Johann von Eck
1974
Vienna 1900
(1 episode)
1973
Travels with My Aunt
Ercole Visconti
1972
The Asphyx
Sir Hugo Cunningham
1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Max Carrados · (1 episode)
1971
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1970
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
1969
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Teddy Lloyd
1969
Horizontal Hold
James Woodley
1968
Romeo and Juliet
the Prince
1968
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
1967
Ten Days That Shook the World
Lenin
1967
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Charles Napier
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Mark Antony · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Trigorin · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Oberon · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Grigory Rasputin · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Prince of Wales · (1 episode)
1965
Channing
Paddy Riordan · (1 episode)
1963
Cleopatra
Germanicus
1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Gerry Sullivan
1963
The Inspector
Dickens
1962
Lunch Hour
Man
1962
The Queen's Guards
1961
A Taste of Honey
Peter Smith
1961
Pirates of Tortuga
Henri Morgan
1961
Circle of Deception
Capt. Stein
1960
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956