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The Queen's Lost Uncle

as Narrator

2003
Seven Games From Glory

as Narrator

2002
Chunuk Bair

as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

1992
The First Circle

as Gleb Nershin

1992
Shaka Zulu

as Dr. Henry Fynn

1986
Frankenstein

as Victor Frankenstein

1984
What Waits Below

as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

1984
The Jigsaw Man

as Jamie Fraser

1983
The Survivor

as Keller

1981
Harlequin

as Gregory Wolfe

1984
The Thirty Nine Steps

as Richard Hannay

1978
The Four Feathers

as Jack Durrance

1978
Tommy

as Captain Walker

1975
Asylum

as Dr. Martin

1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession

as Frank Gardner

1972
Robbery

as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)

1967
Robert Powell Robert Powell

Birthday

1944-06-01

Place of Birth

Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Biography

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."
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