Robert Powell
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.".
Acting
Movie
The Italian Job
as Yellow
1969
TV
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
1977
Movie
Tommy
as Captain Walker
1975
TV
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
2009
Movie
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
1972
TV
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
1990
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
2004
TV
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
1986
Movie
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
2005
Movie
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
1972
Movie
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
1967
Movie
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
1980
TV
Holby City
as Mark Williams
1999
Movie
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
1974
Movie
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
1983
Movie
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
1978
Movie
The Survivor
as Keller
1981
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
1982
TV
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
Movie
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
1977
TV
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
1993
Movie
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
1984
TV
Countdown
1982
Movie
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
1984
