Acting
Robin Ellis
SV, EN, DE, ES cinema · 21 credits
Born
8 January 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Also known as Anthony Robin Ellis
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers, Cluedo, The Good Soldier (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), Elizabeth R (playing Essex), The Moonstone, Bel Ami, Sense and Sensibility (which also featured Clive Francis), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, She Loves Me (in which he sings) and Blue Remembered Hills (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in the Poldark series remake as Reverend Halse.
Known for
Filmography
Wallander: The Photographer
as Tom Lyell
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
as Narrator
The Death of Yugoslavia
as Narrator
The Trial of Lord Lucan
as Sir Charles Moore
The Negotiator
as Stuart Shaw
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
as Narrator (voice)
Bright Eyes
as Sam Howard
The Good Soldier
as John Dowell
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Howard Carter
Tres mujeres de hoy
as Alejandro
The Europeans
as Robert Acton
She Loves Me
as Georg Nowack, Vocals
The Comedy of Errors
as Dr. Pinch
Bel Ami
1971
Bel Ami
as Georges Duroy
Arthur? Arthur!
as Ames