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Robert Powell Biography (1944-)

Born June 1, 1944, in Salford, England; son of John Wilson and Kathleen (Davis) Powell; married Barbara Lord. Addresses: AGENT--International Creative Management, 388-396 Oxford Street, London W1N 9HE, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 1, 1944

Salford, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• LONDON DEBUT--Various roles, Ubu Roi, Royal Court Theatre, 1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Title role, Hamlet, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, U.K., 1971.
• Lyngstrand, The Lady from the Sea, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1971.
• Jean Misson, Pirates, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1971.
• Scythrop Glowery, Nightmare Abbey, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, U.K., 1972.
• Oberon, The Fairy Queen, University Theatre, Newcastle, U.K., 1973.
• Branwell Bronte, Glasstown, Westminster Theatre, London, 1973.
• Tristan Tzara, Travesties, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, then Albery Theatre, both London, 1975.
• Also appeared in Terra Nova, Watford Theatre, 1982; Private Dick, Westminster Theatre, 1982.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Mahler, Mayfair, 1975.
• Tommy, Columbia, 1975.
• Jigsaw Man, United Film Distributors, 1984.
• Also appeared in Lumiere, 1976; Beyond Good and Evil, 1977; The Thirty-Nine Steps, 1978; The Harlequin, 1980; Jane Austen in Manhattan, 1980; The Survivor, 1981; Imperative, 1982; Secrets of the Phantom Caverns, 1983.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Hannay.
• MINI-SERIES Shaka Zulu, syndicated, 1987.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Title role, Jesus of Nazareth, NBC, 1977.
• Jack Durrance, The Four Feathers, NBC, 1978.
• Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, CBS, 1982.
• Also appeared in Doomwatch; Jude the Obscure; Looking for Clancy; Frankenstein; Pygmalion.