Robert Powell

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 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."

The Italian Job

7.0

Jesus of Nazareth

7.8

Tommy

6.5

World War II in Colour

7.6

Asylum

6.0

Keeping Up Appearances

7.6

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.6

Shaka Zulu

7.1

Colour Me Kubrick

5.7

The Asphyx

6.0

Robbery

6.5

Holby City

5.7

Mahler

6.7

The Jigsaw Man

4.9

Harlequin

6.6

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.7

The Survivor

5.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

5.8

Beyond Good and Evil

5.9

Natural World

7.1

Dalziel & Pascoe

6.4

The Detectives

6.7

Countdown

5.8

What Waits Below

3.8

Frankenstein

5.8

Thriller

6.6

Jane Austen in Manhattan

6.1

The Four Feathers

6.7

Secrets

4.8

BBC Play of the Month

5.0

The First Circle

4.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.7

Crown Court

5.4

The Legends of Treasure Island

7.4

Imperative

5.5

Seven Games From Glory

8.5

Pebble Mill

3.1

Jude the Obscure

5.3

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

5.0

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

5.7

Lady Killer

6.7

Doomwatch

5.7

The Edwardians

5.7

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

7.3

An Audience with...

5.3

Chunuk Bair

8.0

Love Sins

3.0

Il segno del comando

5.0

Walk a Crooked Path

3.5

The English Civil Wars

10.0

The Legends of Treasure Island

8.0

Tales of Television Centre

8.0

Tower of London: The Innocent

6.0

The Boer War: 1899-1902

5.0

Hannay

5.0

Canned Carrott

6.0

Fantomcat

4.0

Great Crimes and Trials

10.0

Classic Ghost Stories

0.0

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

0.0

The Queen's Lost Uncle

0.0

Bam! Pow! Zap!

0.0

Shelley

0.0

Titanic - The Story

0.0

Pygmalion

0.0

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory

0.0

The Golden Years

0.0

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

0.0

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

0.0

Season of the Witch

0.0

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

0.0

The Queen of Heaven

0.0

Treasure Island

0.0

Running Scared

0.0

The Wandering Company

0.0

Down There in the Jungle

0.0

Romeo.Juliet

0.0

All Systems Go: Alan Garner

0.0

Mrs. Warren's Profession

0.0

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

0.0

Walkabout to Hollywood

0.0

Pride of Africa

0.0

Death to Sister Mary

0.0

The Second World War in Color

0.0

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

0.0

Looking for Clancy

0.0

The Century of Warfare

0.0

Classic Ghost Stories

0.0

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

0.0

International Terrorism Since 1945

0.0

Great SAS Missions

0.0