Robert Powell

Career timeline

1. 1944 · Born

   Born in Salford, Manchester, England, UK

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1972 · Breakthrough

   Crown Court (TV)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   2001 Events (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

9 1960s

21 1970s

18 1980s

16 1990s

6 2000s

1 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama43
• Documentary11
• Mystery9
• Horror8
• Crime7
• Thriller7

Highest-rated title Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 7.9 Most popular title Holby City 1999 5.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Powell in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

3 titles together

George Sewell

2 titles together

Simon Oates

2 titles together

John Franklyn-Robbins

2 titles together

Barry Morse

2 titles together

1. 2026 The Queen of Heaven Upcoming as Jesus / Nikodemus Movie
2. 2026 2001 Events as Jesús Movie
3. 2009 World War II in Colour as Narrator 7.6 TV
4. 2009 International Terrorism Since 1945 as Narrator (voice) TV
5. 2006 The Cult of Doomwatch Movie
6. 2005 Colour Me Kubrick as Robert 5.7 Movie
7. 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr. Haydock 7.9 TV
8. 2004 Great SAS Missions as Narrator TV
9. 1999 Holby City as Mark Williams 5.8 TV
10. 1997 Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey Movie
11. 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe as Barry Jemmerson 6.4 TV
12. 1995 Fantomcat as Fantomcat TV
13. 1993 Great Crimes and Trials TV
14. 1993 The Century of Warfare TV
15. 1993 The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey (voice) TV
16. 1993 The Legends of Treasure Island as Dr Livesey (voice) Movie
17. 1993 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Movie
18. 1993 The Detectives as Dave Briggs 6.9 TV
19. 1992 Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel as John Barth Movie
20. 1992 The English Civil Wars as Narrator Movie
21. 1992 Chunuk Bair as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith Movie
22. 1991 Merlin of the Crystal Cave as Ambrosius TV
23. 1990 Canned Carrott TV
24. 1990 Romeo.Juliet as Romeo (voice) Movie
25. 1988 Down There in the Jungle as Kruger Movie
26. 1988 Hannay as Richard Hannay TV
27. 1987 Love Sins as Gabriele D'Annunzio Movie
28. 1986 Classic Ghost Stories as Professor TV
29. 1986 Shaka Zulu as Dr. Henry Fynn 7.2 TV
30. 1984 What Waits Below as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen 4.2 Movie
31. 1984 Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein Movie
32. 1984 The Wandering Company as Narrator (voice) Movie
33. 1983 The Jigsaw Man as Jamie Fraser 5.0 Movie
34. 1983 Natural World as Narrator 7.4 TV
35. 1982 Countdown 6.0 TV
36. 1982 Imperative as Augustin Movie
37. 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus 5.7 Movie
38. 1981 Pygmalion as Higgins Movie
39. 1981 Celebrity Playhouse as Professor Henry Higgins TV
40. 1981 The Survivor as Keller 5.1 Movie
41. 1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan as Pierre Movie
42. 1980 Harlequin as Gregory Wolfe 6.3 Movie
43. 1978 The Thirty Nine Steps as Richard Hannay 6.7 Movie
44. 1978 The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance Movie
45. 1977 Beyond Good and Evil as Paul Rée 5.7 Movie
46. 1977 Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus 7.8 TV
47. 1975 Looking for Clancy as Frank Clancy TV
48. 1975 Tommy as Captain Walker 6.4 Movie
49. 1974 Mahler as Gustav Mahler 6.8 Movie
50. 1974 Zodiac as Brian Godfrey TV
51. 1973 Thriller as Paul Tanner TV
52. 1973 Lady Killer as Paul Tanner Movie
53. 1972 The Asphyx as Giles Cunningham 6.0 Movie
54. 1972 The Edwardians as Charles Stewart Rolls TV
55. 1972 Asylum as Dr. Martin 6.2 Movie
56. 1972 Crown Court as Lance Porter TV
57. 1972 Running Scared as Tom Betancourt Movie
58. 1971 Secrets as Allan Wood Movie
59. 1971 Stage 2 as Frank Gardner TV
60. 1971 Jude the Obscure as Jude Fawley TV
61. 1970 Sentimental Education as Frederic Moreau TV
62. 1970 Doomwatch as Tobias Wren TV
63. 1970 The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Lionel Crane Movie
64. 1969 Walk a Crooked Path Movie
65. 1969 Tower of London: The Innocent as Earl of Warwick Movie
66. 1969 The Italian Job as Yellow 6.9 Movie
67. 1969 Bam! Pow! Zap! as Arkie Movie
68. 1967 City '68 as Paul Pevney TV
69. 1967 Robbery as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
70. 1966 The Hunchback of Notre Dame TV
71. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Martin TV
72. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Arkie TV
73. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Phoebus TV

1. 2010 Hitler's bodyguard TV

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