Acting
Robert Powell
EN, ES, DE, IT cinema · 62 credits
Born
1 June 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Also known as Robert Thomas 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.".
Known for
Filmography
The Queen of Heaven
as Jesus / Nikodemus
2001 Events
as Jesús
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert
Seven Games from Glory
as Narrator
Der Zweite Weltkrieg in Farbe
1999
The Second World War in Color
as Narrator (voice)
Treasure Island
1997
Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
Pride of Africa
as David Webb
Bulletproof
Stunt Double
Titanic - The Story
1993
Titanic - The Story
as Narrator (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr Livesey (voice)
Chunuk Bair
as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith
The English Civil Wars
as Narrator
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
as John Barth
Il segno del comando
1992
Il segno del comando
as Prof. Edward Foster
The First Circle
as Gleb Nershin
The Boer War: 1899-1902
as Narrator
Romeo.Juliet
as Romeo (voice)
Down There in the Jungle
as Kruger
Love Sins
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
The Wandering Company
as Narrator (voice)
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser
Imperative
as Augustin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus
The Survivor
as Keller
Pygmalion
as Higgins
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe
Walkabout to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay
The Four Feathers
as Jack Durrance
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée
Tommy
as Captain Walker
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler
Lady Killer
as Paul Tanner
Asylum
as Dr. Martin
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham
Shelley
1972
Shelley
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Running Scared
as Tom Betancourt
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Frank Gardner
Secrets
as Allan Wood
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lionel Crane
Season of the Witch
as Shaun
The Italian Job
as Yellow
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Earl of Warwick
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)