Robert Powell

Robert Powell

b. 1944 (age 82) Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Actor

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."

Known For

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

Mahler

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

Harlequin

Filmography

The Queen of Heaven

Twiggy

The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture

The Bible

The One Jasper Carrott

The Forgotten Children of Congo

World War II in Colour

World War II in Colour

International Terrorism Since 1945

International Terrorism Since 1945

Hitler's Bodyguard

Hitler's Bodyguard

Infamous Assassinations

Infamous Assassinations

Rick Wakeman - Night Music

Nikolaos Doubas (1830 - 1900): Maikinas ton tehnon

Churchill's Bodyguard

Churchill's Bodyguard

Test the Nation: The 20th Century Test

Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness

Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness

Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali

Heroes of World War II

Heroes of World War II

Great SAS Missions

Great SAS Missions

Big Screen Britain

Gladiators of World War II

Seven Games from Glory

Seven Games from Glory

A Chinese Cracker: The Making of 'The Peony Pavilion' in Shanghai New York and Paris

Secrets of World War II

Secrets of World War II

Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century

Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century

Great Romances of the 20th Century: Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall

Great Romances of the 20th Century

Pride of Africa

Pride of Africa

True Action Adventures of the Twentieth Century

Fantomcat

To pnevma tou Megalou Alexandrou

The Detectives

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Century of Warfare

The Century of Warfare

VJ Day: The War in the Pacific

The Boer War

Chunuk Bair

Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century

Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century

Il segno del comando

Prof. Edward Foster

The Golden Years

Russia. The Missing Years

History of Warfare

The First Circle

The First Circle

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren - Meine Unruhe

Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren - Meine Unruhe

Auntie's Bloomers

Auntie's Bloomers

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

Memories of 1970-1991

Romeo.Juliet

Canned Carrott

Pasternak

Boris Pasternak

Arabia: Sand, Sea and Sky

Hannay

Down There in the Jungle

Down There in the Jungle

Love Sins

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Welcome to My World

Shaka Zulu

Classic Ghost Stories

Classic Ghost Stories

The Wandering Company

The Wandering Company

What Waits Below

What Waits Below

Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

The Jigsaw Man

National Salute to the Falklands Task Force

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Imperative

La chanson du mal aimé

La chanson du mal aimé

The Survivor

Suddenly Among Strangers

Gold from the Deep: The Salvage of the Century

Celebrity Playhouse

Professor Henry Higgins

Harlequin

Jane Austen in Manhattan

Jane Austen in Manhattan

Walkabout to Hollywood

Walkabout to Hollywood

Children and Ponds

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

Evening News British Film Awards

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

Tommy

Looking for Clancy

Mahler

Zodiac

Thriller

The Asphyx

Giles Cunningham

The Edwardians

Running Scared

Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Secrets

Jude the Obscure

Jude the Obscure

Doomwatch

Sentimental Education

Frederic Moreau

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