Birthday
1944/06/01 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also know as
Robert Thomas Powell
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...Read more
(1984) Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
(1975) Tommy
as Captain Walker
(1983) The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
(1972) Asylum
as Dr. Martin
(1986) Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
(1984) What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
(1970) The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
(1978) The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
(2003) The Queen's Lost Uncle
as Narrator
(1972) The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
(1969) Bam! Pow! Zap!
as Arkie
(1972) Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
(1977) Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
(1981) The Survivor
as Keller
(1974) Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
(1993) Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
(1992) Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
(1980) Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
(1978) The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
(1971) Secrets
as Allan Wood
(1992) The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
(1981) Pygmalion
as Higgins
(1993) The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
as Narrator
(1987) Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
(1992) The Golden Years
as ---
(2005) Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
as Narrator
(2023) Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
(1993) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as ---
(1993) The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
(1970) Season of the Witch
as Shaun
(1992) Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
(1992) Il segno del comando
as Edward Foster
(1992) The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
(1982) Imperative
as Augustin
(2012) Tales of Television Centre
as Self
(1967) Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
(1969) The Italian Job
as Yellow
(2025) The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
(1997) Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
(1969) Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
(1969) Walk a Crooked Path
as ---
(1972) Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
(1984) The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
(2005) Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
(1982) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
(1988) Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
(2002) Seven Games From Glory
as Narrator
(1990) Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
(1973) All Systems Go: Alan Garner
as Himself
(1992) The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
(1980) Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
(1972) Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
(1973) Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
(2018) Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Himself
(1980) Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
(1997) Pride of Africa
as David Webb
(1974) Death to Sister Mary
as Rook
(1999) The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
(1973) Thriller
as Paul Tanner
(1999) Holby City
as Mark Williams
(1982) Countdown
as ---
(1996) Dalziel & Pascoe
as ---
(1972) Crown Court
as Lance Porter
(1993) The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
(1970) Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren
(1988) Hannay
as Richard Hannay
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus
(1986) Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
(1990) Canned Carrott
as ---
(1995) Fantomcat
as Fantomcat
(1993) The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey (voice)
(1966) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as ---
(1977) Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
(1975) Looking for Clancy
as Frank Clancy
(1991) Pebble Mill
as Self
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
(1971) Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley
(1993) Great Crimes and Trials
as ---
(1972) The Edwardians
as ---
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as ---
(1973) Thriller
as Rook
(2017) The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Host
(2009) World War II in Colour
as Narrator
(1996) Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
(1993) The Century of Warfare
as ---
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(1986) Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
(1991) Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Ambrosius
(1990) Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
(2009) International Terrorism Since 1945
as Narrator (voice)
(2004) Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
(2004) Great SAS Missions
as Narrator
(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
(1983) Natural World
as Narrator