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Robert Powell

Robert Powell

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 Queen of Heaven
  • The Resurrection of Christ
  • Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
  • Tales of Television Centre
  • The Cult of Doomwatch
  • Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow
  • Colour Me Kubrick
  • Seven Games from Glory
  • Pride of Africa
  • The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory
  • The Legends of Treasure Island
  • Chunuk Bair
  • The English Civil Wars
  • Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
  • The First Circle
  • The Boer War: 1899-1902
  • Romeo.Juliet
  • Down There in the Jungle
  • Love Sins
  • Classic Ghost Stories
  • Frankenstein
  • What Waits Below
  • The Wandering Company
  • The Jigsaw Man
  • Imperative
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • The Survivor
  • Pygmalion
  • Jane Austen in Manhattan
  • Harlequin
  • Walkabout to Hollywood
  • The Thirty Nine Steps
  • The Four Feathers
  • Beyond Good and Evil
  • Tommy
  • Mahler
  • Death to Sister Mary
  • All Systems Go: Alan Garner
  • Lady Killer
  • Asylum
  • The Asphyx
  • Running Scared
  • Mrs. Warren's Profession
  • Secrets
  • The Hunting of Lionel Crane
  • Season of the Witch
  • The Italian Job
  • Tower of London: The Innocent
  • Robbery

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