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Acting

Robert Powell

Career: Active from 1969 to 2026, with a break from 2011 to 2025, busiest in 1993 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 50
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: World War II in Colour
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Robert Powell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.1, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.3, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
3.6, average 4.8
Pop Culture
1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Documentary 6
Educational 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Period Piece 4
Archival Footage 3
Human Impact of War 2
Gothic Horror 2
Slow Burn Suspense 2
Social Realism 2
Character Study 2
Biographical Fiction 2
Dialogue-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

2 titles

The Queen of Heaven

as Jesus / Nikodemus

2001 Events

as Jesús

2000s

8 titles · average score 68

World War II in Colour

81

TV show · as Narrator

International Terrorism Since 1945

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Colour Me Kubrick

47

as Robert

Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

as Narrator

Great SAS Missions

TV show · as Narrator

Agatha Christie's Marple

75

TV show · as Dr. Haydock

The Queen's Lost Uncle

as Narrator

Seven Games from Glory

as Narrator

1990s

24 titles · average score 68

Holby City

64

TV show · as Mark Williams

The Second World War in Color

as Narrator (voice)

Bulletproof

37

Stunt Double

Fantomcat

TV show · as Fantomcat

The Detectives

71

TV show · as Dave Briggs

Great Crimes and Trials

TV show

The Century of Warfare

TV show

The Legends of Treasure Island

77

TV show · as Dr. Livesey (voice)

Chunuk Bair

as Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith

The Boer War: 1899-1902

as Narrator

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

as John Barth

Romeo.Juliet

72

as Romeo (voice)

1980s

20 titles · average score 51

Hannay

68

TV show · as Richard Hannay

Love Sins

as Gabriele D'Annunzio

Classic Ghost Stories

TV show · as Professor

Shaka Zulu

74

TV show · as Dr. Henry Fynn

What Waits Below

35

as Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen

Frankenstein

44

as Victor Frankenstein

The Jigsaw Man

39

as Jamie Fraser

Imperative

as Augustin

The Survivor

41

as Keller

Pygmalion

as Higgins

Harlequin

49

as Gregory Wolfe

Jane Austen in Manhattan

35

as Pierre

1970s

25 titles · average score 67

The Thirty Nine Steps

62

as Richard Hannay

The Four Feathers

77

as Jack Durrance

Jesus of Nazareth

79

TV show · as Jesus

Beyond Good and Evil

56

as Paul Rée

Mahler

73

as Gustav Mahler

Death to Sister Mary

81

as Rook

Lady Killer

69

as Paul Tanner

The Asphyx

61

as Giles Cunningham

Running Scared

as Tom Betancourt

Jude the Obscure

TV show · as Jude Fawley

Doomwatch

68

TV show · as Tobias Wren

Season of the Witch

as Shaun

1960s

9 titles · average score 70

Tower of London: The Innocent

as Earl of Warwick

The Italian Job

74

as Yellow

as Arkie

Robbery

74

as Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)

TV show · as Paul Pevney

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

TV show

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Valentine

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Martin

The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Lionel Crane / Shaun

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Phoebus