Robert Powell
Birthday: 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 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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Frankenstein
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results....
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Tommy
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a...
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The Jigsaw Man
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plas...
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Asylum
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four ...
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Classic Ghost Stories
Five partially-dramatized readings of classic M.R. James ghost stories by actor Robert Powell. Inclu...
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What Waits Below
The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate...
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The Hunting of Lionel Crane
An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper....
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The Thirty Nine Steps
The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before...
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The Queen's Lost Uncle
Biography of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the controversial uncle of the Queen, who became the sourc...
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The Asphyx
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, ad...
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Beyond Good and Evil
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young ...
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The Survivor
When a 747 crashes shortly after take-off, the sole survivor is the pilot. Virtually unhurt, he and ...
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Mahler
Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while travel...
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Jane Austen in Manhattan
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old....
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The Four Feathers
The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain...
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Secrets
A woman's unfulfilling marriage leads her into a passionate affair with a wealthy extramarital lover...
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The English Civil Wars
It was a time of bitterness and hatred, a war which pitched father against son, brother against brot...
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Pygmalion
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli...
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The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
Robert Powell narrates this engrossing exploration of one of France and Britain's most thrilling and...
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Love Sins
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century ...
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The Golden Years
The ancient Aztec world inadvertantly welcomes its doom in the form of the Conquistadors....
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Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
It was to be Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest adventure; an invasion of Russia with an army of more tha...
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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise t...
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop sho...
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Season of the Witch
A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom....
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The First Circle
In the USSR, political prisoners who were scientists were not always sent to GULAG, but also to The ...
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Imperative
Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi once more explores the dilemma of intellectualism at the expense o...
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Tales of Television Centre
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television C...
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Robbery
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an auda...
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The Italian Job
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a hig...
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The Queen of Heaven
The life of the Virgin Mary from the Crucifixion (33AD) till her miraculous departure/death (44AD). ...
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Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins races to beat Long John Silver to the riches awaiting on Treasure Island. An animated re...
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Tower of London: The Innocent
The story of the Earl of Warwick and Perkin Warbeck, during the reign of King Henry VII....
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Walk a Crooked Path
Set in an exclusive boy's school, about a man who plans to kill off his wealthy teacher wife by enco...
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Running Scared
When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did n...
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The Wandering Company
Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film p...
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Colour Me Kubrick
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's las...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmer...
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Seven Games from Glory
A World Cup of shocks and surprises, making history from start to finish. It was the first World Cup...
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Romeo.Juliet
The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a bo...
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All Systems Go: Alan Garner
An experimental, autobiographical documentary presented by Alan Garner...
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The Boer War: 1899-1902
Journey back in time to a different age, when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies...
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Harlequin
Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith heal...
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Mrs. Warren's Profession
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocr...
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Lady Killer
A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware t...
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Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's se...
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Walkabout to Hollywood
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Austra...
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Pride of Africa
Safari tour guide David Webb (Robert Powell) takes a job as head of security on the luxury train Pri...
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Death to Sister Mary
The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles....
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The Second World War in Color
The War in Color draws on unique color material from German, British, Russian and American archives....
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The Cult Of Doomwatch
With new interviews with the actors and production team, this documentary reveals the inspiration fo...
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