Personal Info
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1944-06-01 (81 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also Known For
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 Au ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
The Queen of Heaven
| Jesus / Nikodemus
2023 --
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
| Self
2018 --
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
| Himself
2012 --
Tales of Television Centre
| Self
2005 --
Colour Me Kubrick
| Robert
2005 --
Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
| Narrator
2003 --
The Queen's Lost Uncle
| Narrator
2002 --
Seven Games From Glory
| Narrator
1999 --
The Second World War in Color
| Narrator (voice)
1997 --
Treasure Island
| Dr. Livesey
1997 --
Pride of Africa
| David Webb
1993 --
The Legends of Treasure Island
| Dr Livesey (voice)
1993 --
The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
| Narrator
1993 --
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
|
1993 --
Titanic - The Story
| Narrator (voice)
1992 --
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
| John Barth
1992 --
The Boer War: 1899-1902
| Narrator
1992 --
The English Civil Wars
| Narrator
1992 --
Chunuk Bair
| Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
1992 --
Il segno del comando
| Edward Foster
1992 --
The First Circle
| Gleb Nershin
1992 --
The Golden Years
|
1990 --
Romeo.Juliet
| Romeo (voice)
1988 --
Down There in the Jungle
| Kruger
1987 --
Love Sins
| Gabriele D'Annunzio
1986 --
Classic Ghost Stories
| Professor
1984 --
What Waits Below
| Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
1984 --
Frankenstein
| Victor Frankenstein
1984 --
The Wandering Company
| Narrator (voice)
1983 --
The Jigsaw Man
| Jamie Fraser
1982 --
Imperative
| Augustin
1982 --
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
| Phoebus
1981 --
Pygmalion
| Higgins
1981 --
The Survivor
| Keller
1980 --
Jane Austen in Manhattan
| Pierre
1980 --
Harlequin
| Gregory Wolfe
1980 --
Walkabout to Hollywood
| Narrator (voice)
1978 --
The Thirty Nine Steps
| Richard Hannay
1978 --
The Four Feathers
| Jack Durrance
1977 --
Beyond Good and Evil
| Paul Rée
1975 --
Tommy
| Captain Walker
1974 --
Death to Sister Mary
| Rook
1974 --
Mahler
| Gustav Mahler
1973 --
Lady Killer
| Paul Tanner
1973 --
All Systems Go: Alan Garner
| Himself
1972 --
The Asphyx
| Giles Cunningham
1972 --
Asylum
| Dr. Martin
1972 --
Mrs. Warren's Profession
| Frank Gardner
1972 --
Shelley
| Percy Bysshe Shelley
1972 --
Running Scared
| Tom Betancourt
1971 --
Secrets
| Allan Wood
1970 --
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
| Lionel Crane
1970 --
Season of the Witch
| Shaun
1969 --
Walk a Crooked Path
|
1969 --
Tower of London: The Innocent
| Earl of Warwick
1969 --
The Italian Job
| Yellow
1969 --
Bam! Pow! Zap!
| Arkie
1967 --
Robbery
| Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)