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Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Known for: Acting

Born 14/07/1931
Died 1995-11-12
Place of birth Bristol, England, UK

Sir Robert Stephens  (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.  He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.  Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.  Description above partly from the Wikipedia article Robert Stephens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1956

Minder Series ★ 7,1

Minder

Percy

1979

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Mark Antony

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Trigorin

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Oberon

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Grigory Rasputin

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Prince of Wales

1965

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Sir Wilfred Mulryne

1987

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Warburton

1974

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Stephen

1964

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Boris Trigorin

1964

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

The Duke of Bristol

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Bryan Baker

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

James Woodley

1967

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Max Carrados

1971

War and Remembrance Series ★ 7,9

War and Remembrance

Karl Rahm

1988

Holocaust Series ★ 7,3

Holocaust

Uncle Kurt Dorf

1978

Channing Series ★ 7,5

Channing

Paddy Riordan

1963

Cleopatra Film ★ 7,1

Cleopatra

Germanicus

1963

Empire of the Sun Film ★ 7,5

Empire of the Sun

Mr. Lockwood

1987

Lady Killers Series ★ 7,5

Lady Killers

Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.

1980

Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 7,4

Romeo and Juliet

the Prince

1968

The Duellists Film ★ 7,2

The Duellists

Brigadier-General Treillard

1977

Chaplin Film ★ 7,4

Chaplin

Ted the Drunk

1992

Fortunes of War Series ★ 6,3

Fortunes of War

Bill Castlebar

1987

Unnatural Causes Series ★ 6,3

Unnatural Causes

Vince

1986

Searching for Bobby Fischer Film ★ 7,1

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Poe's Teacher

1993

The Bonfire of the Vanities Film ★ 5,6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Sir Gerald Moore

1990

Henry V Film ★ 7,1

Henry V

Auncient Pistol

1989

Tales Out of School Series ★ 10,0

Tales Out of School

Vic Griffiths

1983

The Storyteller: Greek Myths Series ★ 8,2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Hades

1991

99-1 Series

99-1

Oakwood

1994

The Shout Film ★ 6,0

The Shout

Chief Medical Officer

1978

The Box of Delights Series ★ 8,0

The Box of Delights

Abner Brown

1984

QB VII Series ★ 7,7

QB VII

Robert Highsmith

1974

The Children Film ★ 4,9

The Children

Azariah Dobree

1990

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Film ★ 6,9

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Teddy Lloyd

1969

Dandelion Dead Series ★ 9,0

Dandelion Dead

Henry Vaughan

1994

Anyone for Denis? Series

Anyone for Denis?

1982

Anyone for Denis? Series

Anyone for Denis?

Schubert

1982

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Film ★ 6,8

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1970

Series ★ 7,5

Hell's Bells

Bishop Godfrey Hethercote

1986

Series ★ 7,0

Vienna 1900

1973

Comrades Film ★ 6,9

Comrades

James Frampton

1987

The Mysteries Series

The Mysteries

Pontius Pilate / Herod

1985

The Pope Must Die Film ★ 5,0

The Pope Must Die

The Camarlengo

1991

Nothing Like a Dame Film ★ 6,8

Nothing Like a Dame

Self (archive footage)

2018

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 10,0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oberon

1971

A Taste of Honey Film ★ 7,0

A Taste of Honey

Peter Smith

1961

The Fruit Machine Film ★ 5,9

The Fruit Machine

Vincent

1988

Pirates of Tortuga Film ★ 6,4

Pirates of Tortuga

Henri Morgan

1961

Century Film ★ 5,1

Century

Mr. Reisner

1993

30 Door Key Film ★ 6,3

30 Door Key

Prof. Pimco

1991

Travels with My Aunt Film ★ 6,0

Travels with My Aunt

Ercole Visconti

1972

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Film ★ 6,3

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Charles Napier

1966

Wings of Fame Film ★ 6,5

Wings of Fame

Merrick

1990

The Asphyx Film ★ 6,0

The Asphyx

Sir Hugo Cunningham

1972

The Games of Countess Dolingen Film ★ 3,3

The Games of Countess Dolingen

Le professeur

1981

Series

Lizzie's Pictures

1987

Afraid of the Dark Film ★ 5,6

Afraid of the Dark

Dan Burns

1991

Lorna Doone Film ★ 6,2

Lorna Doone

Sir Ensor Doone

1990

High Season Film ★ 5,2

High Season

Konstantinis

1987

Puccini Film ★ 3,7

Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

1984

Adam Bede Film ★ 7,2

Adam Bede

Reverend Irwine

1992

At Night All Cats Are Crazy Film ★ 7,8

At Night All Cats Are Crazy

Charles Watson

1977

The Inspector Film ★ 7,1

The Inspector

Dickens

1962

Luther Film ★ 6,0

Luther

Johann von Eck

1974

The Small World of Sammy Lee Film ★ 6,0

The Small World of Sammy Lee

Gerry Sullivan

1963

Birth of a Nation Film ★ 7,8

Birth of a Nation

Vic Griffiths

1983

Much Ado About Nothing Film ★ 6,3

Much Ado About Nothing

Benedick

1967

Anyone for Denis Film ★ 10,0

Anyone for Denis

Schubert

1982

Series ★ 8,0

The Year of the French

George Moore

1982

The Queen's Guards Film ★ 5,2

The Queen's Guards

1961

Testimony Film ★ 5,6

Testimony

Vsevolod Meyerhold

1988

Circle of Deception Film ★ 6,2

Circle of Deception

Capt. Stein

1960

One Fine Day Film ★ 5,3

One Fine Day

Welby

1979

England, My England Film ★ 6,5

England, My England

John Dryden

1995

The Executioner Film ★ 8,0

The Executioner

Beust

1980

The Winter's Tale Film ★ 9,5

The Winter's Tale

Polixenes

1981

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration Film ★ 4,5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Self (archive footage)

2024

Lunch Hour Film ★ 6,8

Lunch Hour

Man

1962

American Roulette Film ★ 4,8

American Roulette

1988

The Search for Alexander the Great Film ★ 7,0

The Search for Alexander the Great

Darius of Persia

1981

Ada in the Jungle Film ★ 4,3

Ada in the Jungle

Lord Gordon

1988

Ill Fares the Land Film ★ 7,0

Ill Fares the Land

1983

Film ★ 4,8

The Secret Rapture

Max Lopert

1993

Ten Days That Shook the World Film ★ 6,2

Ten Days That Shook the World

Lenin

1967

Julius Caesar Film ★ 7,5

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

1969

Hesther for Example Film

Hesther for Example

Warburton

1980

Film

Horizontal Hold

James Woodley

1968