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Robert Powell (/ ˈ p aʊ ə l /; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series.
Actor: The Italian Job. Robert Powell was born on Thursday, June 1st, 1944, five days before D-Day, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University.
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Robert Powell. Actor: The Italian Job. Robert Powell was born on Thursday, June 1st, 1944, five days before D-Day, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University.
- June 1, 1944
Robert Powell : How portraying Christ changed his life. The star of the most impressive TV epic ever, NBC’s ‘The Life of Jesus’, is a 31-year-old British actor who generally plays slick roles. But he starved himself for 12 days before the Crucifixion scene and then, almost literally, died on the cross….
In 1977, British actor Robert Powell was cast as Jesus for Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth. Acting alongside Hollywood greats, like Anne Bancroft, Christopher Plummer and James Mason, Powell gave the performance of his life.
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).
Feb 13, 2004 · Robert Powell: He played Jesus — what’s he done since? WHAT IT IS Franco Zeffirelli’s respectful, thorough, and celebrity-packed six-hour account of the life and death of Jesus is considered one...