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Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Birthday: 1944-06-01 | Place of Birth: Salford, Manchester, England, UK

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."

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2003
The Queen's Lost Uncle

as    Narrator

2002
Seven Games From Glory

as    Narrator

1993
The Detectives

as    Dave Briggs

1992
The First Circle

as    Gleb Nershin

1992
Chunuk Bair

as    Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

1988
Hannay

as    Richard Hannay

1986
Shaka Zulu

as    Dr. Henry Fynn

1986
Shaka Zulu

as    Dr. Henry Fynn

1984
Harlequin

as    Gregory Wolfe

1984
What Waits Below

as    Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

1984
Frankenstein

as    Victor Frankenstein

1983
The Jigsaw Man

as    Jamie Fraser

1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as    Phoebus

1981
The Survivor

as    Keller

1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan

as    Pierre

1978
The Four Feathers

as    Jack Durrance

1978
The Thirty Nine Steps

as    Richard Hannay

1977
Jesus of Nazareth

as    Jesus

1975
Tommy

as    Captain Walker

1972
Asylum

as    Dr. Martin

1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession

as    Frank Gardner

1970
Doomwatch

as    Tobias Wren

1967
Robbery

as    Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)