Robert Powell
Actor
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.".
Filmography
Tommy
as Captain Walker 1975
Asylum
as Dr. Martin 1972
Colour Me Kubrick
as Robert 2005
The Asphyx
as Giles Cunningham 1972
Robbery
as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited) 1967
Harlequin
as Gregory Wolfe 1980
Mahler
as Gustav Mahler 1974
The Jigsaw Man
as Jamie Fraser 1983
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Richard Hannay 1978
The Survivor
as Keller 1981
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Phoebus 1982
Beyond Good and Evil
as Paul Rée 1977
What Waits Below
as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen 1984
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein 1984
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Pierre 1980
Secrets
as Allan Wood 1971