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Robert Powell is an English actor and voice actor, best known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent in Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Mark Williams in the BBC One medical drama Holby City, (2005-11) David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives alongside Jasper Carrott, and Tobias 'Toby' Wren in the science-fiction programme Doomwatch.
Born
Thursday, 01 June 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Real Jesus of Nazareth | Self - Host / Host | 2017 |
| The Bible | Narrator (UK) | 2013 |
| Tales of Television Centre | Self - Actor | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| Hitler's Bodyguard | Self - Narrator | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Capitalism: A Love Story | Jesus | 2009 |
| World War II in Colour | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2009 |
| International Terrorism Since 1945 | Self / Narrator | 2009 |
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Self | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Real Jesus of Nazareth | Self - Host / Host | 2017 |
| The Bible | Narrator (UK) | 2013 |
| Tales of Television Centre | Self - Actor | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| Hitler's Bodyguard | Self - Narrator | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Capitalism: A Love Story | Jesus | 2009 |
| World War II in Colour | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2009 |
| International Terrorism Since 1945 | Self / Narrator | 2009 |
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Self | 2008 |
| An Audience Without Jeremy Beadle | Self | 2008 |
| The Book Quiz | Self - Announcer | 2007 |
| The Cult of... | Self | 2006 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Great Raids of World War II | Narrator | 2006 |
| The Play's the Thing | Self | 2006 |
| The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury | Self | 2006 |
| Color Me Kubrick | Robert | 2006 |
| Churchill's Bodyguard | Himself - Narrator / Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2005 |
| Marple | Dr. Haydock | 2004 |
| Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness | Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member | 2004 |
| Heroes of World War II | Self - Narrator | 2004 |
| Hey Mr DJ | Jerome Jackson | 2003 |
| World War 1 in Colour | Narrator | 2003 |
| Seven Games from Glory | Narrator | 2002 |
| Gladiators of World War II | Self - Narrator | 2002 |
| Hitchcock: The Early Years | Self - Presenter | 1999 |
| Holby City | Mark Williams / Mark Williams (credit only) | 1999 |
| Secrets of World War II | Self - Narrator | 1998 |
| Great Romances of the 20th Century | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1997 |
| Pride of Africa | David Webb | 1997 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Barry Jemmerson | 1996 |
| Fantomcat | Fantomcat | 1995 |
| Network First | Self | 1994 |
| The Century of Warfare | Narrator | 1993 |
| The Legends of Treasure Island | Dr. Livesey (voice) / Dr. Livesey | 1993 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Jasper | 1993 |
| The Detectives | Dave Briggs | 1993 |
| Romeo.Juliet | Romeo / Romeo (voice) | 1992 |
| Chunuk Bair | Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith | 1992 |
| The Golden Years | Hernan Cortez | 1992 |
| The Boer War | Self - Narrator | 1992 |
| Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century | Self - Narrator | 1992 |
| Merlin of the Crystal Cave | Ambrosius | 1991 |
| Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren - Meine Unruhe | Max Ernst | 1991 |
| Pasternak | Boris Pasternak | 1990 |
| Hannay | Richard Hannay | 1988 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Love Sins | Gabriele D'Annunzio | 1987 |
| Shaka Zulu | Dr. Henry Fynn | 1986 |
| Down There in the Jungle | Paolo Kruger / Kruger | 1986 |
| Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | 1984 |
| What Waits Below | Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen | 1984 |
| The Wandering Company | Narrator | 1984 |
| The Jigsaw Man | Jamie Fraser | 1983 |
| Natural World | Self - Narrator | 1983 |
| Imperative | Augustin | 1982 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Phoebus | 1982 |
| The Survivor | Keller | 1981 |
| Jane Austen in Manhattan | Pierre | 1980 |
| Harlequin | Gregory Wolfe | 1980 |
| Walkabout to Hollywood | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1980 |
| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Hits | Self | 1979 |
| The Paul Daniels Magic Show | Self | 1979 |
| The Thirty Nine Steps | Hannay / Richard Hannay | 1979 |
| The South Bank Show | Voice of Boris Pasternak | 1978 |
| The Four Feathers | Jack Durrance | 1978 |
| Beyond Good and Evil | Paul / Paul Rée | 1977 |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Jesus | 1977 |
| Tommy | Captain Walker | 1975 |
| Mahler | Gustav Mahler | 1974 |
| The Asphyx | Giles Cunningham | 1973 |
| Thriller | Paul Tanner / Rook | 1973 |
| The Wide World of Mystery | Paul Tanner | 1973 |
| The Edwardians | Mr. Rolls | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Lance Porter | 1972 |
| Asylum | Dr. Martin / Dr. Martin (segment "Mannikins of Horror") | 1972 |
| Running Scared | Tom Betancourt | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Secrets | Allan Wood | 1971 |
| Jude the Obscure | Jude Fawley | 1971 |
| Doomwatch | Tobias Wren | 1970 |
| Walk a Crooked Path | Mullvaney | 1969 |
| The Italian Job | Yellow | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Taigo Wilson | 1969 |
| City '68 | Paul Pevney | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Gavin | 1967 |
| Robbery | Deltic Train Guard | 1967 |
| Far from the Madding Crowd | Man at Harvest Dance | 1967 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Citizen | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Valentine | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Malcolm / Martin | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Shaun / Lionel Crane / Arkie | 1964 |
| Horizon | Self - Narrator | 1964 |
| Love Story | Richard | 1963 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
