Robert Powell
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-06-01 in Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Biography
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.".
Most Known For
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
Holby City
as Mark Williams
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
Natural World
as Narrator
Crown Court
as Lance Porter
Pebble Mill
as Self
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
Dalziel & Pascoe
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
An Audience with...
as Self
Thriller
as Paul Tanner
Thriller
as Rook
Tommy
as Captain Walker
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler