Robert Powell

ActorCrew Jun 1 (age 81) Salford, Manchester, England, UK 1951–2026 (75 year career)

6.1 avg rating

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 Barb…

Known For

Film

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus

Film

The Italian Job

Yellow

Film

World War II in Colour

Narrator

Film

Tommy

Captain Walker

Film

Bulletproof

Stunt Double

Film

Shaka Zulu

Dr. Henry Fynn

Film

Asylum

Dr. Martin

Film

The Asphyx

Giles Cunningham

Filmography

Acting (94)

Movies (59)

The Queen of Heaven

2026 Upcoming

as Jesus / Nikodemus

Dec 18

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

2023

as Self

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018

as Himself

Tales of Television Centre

2012

as Self

8.0

The Cult of Doomwatch

2006

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

as Robert

5.7

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

2005

as Narrator

The Queen's Lost Uncle

2003

as Narrator

Seven Games from Glory

2002

as Narrator

8.7

The Second World War in Color

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Pride of Africa

1997

as David Webb

Treasure Island

1997

as Dr. Livesey

The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

as Dr Livesey (voice)

8.0

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory

1993

as Narrator

Titanic - The Story

1993

as Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1993

5.7

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

1992

as John Barth

The English Civil Wars

1992

as Narrator

10.0

Il segno del comando

1992

as Prof. Edward Foster

3.7

Chunuk Bair

1992

as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

5.7

The Boer War: 1899-1902

as Narrator

The First Circle

as Gleb Nershin

The Golden Years

Romeo.Juliet

as Romeo (voice)

Down There in the Jungle

1988

as Kruger

Love Sins

1987

as Gabriele D'Annunzio

2.3

Classic Ghost Stories

1986

as Professor

What Waits Below

1984

as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

3.7

Frankenstein

1984

as Victor Frankenstein

6.2

The Wandering Company

1984

as Narrator (voice)

The Jigsaw Man

1983

as Jamie Fraser

4.9

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Phoebus

Imperative

as Augustin

The Survivor

as Keller

Pygmalion

as Higgins

Jane Austen in Manhattan

as Pierre

Harlequin

as Gregory Wolfe

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980

as Narrator (voice)

The Four Feathers

1978

as Jack Durrance

6.7

The Thirty Nine Steps

as Richard Hannay

Beyond Good and Evil

as Paul Rée

Tommy

as Captain Walker

Mahler

as Gustav Mahler

Death to Sister Mary

as Rook

All Systems Go: Alan Garner

1973

as Himself

Lady Killer

as Paul Tanner

Asylum

as Dr. Martin

The Asphyx

as Giles Cunningham

Shelley

as Percy Bysshe Shelley

Running Scared

1972

as Tom Betancourt

Mrs. Warren's Profession

1972

as Frank Gardner

Secrets

1971

as Allan Wood

4.2

Season of the Witch

1970

as Shaun

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

1970

as Lionel Crane

The Italian Job

1969

as Yellow

6.9

Bam! Pow! Zap!

1969

as Arkie

Tower of London: The Innocent

as Earl of Warwick

Walk a Crooked Path

Robbery

as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)

6.5

Television (35)

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

2017

as Host

7.6

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

as Self - Participant

5.0

World War II in Colour

2009

as Narrator

7.6

International Terrorism Since 1945

2009

as Narrator (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Dr. Haydock

Great SAS Missions

as Narrator

Holby City

as Mark Williams

Holby City

as Mark Williams

Dalziel & Pascoe

Fantomcat

as Fantomcat

The Detectives

as Dave Briggs

Great Crimes and Trials

1993

10.0

The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

as Dr. Livesey (voice)

7.5

The Century of Warfare

1993

Pebble Mill

1991

as Self

3.1

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

1991

as Ambrosius

Keeping Up Appearances

as Cabbie

Canned Carrott

Hannay

as Richard Hannay

Shaka Zulu

as Dr. Henry Fynn

Classic Ghost Stories

1986

as Professor

Natural World

as Narrator

Countdown

An Audience with...

as Self

Jesus of Nazareth

as Jesus

Looking for Clancy

as Frank Clancy

Zodiac

as Brian Godfrey

Thriller

as Paul Tanner

Crown Court

as Lance Porter

The Edwardians

as Charles Stewart Rolls

Jude the Obscure

as Jude Fawley

Doomwatch

as Tobias Wren

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1966

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Phoebus

8.6

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Bulletproof

1996

Stunt Double

5.7