Jun 1, 1944

Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Robert Powell was born on June 1, 1944 in Salford, Manchester, England.
In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester
University. In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first
starring role in The Italian Job (1969). Some of his well known movies
include Franco Ziefirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini), Ken
Russell's Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the remake of _Thirty-Nine
Steps, The (1978)_, and the popular TV series "Doomwatch" (1970). Robert
marr... ... (read more...) ied on 29th August, 1975 to 'Barbara 'Babs' Lord'. They now have a
son and a daughter. In 1982, Robert won the Best Actor award at the
Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperativ (1982). He won the
best actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin (1980). For his
portrayal of Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth he recieved best actor awards
from TV Times and Italian TV Times, the international arts prize at the
Fiuggi Film Festival, grand prize at the Saint-Vincent Film Festival, and
a nomination as best actor from The Irish Academy of Film and Television
arts. 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."