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Powell, Robert (1944-)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits  
   
ROBBERY1967Delta Tarin guard (uncredited)
THE ITALIAN JOBUS/UK, 1969Yellow
WALK A CROOKED PATH1969Mulvaney
SECRETS1971Allan Wood
RUNNING SCARED1972Tom Betancourt
THE ASPHYX1972Giles Cunningham
ASYLUM1972Doctor Martin
MAHLER1974Gustav Mahler
TOMMY1975Group Captain Walker
AL DI LÀ DEL BENE E DEL MALE / BEYOND GOOD AND EVILItaly/France/West Germany, 1977Paul Rée
THE THIRTY NINE STEPS1978Richard Hannay
JANE AUSTEN IN MANHATTANUK/US, 1980Pierre
HARLEQUINAustralia, 1980Gregory Wolfe
THE SURVIVORAustralia, 1980Keller
LA CHANSON DU LA-AIMÉ / SONG OF THE UNLOVEDFrance/Czechoslovakia, 1980cast member
THE ROYAL WEDDING - H.R.H. PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER1981narrator
THE JIGSAW MAN1984Jamie Frazer
THE SECRETS OF THE PHANTOM CAVERNS1984'Wolf' Wolfsen
LAGGIÙ NELLA GIUNGLIA / DOWN THERE IN THE JUNGLEItaly, 1986cast member
D'ANNUNZIOItaly, 1987Gabriele d'Annunzio
ROMEO-JULIETBelgium, 1990Romeo (voice)
CHUNUK BAIRNew Zealand, 1992Sergeant-Major Frank Smith
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD1993John Jasper
COLOUR ME KUBRICKUK/France, 2005Robert
HEY MR DJ2005Jerome Jackson
   
