Robert Lindsay

74 · Born: Dec 13, 1949

Personal Details

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Born Dec 13, 1949 Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK

Spouse

Rosemarie Ford
( Dec 31, 2006 to Apr 30, 2024 )
Cheryl Hall
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Norman Stevenson
Joyce Stevenson

Biography

Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), 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. Courtesy of Wikipedia

Career

acting

2023

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition as Narrator

2021

Anything Goes as Moonface Martin

The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes

The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes as Narrator

2020

McDonald & Dodds

McDonald & Dodds as Max Crockett

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as King John

2017

Hugh Jackman: Movie Musical Greats

Hugh Jackman: Movie Musical Greats

Genius as Hermann Einstein

2016

Galavant as Chester Wormwood

2015

The Impressionists

The Impressionists

2014

Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco as Aristotle Onassis

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam as Narrator

Atlantis as Daedalus

2013

The Battle of Hood and Bismarck

The Battle of Hood and Bismarck as Narrator

Both Feet in the Army

Both Feet in the Army

2011

Spy as The Examiner

2010

The One Ronnie as Animal Agent

2007

The Trial of Tony Blair

The Trial of Tony Blair as Tony Blair

2006

Extras as Robert Lindsay

2005

A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary as Tony Blair

Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter as Sneath

Space Race as Narrator

Friends & Crocodiles

Friends & Crocodiles as William Sneath

Jericho as D.I. Michael Jericho

2004

Wimbledon as Ian Frazier

2003

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

2001

Horatio Hornblower: Retribution

Horatio Hornblower: Retribution as Sir Edward Pellew

Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny as Sir Edward Pellew

2000

My Family as Ben Harper

1999

Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War

Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War as Sir Edward Pellew

Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil as Captain Pellew

Oliver Twist as Fagin

1998

Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship

Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship as Sir Edward Pellew

Divorcing Jack as Michael Brinn

Horatio Hornblower: The Duel

Horatio Hornblower: The Duel as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

1997

Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures as Sydney Lotterby

1996

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Glynn Fennell

1995

Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress as Jamie Diadoni

1994

Genghis Cohn as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police

The Wimbledon Poisoner

The Wimbledon Poisoner as Henry Farr

1991

Julie Walters and Friends

Julie Walters and Friends as Michael Murray

G.B.H. as Michael Murray

1990

Strike It Rich as Bertram

Nightingales as Carter

1989

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Bert Rigby

Confessional as Thomas Kelly

1984

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick

1983

King Lear as Edmund

1982

Cymbeline as Iachimo

1981

The Best of the Adventures

The Best of the Adventures as Tom (archive footage)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well as First French Lord

1980

Twelfth Night as Fabian

1977

Citizen Smith as Wolfie Smith

1976

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Adventures of a Taxi Driver as Tom

1975

Three for All as Tom

Get Some In! as Jakey Smith

1973

That'll Be the Day

That'll Be the Day as Terry Sutcliffe

appearances

2020

Des O'Connor the Ultimate Entertainer

Des O'Connor the Ultimate Entertainer

2018

The Secret Life of Owls

The Secret Life of Owls

2017

Walks with My Dog

Walks with My Dog

2016

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

2003

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World