
Robert Powell
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.".
Acting (48 movies)

Frankenstein
1984

Tommy
1975

The Jigsaw Man
1983

Asylum
1972

Classic Ghost Stories
1986

What Waits Below
1984

The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978

The Asphyx
1972

Beyond Good and Evil
1977

The Survivor
1981

Mahler
1974

Chunuk Bair
1992

Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980

The Four Feathers
1978

Secrets
1971

The English Civil Wars
1992

Pygmalion
1981

The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
1993

Love Sins
1987

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
2005

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
2023

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993

Season of the Witch
1970

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
1992

The First Circle
1992

Imperative
1982

Tales of Television Centre
2012

Robbery
1967

The Italian Job
1969

The Queen of Heaven
2026

Tower of London: The Innocent
1969

Running Scared
1972

The Wandering Company
1984

Colour Me Kubrick
2005

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982

Down There in the Jungle
1988

Seven Games from Glory
2002

Romeo.Juliet
1990

All Systems Go: Alan Garner
1973

The Boer War: 1899-1902
1992

Harlequin
1980

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972

Lady Killer
1973

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018

Walkabout to Hollywood
1980

Pride of Africa
1997

Death to Sister Mary
1974
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