TV Credits  
   
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REBELSBBC2 tx 8/1/1966cast member
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: AccusationBBC2 tx 5/4/1966citizen
THE SYSTEM: The Flea-PitITV tx 30/7/1968Paul Pevney
Z CARS: AlibiBBC1 tx 27 & 28/1/1969 (2 pts)Norris
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: Bam! Pow! Zap!BBC1 tx 5/3/1969Arkie
THE TOWER OF LONDON: The InnocentBBC tx 31/7/1969Earl of Warwick
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: The Season of the WitchBBC1 tx 7/1/1970Shaun
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: The Hunting of Lionel CraneBBC1 tx 21/1/1970Lionel Crane
DOOMWATCH (series 1)BBC1 tx 9/2-11/5/1970 (13 pts)Tobias Wren
SENTIMENTAL EDUCATIONBBC2 tx 9-30/8/1970 (4 pts)Frederic Moreau
DOOMWATCH: You Killed Toby WrenBBC1 tx 14/12/1970Tobias Wren
JUDE THE OBSCUREBBC2 tx 6/2-13/3/1971 (6 pts)Jude Fawley
SHELLEYBBC2 tx 5/7/1972Shelley
STAGE 2: Mrs Warren's ProfessionBBC2 tx 3/10/1972Frank Gardner
THE EDWARDIANS: Mr Rolls and Mr RoyceBBC2 tx 21/11/1972Charles Stewart Rolls
THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE: Is Nellie Dead?BBC2 tx 24/1/1973Malcolm
FILM NIGHT: Four to the ForeBBC2 tx 23/2/1973interviewee
THRILLER: Lady KillerITV tx 14/4/1973Paul Tanner
PLAY OF THE MONTH: The Caucasian Chalk CircleBBC1 tx 16/5/1973cast member
ONE PAIR OF EYES: Alan Garner, All Systems GoBBC2 tx 17/9/1973on-screen participant
CROWN COURT: Thirty Thousand Pieces of SilverITV tx 20-22/3/1974 (3 pts)Lance Porter
ZODIAC: Sting, Sting, Scorpio!ITV tx 25/3/1974Brian Godfrey
THRILLER: Death to Sister MaryITV tx 15/6/1974Rook
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 28/10 & 4/11/1974 (2 edns)panellist
SCENE: To Stand and StareBBC1 tx 13/2/1975narrator
STORYTELLER: Mr Loveday's Little OutingBBC2 tx 31/5/1975reader
LOOKING FOR CLANCYBBC tx 24/5-21/6/1975 (5 pts)Frank Clancy
ANNO DOMINI: THE GREATEST STORY EVER RETOLDBBC1 tx 12/10/1975interviewee
THE WORLD ABOUT US: The Day of the ZebraBBC2 tx 19/9/1976narrator
JESUS OF NAZARETHITV tx 3 & 10/4/1977 (2 pts)Jesus Christ
PLAY OF THE MONTH: You Never Can TellBBC1 tx 30/10/1977Valentine
THE FOUR FEATHERSNBC (US) tx 1/1/1978; ITV tx 25/10/1981Jack Durrance
THE WORLD ABOUT US: Korea - Faces Behind the MaskBBC2 tx 29/1/1978narrator
OUR SHOWITV tx 1/7/1978guest
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Robert PowellITV tx 28/2/1979subject of programme; on-screen participant
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 27/3 & 3/4/1979 (2 edns)panellist
THE WORLD ABOUT US: OspreyBBC2 tx 17/8/1980narrator
THE WORLD ABOUT US: Walkabout to HollywoodBBC2 tx 2/11/1980narrator
SURVIVAL: The Roaring of the DeerITV tx 18/1/1981narrator
WRITERS AND PLACES: Growing Up in MacondoBBC2 tx 12/2/1981readings
CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE: PygmalionITV tx 27/12/1981Professor Henry Higgins
FLYING HIGHBBC2 tx 15/1-12/2/1982 (4 pts)narrator
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAMEUS tx 4/2/1982; ITV tx 11/8/1982Phoebus
GOLD FROM THE DEEP: The Salvage of the CenturyBBC2 tx 2/5/1982narrator
THE WORLD ABOUT US: The Underwater World of Al GiddingsBBC2 tx 8/5/1983narrator
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 16 & 30/5/1983 (2 edns)panellist
THE WORLD - A TELEVISION HISTORYChannel 4 tx 25/5/1983-2/10/1985 (26 pts)narrator
PARTY ELECTION BROADCAST: SDP/LIBERAL ALLIANCEtx 31/5/1983on-screen participant
WORLD OF WILDLIFEBBC1 tx 4/7-23/8/1983 (7 edns)narrator
OMNIBUS: Franco ZeffirelliBBC1 tx 16/10/1983interviewee
A ROYAL CONCERT OF CAROLSITV tx 1983presenter
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 4 & 9/4/1984 (2 edns)panellist
SURVIVAL SPECIAL: People of the SeaITV tx 13/5/1984narrator
SURVIVAL: The Realm of the RaingooseITV tx 29/7/1984narrator
THE WANDERING COMPANYChannel 4 tx 3/10/1984narrator
CALL MY BLUFFBBC2 tx 30/11 & 7/12/1984 (2 edns)panellist
FRANKENSTEINITV tx 27/12/1984Victor Frankenstein
SURVIVAL: Bring Back the BuzzardITV tx 24/2/1985narrator
THE WORLD ABOUT US SPECIAL: The Haunted HeroesBBC2 tx 3/5/1985narrator
WOGANBBC1 tx 2/8/1985interviewee
SURVIVAL: SawbillITV tx 15/9/1985narrator
FONTEYN AND NUREYEV - THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIPChannel 4 tx 25/12/1985narrator
WOGANBBC1 tx 2/5/1986interviewee
HORIZON: Uranus EncounterBBC2 tx 26/5/1986narrator
THE WORLD ABOUT US: Into OrbisBBC2 tx 1/6/1986narrator
SHAKA ZULUUS tx 1986; ITV tx 22/6-13/7/1991 (4 pts)Dr Henry Fynn
CLASSIC GHOST STORIESBBC2 tx 25-30/12/1986 (5 edns)narrator
CHINA - THE MIDDLE KINGDOMChannel 4 tx 7/6/1987narrator
SURVIVAL: The Angels of WinterITV tx 28/7/1987narrator
