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 Zie ... firelli'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."
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Doomwatch
as Tobias Wren
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Feb 09, 1970
The Detectives
as Dave Briggs
Episodes: 29
First Aired: Jan 27, 1993
Fantomcat
as Fantomcat
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 07, 1995
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey (voice)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
Hannay
as Richard Hannay
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 06, 1988
World War II in Colour
as Narrator
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 04, 2009
Shaka Zulu
as Dr. Henry Fynn
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 24, 1986
Great SAS Missions
as Narrator
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Aug 04, 2004
Jude the Obscure
as Jude Fawley
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Feb 06, 1971
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Ambrosius
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 17, 1991
Looking for Clancy
as Frank Clancy
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 24, 1975
Classic Ghost Stories
as Professor
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Dec 25, 1986
Jesus of Nazareth
as Jesus
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 27, 1977
Thriller
as Paul Tanner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1973
Holby City
as Mark Williams
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1999
Crown Court
as Lance Porter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Phoebus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
BBC Play of the Month
as Valentine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
Thriller
as Rook
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1973
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Barry Jemmerson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 1996
Keeping Up Appearances
as Cabbie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1990
International Terrorism Since 1945
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 2009
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr. Haydock
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 12, 2004
Natural World
as Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 30, 1983
The Century of Warfare
Episodes: 28
First Aired: Oct 18, 1993
Great Crimes and Trials
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Nov 02, 1993
Canned Carrott
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Oct 03, 1990
Countdown
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Host
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 16, 2017
An Audience with...
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
Dalziel & Pascoe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 08, 1966
Pebble Mill
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1991
The Edwardians
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 21, 1972
BBC Play of the Month
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 2011
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