Robert Stephens
Actor
Biography
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.
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Filmography
Chaplin
as Ted the Drunk 1992
Cleopatra
as Germanicus 1963
Romeo and Juliet
as the Prince 1968
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Poe's Teacher 1993
The Duellists
as Brigadier-General Treillard 1977
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Sir Gerald Moore 1990
Henry V
as Auncient Pistol 1989
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes 1970
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
as Teddy Lloyd 1969
The Shout
as Chief Medical Officer 1978
A Taste of Honey
as Peter Smith 1961
The Asphyx
as Sir Hugo Cunningham 1972
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage) 2018
Travels with My Aunt
as Ercole Visconti 1972
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
as Charles Napier 1966
Afraid of the Dark
as Dan Burns 1991