![]() For his portrayal of Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth he received 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. He won the best actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin(1980). In 1982, Robert won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperative (1982). They are parents of two children (1 son & 1 daughter). Robert ended his bachelor life, when he married Barbara “Babs” Lord, on Friday, August, 29th, 1975. Some of his well-known movies include Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Ken Russell’s Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the sequel or remake of The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), and the popular TV series, Doomwatch (1970). In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first starring role in The Italian Job (1969). ![]() In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University. ![]() Robert Powell was born on Thursday, June 1st, 1944, five days before D-Day, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944, in Salford, Manchester, England.
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