Robert Powell
Acting
Born 1944-06-01
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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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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Filmography
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Holby City
Agatha Christie's Marple
BBC Play of the Month
Crown Court
Film '72
The Wednesday Play
Natural World
Pebble Mill
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Keeping Up Appearances
An Audience with...
Jesus of Nazareth
Thriller
Tommy
Shaka Zulu
The Italian Job
Doomwatch
The Detectives
The Edwardians
The Legends of Treasure Island
Countdown
Hannay
City '68
Bulletproof
World War II in Colour
Zodiac
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Asylum
Fantomcat
Robbery
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Jude the Obscure
The Thirty Nine Steps
Great Crimes and Trials
Mahler
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Looking for Clancy
Hitler's bodyguard
The Jigsaw Man
Celebrity Playhouse
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
The Resurrection of Christ
Chunuk Bair
The Century of Warfare
Colour Me Kubrick
Stage 2
The Queen of Heaven
The Legends of Treasure Island
Pygmalion
Treasure Island
Canned Carrott
Love Sins
The Four Feathers
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Romeo.Juliet
What Waits Below
The Asphyx
Beyond Good and Evil
The Survivor
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