Robert Powell

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Nationality: British
Birthdate: 06/01/1944
Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

biography

Intense but gentle-looking British leading actor with wide, deep-set, blue eyes and a pensive, sometimes mournful quality, prominent in international films and TV. After brief experience in repertory theater, Powell played bits in films, but fame came when he acted a leading role in the TV series "Doomwatch" (BBC, 1970-71), a semi-rip-off of "Mission: Impossible" about a high-profile and secretive group of watchdog scientists. Powell then returned to features to play prominent roles in films like the fantasy "The Asphyx" (1972). A break came when he played the title role in Ken Russell's Continued

Credits

Tommy
Captain Walker
1975
Mahler
Gustav Mahler
1974
Asylum
Dr Martin
Secrets
Allan
The Jigsaw Man
Jaime Fraser
Al di la del bene e del male
Paul
The Asphyx
Giles
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Pierre
Romeo-Juliet
of Romeo
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
John Jasper
D'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Imperativ
Augustin
Harlequin
Gregory Wolfe
Secrets of the Phantom Caverns
Wolfson
The Survivor
Keller
Laggiu Nella Giungla
Actor
The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay
Chunuk Bair
Frank

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began acting professionally in repertory in Stoke-on-Trent
 
After his brief rep experience, went to London in connection with a stage musical which quickly flopped
1967 
Made first feature film appearances in bit parts in "Robbery" and "Far from the Madding Crowd"
1970 
Played breakthrough leading role on his TV series debut, the British drama series, "Doomwatch"
1971 
Early US TV credit, "Jude the Obscure", a six-part adaptation of Thomas Hardy's last novel which aired as a miniseries on PBS
Continued

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