Robert Powell
Actor

Robert Powell Net Worth

Robert Powell is an English actor and miscellaneous crew member born on June 1, 1944 in Salford, Manchester. He began his acting career in 1964 while attending Manchester University and made his film debut in 1967. He is best known for his roles in The Italian Job (1969), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Tommy (1975), The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), and Doomwatch (1970). In 1982, he won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperativ (1982) and the Best Actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin (1980). He is married to Barbara "Babs" Lord and they have two children. In reference to his role as Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth, Robert said, "I hope Jesus Christ will be the last in my line of sensitive young men for quite a while."
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day June 01, 1944
Birth Place  Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Age 79 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer
Occupation Actor, voice actor
Years active 1966–present
Spouse(s) Barbara Lord (m. 1975)
Children Barney (b. 1977) Kate (b. 1979)

💰 Net worth: $7 Million (2024)

Robert Powell, a renowned actor and multi-talented individual, is anticipated to have a net worth of approximately $7 million in 2024. Hailing from the United Kingdom, Powell has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry, showcasing his exceptional skills and versatility as an actor and miscellaneous crew member. With an impressive career spanning several decades, Powell has garnered recognition and admiration for his talent and dedication. Alongside his success on-screen, he has actively participated in various behind-the-scenes roles, further adding to his diverse skill set. As his net worth continues to grow, Robert Powell undoubtedly remains an esteemed figure in the entertainment world.

Biography/Timeline

1963

Powell took up acting while an undergraduate. He had aspired to become a Lawyer and in 1963–64 attended an external London University LLB degree course at the Manchester College of Commerce but at the same time quietly took acting roles under Trevor Nunn. At the College of Commerce he swapped roles with Bernard Brandon in a week-long College Revue of Comedy Sketches to see which role gave him "the best laughs". This early comedy experience was later to be fulfilled with Jasper Carrott. After this he secured a post at a repertory theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. His first film part was in Robbery when he played the engine driver who was coshed in the Stanley Baker film about the Great Train Robbery. He had a small role in the original film version of The Italian Job (1969) playing one of the gang, but had to wait a few years for his first success, playing scientist Toby Wren in the BBC's science fiction series, Doomwatch in 1970.

1970

Having been killed off in Doomwatch right at the end of Series One in a bomb explosion, at his request, Powell became a pin-up and a household name, following up with starring roles in several BBC serials, including television adaptations of the novels Sentimental Education (1970) and Jude the Obscure (1971). He also appeared in the 1975 series Looking for Clancy, based on the Frederic Mullally novel Clancy.

1974

For several years Powell continued as a television regular, with occasional forays into film, as the Austrian Composer Gustav Mahler in the Ken Russell biopic Mahler (1974) and Captain Walker in Russell's film version of Tommy (1975). His role in Tommy had few lines, speaking only during the overture with Ann-Margret, he is primarily seen through the mind of his son as played by Barry Winch (Young Tommy) and Roger Daltrey.

1977

In 1975, Powell married his girlfriend, the Pan's People Dancer Babs Lord, shortly before he was due to start filming for Jesus of Nazareth on location in Morocco. On 23 November 1977, they had their son, Barney, followed in 1979 by a daughter, Kate.

1978

In 1978, Powell took the leading role of Richard Hannay in the third film version of The Thirty Nine Steps. It met with modest success, and critics compared Powell's portrayal of John Buchan's character favourably with those of his predecessors. His characterisation proved to be enduring, as almost ten years later a television series entitled simply Hannay appeared with Powell back in the role (although the Buchan short stories on which the series was based were set in an earlier period than The Thirty-Nine Steps). Hannay ran for two seasons.

1980

In 1980, Powell appeared in the film Harlequin playing the Harlequin of the title, who seems to have the power to cure the son of a powerful Politician. For this performance, he won the Best Actor Award at the Paris Film Festival. In 1982, he won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Imperativ.

1984

In 1984, Powell made his U.S. film debut in What Waits Below (also known as Secrets of the Phantom Caverns).

1986

In 1986, Powell narrated and co-starred in william C. Faure's popular miniseries Shaka Zulu, with Henry Cele in the title role. In 1992, he starred in the New Zealand World War I film Chunuk Bair, as Sgt Maj Frank Smith. In 1993–95, he was the voice actor of Dr Livesey in The Legends of Treasure Island.

2001

On 29 October 2001, a state-of-the-art theatre named after him was opened at the University of Salford. He became a patron of 24:7 Theatre Festival in 2004, and continues to operate in this capacity. In early 2005 he became a regular in the UK TV medical drama, Holby City, where he remained for six years before departing to return to theatre. On 9 February 2008, he performed as narrator in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra with Conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa in the North of England. In 2008–09, Powell was series announcer, (19 episodes), on BBC4's The Book Quiz .

2002

Nowadays, Powell appears in person less often, but his distinctive voice is frequently heard on voice-overs, advertisements and as a narrator of television programmes such as Great Crimes and Trials and The Century of Warfare and World War II in HD Colour. He read the novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime, and has also narrated many audio books including The Thirty Nine Steps, abridged versions of many of Alan Garner's books, and several abridged novels for The Talking Classics Collection. Powell has also lent his voice to musical works, such as David Bedford's album The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, or the 2002 rock opera The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, where he played the role of John Watson. He also narrated on two rock albums by Rick Wakeman called Cost of Living and The Gospels (1987).

2018

On Easter Sunday 1 April 2018, he appeared in a Smithsonian Channel Documentary Series based on his portrayal of the Franco Zeffirelli mini-series Jesus of Nazareth titled, The Real Jesus of Nazareth, narrated by Judd Hirsch. Based in Israel, it covered the Life of Jesus juxtaposed by the film segments portrayed in the film series Powell appeared in in 1977. The characters who appeared in the film are also discussed and their historical significance uncovered. The series covered 4 segments, each one hour in length dealing with historical elements of the story along with Powell interviewing biblical historians such as Helen Bond and Candida Moss.

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