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Robert Lindsay is an English actor. He is known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and his roles as the narrator on the TV adaptations of the children's television series Brambly Hedge, Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower, and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award, and three Olivier Awards for his work.
Birth Name
Robert Lindsay Stevenson
Born
Tuesday, 13 December 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition | Narrator | 2023 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon | 2022 |
| Dodger | William Lamb | 2022 |
| Anything Goes | Moonface Martin | 2021 |
| Des O'Connor the Ultimate Entertainer | Self - Narrator | 2020 |
| McDonald & Dodds | Max Crockett | 2020 |
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | King John | 2019 |
| Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt | Narrator | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Zoe Ball on ... | Self - Guest | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition | Narrator | 2023 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon | 2022 |
| Dodger | William Lamb | 2022 |
| Anything Goes | Moonface Martin | 2021 |
| Des O'Connor the Ultimate Entertainer | Self - Narrator | 2020 |
| McDonald & Dodds | Max Crockett | 2020 |
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | King John | 2019 |
| Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt | Narrator | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Zoe Ball on ... | Self - Guest | 2018 |
| Bounty Hunters | Nigel Walker | 2017 |
| Tate Britain's Great British Walks | Self | 2017 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Bob | 2017 |
| Genius | Hermann Einstein | 2017 |
| Walks with My Dog | Self | 2017 |
| The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl | Self - Readings by / Himself | 2016 |
| The Impressionists | Voice of Paul Durand-Ruel | 2015 |
| Galavant | Wormwood | 2015 |
| Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | Narrator | 2014 |
| Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) | Self | 2014 |
| Grace of Monaco | Aristotle Onassis | 2014 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| Atlantis | Daedalus | 2013 |
| Les Dawson: An Audience with That Never Was | Self - Audience Member | 2013 |
| Plebs | Crassus | 2013 |
| The Battle of Hood and Bismarck | Narrator | 2013 |
| Falcón | Pablo Ortega | 2012 |
| The One and Only Des O'Connor | Self - Performer | 2012 |
| Spy | The Examiner | 2011 |
| That Sunday Night Show | Self | 2011 |
| The One Ronnie | Animal Agent | 2010 |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
| The Trial of Tony Blair | Tony Blair | 2007 |
| All the Best from Denis Norden | DI Michael Jericho | 2007 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest / Ben Harper | 2006 |
| Friends & Crocodiles | William Sneath | 2006 |
| Gideon's Daughter | Sneath | 2005 |
| Jericho | D.I. Michael Jericho | 2005 |
| A Very Social Secretary | Tony Blair | 2005 |
| Space Race | Narrator | 2005 |
| Extras | Robert Lindsay | 2005 |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl") | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| Wimbledon | Ian Frazier | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self | 2004 |
| Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| Comedy Connections | Wolfie Smith | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Duty | Admiral Sir Edward Pellew | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Loyalty | Admiral Sir Edward Pellew | 2003 |
| Unsolved History | Narrator | 2002 |
| Timeshift | Self - Narrator / Self | 2002 |
| Hawkins | Luke Hawkins | 2001 |
| Horatio Hornblower: Retribution | Commodore Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew | 2001 |
| Hornblower: Mutiny | Commodore Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew | 2001 |
| Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings | Various Characters | 2000 |
| My Family | Ben Harper | 2000 |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War | Captain Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil | Captain Sir Edward Pellew / Captain Pellew | 1999 |
| The Canterbury Tales | Harry Bailey | 1998 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship | Captain Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew | 1998 |
| Hornblower | Sir Edward Pellew | 1998 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Duel | Captain Sir Edward Pellew | 1998 |
| Divorcing Jack | Michael Brinn | 1998 |
| Remember Me? | Jamie | 1997 |
| Fierce Creatures | Sydney Small Mammals / Sydney Lotterby | 1997 |
| The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge | Narrator (UK) / Narrator | 1996 |
| Brazen Hussies | Billy Bowmans / Billy Bowman | 1996 |
| Goodbye My Love | Derek Humphry | 1996 |
| Jake's Progress | Jamie Diadoni | 1995 |
| Genghis Cohn | Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police / Otto Schatz | 1994 |
| Network First | Self - Narrator | 1994 |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Pete | 1992 |
| Julie Walters and Friends | Michael Murray | 1991 |
| Secret History | Narrator | 1991 |
| G.B.H. | Michael Murray | 1991 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self - Guest Presenter | 1990 |
| Nightingales | Carter | 1990 |
| Strike It Rich | Bertram | 1990 |
| The Confessional | Thomas Kelly | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Glynn Fennell | 1989 |
| Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Bert Rigby | 1989 |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner & Performer | 1987 |
| A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars | Self | 1985 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | 1984 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| Natural World | Self - Narrator | 1983 |
| King Lear | Edmund | 1983 |
| Cymbeline | Iachimo | 1982 |
| All's Well That Ends Well | Captain Dumain / First French Lord | 1981 |
| Twelfth Night | Fabian | 1980 |
| Give Us a Clue | Self - Panellist | 1979 |
| Citizen Smith | Wolfie Smith | 1977 |
| Adventures of a Taxi Driver | Tom | 1976 |
| Get Some In! | Jakey Smith | 1975 |
| Three for All | Tom | 1975 |
| Doctor on the Go | Harrison | 1975 |
| The Good Life | Reform School Youth | 1975 |
| Centre Play | Ken / Toby | 1973 |
| That'll Be the Day | Terry Sutcliffe / Terry | 1973 |
| Thriller | Policeman at roadblock | 1973 |
| Whodunnit? | Dave | 1972 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Sam | 1969 |
| Love Story | Colin | 1963 |
| World in Action | Self - Narrator | 1963 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
