Robert Powell
Born
1944-06-01
Place of birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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 th...
Known for
The Italian Job
Yellow
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Tommy
Captain Walker
World War II in Colour
Narrator
Asylum
Dr. Martin
Keeping Up Appearances
Cabbie
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Haydock
Shaka Zulu
Dr. Henry Fynn
Colour Me Kubrick
Robert
The Asphyx
Giles Cunningham
Robbery
Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Harlequin
Gregory Wolfe
Holby City
Mark Williams
Mahler
Gustav Mahler
The Jigsaw Man
Jamie Fraser