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Robert Lindsay

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
117

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 13, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of Birth
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK

Robert Lindsay

Biography

Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.

Known For

Acting

2026Missed Callas
2024Generation Zas Morgan
2023Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibitionas Narrator
2022A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Oberon
2022Dodger Special: Christmasas William Lamb
2022Sherwoodas Franklin Warner
2021Anything Goesas Moonface Martin
2021The World's Most Beautiful Landscapesas Narrator
2021Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapesas Narrator
2020McDonald & Doddsas Max Crockett
2019Maleficent: Mistress of Evilas King John
2018Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdamas Narrator
2018The Secret Life of Owlsas Self - Narrator (voice)
2017Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackmanas
2017Tate Britain's Great Art Walksas Self
2017Geniusas Hermann Einstein
2017Walks with My Dogas Self
2016The Marvellous World of Roald Dahlas Self
2015The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Themas
2015Galavantas Chester Wormwood
2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)as Self
2014Grace of Monacoas Aristotle Onassis
2013Atlantisas Daedalus
2013Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Armyas (archive footage)
2011Spyas The Examiner
2009Doctors and Nurses at Waras
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Self
2007The Trial of Tony Blairas Tony Blair
2006The One Showas Self
2005Gideon's Daughteras Sneath
2005Jerichoas D.I. Michael Jericho
2005A Very Social Secretaryas Tony Blair
2005Space Raceas Narrator (voice)
2005Friends & Crocodilesas William Sneath
2005Extrasas Robert Lindsay
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2004Wimbledonas Ian Frazier
2004Brambly Hedge: Classic Collectionas Narrator (Voice)
2003Seven Wonders of the Industrial Worldas Self - Narrator
2003Hornblower: Dutyas Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003Hornblower: Loyaltyas Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2001Don't Eat the Neighboursas Rabbit
2001Hawkinsas Luke Hawkins
2001Hornblower: Retributionas Sir Edward Pellew
2001Hornblower: Mutinyas Sir Edward Pellew
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters
2000My Familyas Ben Harper
2000Babies at 50as Narrator
2000Castaway 2000as Narrator (voice)
2000Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mysteryas Narrator
2000Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Domeas Narrator
1999Oliver Twistas Fagin
1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobstersas Sir Edward Pellew
1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devilas Captain Pellew
1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenantas Sir Edward Pellew
1998Hornblower: The Even Chanceas Captain Sir Edward Pellew
1998Hornbloweras Sir Edward Pellew
1998Divorcing Jackas Michael Brinn
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997Fierce Creaturesas Sydney Lotterby
1997Remember Me?as Jamie
1996Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Nightas Narrator
1996The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedgeas Narrator (voice)
1996Brazen Hussiesas Billy Bowman
1996The Officeas Norman Platt
1995Jake's Progressas Jamie Diadoni
1994The Wimbledon Poisoneras Henry Farr
1994Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharfas Narrator
1993Genghis Cohnas Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
1992Absolutely Fabulousas Pete
1992The Jobas Narrator (voice)
1991G.B.H.as Michael Murray
1990Have I Got News for Youas Self - Host
1990Nightingalesas Carter
1990Strike It Richas Bertram
1989Confessionalas Thomas Kelly
1989Tales from the Cryptas Glynn Fennell
1989Bert Rigby, You're a Foolas Bert Rigby
1989Bosses From Hellas
1989Communicators From Hellas
1989Employees From Hellas
1989Teams from Hellas
1989Sales People from Hellas
1989Colleagues From Hellas
1985Screen Twoas Otto Schatz
1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Mickey Noades
1984Much Ado About Nothingas Benedick
1984Royal Variety Performance 1984as
1983Natural Worldas
1983Give us a Breakas Mickey Noades
1983Cymbelineas Iachimo
1983King Learas Edmund
1982Woganas Self
1981A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Lysander
1981Seconds Outas Pete Dodds
1981All's Well That Ends Wellas First French Lord
1981The Best of the Adventuresas Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980Twelfth Nightas Fabian
1978The BBC Television Shakespeareas Fabian
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977Citizen Smithas Wolfie Smith
1977The Val Doonican Music Showas
1976Adventures of a Taxi Driveras Tom
1975Get Some In!as Jakey Smith
1975Three for Allas Tom
1975The Good Lifeas Reform School Youth
1975The Crazy Killas Policeman at Roadblock
1973Centre Playas Ken
1973Centre Playas Toby
1973That'll Be The Dayas Terry Sutcliffe
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Sam
1967Omnibusas
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Winner / Performer
1949The BAFTA Awardsas Self - Nominee
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launchas Narrator
Have I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - Presenter

Production

2002The Day the Earth was Born...Presenter