WELCOME TO MY WORLDBBC1 tx 11/10-15/11/1987 (6 pts)presenter
HANNAY (series 1)ITV tx 6/1-10/2/1988 (6 eps)Richard Hannay
TAKING STEPSBBC2 tx 18/3 & 8/4/1988 (2 pts)narrator
THE WORD - THE GOSPELSITV tx 1/4/1988cast member
IAN BOTHAM: THE HANNIBAL TESTITV tx 24/4/1988Reporter B.C.
SURVIVAL: Birds From HadesITV tx 20/6/1988narrator
THE FASTEST MEN ON EARTHITV tx 28/7-1/9/1988 (6 pts)narrator
TRIBUTEITV tx 13/10/1988presenter
HANNAY (series 2)ITV tx 31/1-14/3/1989 (7 eps)Richard Hannay
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: PasternakITV tx 7/1/1990Boris Pasternak (voice)
ARABIA: SAND, SEA AND SKYBBC2 tx 16-30/9/1990 (3 pts)narrator
SURVIVAL: Oasis in the OrientITV tx 20/9/1990narrator
CANNED CARROTT (series 1)BBC1 tx 3/10-7/11/1990 (6 edns)DC Dave Briggs
CANNED CARROTT (series 2)BBC1 tx 21/11/1991-2/1/1992 (6 edns)DC Dave Briggs
MERLIN OF THE CRYSTAL CAVEBBC1 tx 17/11-22/12/1991 (6 pts)Ambrosius
THE FIRST CIRCLEFrance 2 (France) tx 2/1992Gleb Nerjine
CONSERVATIVE PARTY ELECTION BROADCASTtx 25/3-3/4/1992 (3 edns)voiceover (uncredited)
JESUS CHRIST MOVIE STARChannel 4 tx 20/4/1992interviewee
THE LAST GREAT ADVENTUREBBC1 tx 16/8/1992narrator
IL SEGNO DEL COMMANDOCanale 5 (Italy) tx 19/8/1992Professor Edward Foster
THE GOLDEN YEARSChannel 4 tx 12/11/1992Cortez
MEMORIES OF 1970-91ITV 1993 (22 edns)narrator
ARENA: The Graham Greene TrilogyBBC2 tx 8-10/1/1993 (3 pts)narrator
THE DETECTIVES (series 1)BBC1 tx 17/1-3/3/1993 (6 eps)DC Dave Briggs
LIFELINE: Marie Curie Cancer CareBBC1 tx 6/6/1993presenter
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERDITV tx 8/8/1993narrator
THE LEGENDS OF TREASURE ISLAND (series 1)ITV tx 17/9-12/11/1993 (4 pts)voice
GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (series 1)BBC2 tx 2/11-14/12/1993 (5 edns)narrator
WISH YOU WERE HERE...?ITV tx 24/1/1994presenter
THE DETECTIVES (series 2)BBC1 tx 2/3-6/4/1994 (6 eps)DC Dave Briggs
GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (series 2)BBC2 tx 5-26/3/1994 (4 edns)narrator
THE DETECTIVES (series 3)BBC1 tx 9/1-13/2/1995 (6 eps)DC Dave Briggs
WAYNE DOBSON CLOSE-UPITV tx 18/1/1995on-screen participant
SOUTHERN EYE: The Last All ClearBBC2 tx 4/5/1995on-screen participant
FANTOMCATITV tx 7/9/1995-18/12/1996 (26 eps)Fantomcat (voice)
THE CENTURY OF WARFAREBBC2 tx 17/10-7/12/1995 (13 pts)narrator
THE DETECTIVES (series 4)BBC1 tx 15/2-14/3/1996 (5 eps)DC Dave Briggs
GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (series 3)BBC2 tx 1/4-17/6/1996 (10 edns)narrator
THE DETECTIVES (series 5)BBC1 tx 14/1-18/2/1997 (6 eps)DC Dave Briggs
GREAT MYSTERIES AND MYTHS OF THE 20TH CENTURYBBC2 tx 7-18/7/1997 (10 pts)narrator
NETWORK FIRST: For the Love of RoyITV tx 23/9/1997narrator
THE DETECTIVES SPECIAL: Go West Old ManBBC1 tx 28/12/1997DC Dave Briggs
WINTER SPECTACULARBBC2 TX 26/1/1998narrator
PRIDE OF AFRICAM-Net (South Africa) tx 7/2/1998David Webb
THE WRITTEN WORLDBBC2 tx 23/4/1998narrator
ESCAPEBBC1 tx 15/9-21/10/1998 (4 pts)narrator
STARS AND THEIR LIVES: TwiggyITV tx 3/8/2001on-screen participant
GLADIATORS OF WORLD WAR IIChannel 5, tx. 1/2-24/5/2002 (10 pts)presenter
LIVING FAMOUSLY: Anthony QuinnBBC2 tx 14/1/2003on-screen participant
THE SITUATION ROOM: AMERICAN HOSTAGEBBC4 tx 19-21/5/2003 (3 pts)narrator
MARPLE: The Murder at the VicarageITV tx 19/12/2004Dr. Haydock
DALZIEL AND PASCOE: Heads You LoseBBC1 tx 30/1/2005Barry Jemmerson
HOLBY CITYBBC1 tx 15/2/2005-presentMark Williams
CHURCHILL'S BODYGUARD: Walter Meets WinstonUK History tx 21/11/2005narrator
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE: ACTORS V WRITERSBBC2 tx 1/1/2006on-screen participant
THE CULT OF DOOMWATCHBBC Four tx 21/11/2006on-screen participant
   
Video Credits  
   
SEVENTY YEARS ON1979narrator
THE INTERNAL SKIN1980narrator
A FAIR WAY TO PLAY1980on-screen participant
SUDDENLY AMONG STRANGERS1981narrator
DESIRE TO WORK1981narrator
HYPERTENSIVE THERAPY1981narrator
ROBOTS IN INDUSTRY1981narrator
THE MOJACAR EXPERIENCE1981narrator
SEEL-A-PEEL1981narrator
HERITAGE OF THE FOREST1983narrator
THE ESCHMANN ELECTROSURGERY FILM1984narrator
POWER TO THE PEOPLE1985narrator
CORONARY HEART DISEASE1988narrator
MAJESTY VOLUME I1993narrator
PET RESPECT CAMPAIGN VIDEO1994narrator
MAJESTY VOLUME II1994narrator
MANAGING PERFORMANCE - THE ANIMATED VIDEOS: How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback1998narrator
MANAGING PERFORMANCE - THE ANIMATED VIDEOS: How To Develop Team Goals1998narrator
THE THIRD REICH IN COLOURGermany, 2000narrator (English version)
MUDAN TING: THE PEONY PAVILION - A KUNJU OPERAAustralia/France/Hong Kong, 2001storyteller