
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.".

The English Civil Wars

Great Crimes and Trials

Seven Games from Glory

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Legends of Treasure Island

Tales of Television Centre

International Terrorism Since 1945

ナザレのイエス

アガサ・クリスティー ミス・マープル

Keeping Up Appearances

World War II in Colour

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

The Legends of Treasure Island

Natural World

Shaka Zulu

Great SAS Missions

ミニミニ大作戦

The Thirty Nine Steps

マーラー

The Four Feathers

Lady Killer

Thriller

The Detectives

大列車強盗団

Tommy トミー

Harlequin

Dalziel & Pascoe

Frankenstein

Asylum

Tower of London: The Innocent

Countdown

Doomwatch

Canned Carrott

The Asphyx

Holby City

Chunuk Bair

Colour Me Kubrick

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Edwardians

Al di là del bene e del male

Jane Austen in Manhattan

Imperativ

Crown Court

An Audience with...

The Survivor

Romeo.Juliet

The Boer War: 1899-1902

Hannay

The Century of Warfare

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

BBC Play of the Month

Zodiac

The Jigsaw Man

The First Circle

Jude the Obscure

シークレット

Fantomcat

What Waits Below

D'Annunzio

Classic Ghost Stories

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

Pygmalion

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

Season of the Witch

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

Η βασίλισσα των ουρανών

Running Scared

The Wandering Company

Laggiù nella giungla

All Systems Go: Alan Garner

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Walkabout to Hollywood

Pride of Africa

Death to Sister Mary

The Cult of Doomwatch

Classic Ghost Stories