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Powell has also lent his voice to musical works, such as David Bedford's album The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,[4] or the 2002 rock opera The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, where he played the role of John Watson. | In 1992, he starred in the New Zealand World War I film Chunuk Bair, as Sgt Maj Frank Smith. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, Speaking for Jesus, an interview with Robert Powell, Hannibal: The Carthaginian general who almost toppled Rome. Robert Thomas Powell (Salford, Inglaterra, 1 de junio de 1944) es un actor de cine y televisión inglés, famoso por su papel en cine de Jesús de Nazaret. Both took part, in different yachts, in a round-the-world race in 2000, though Powell himself was present for only one leg of the race. All Rights Reserved. The four-part series follows the actor as he travels through the Holy Land exploring the life of Jesus Christ, asking questions and challenging the perceptions we have. Miscellaneous Crew.

Based in Israel, it covered the life of Jesus juxtaposed with segments of the film series in which Powell starred in 1977.

Robert Powell (/ˈpaʊəl/; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor and voice actor, best 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 and its subsequent spinoff television series.

It is not a perfect film, but it has the most gems of any movie about Jesus, my favorite being when Jesus recounts the Parable of the Prodigal Son.It is said that Robert Powell trained himself to never blink when filming his scenes as Jesus for added effect, yet this is the only scene in which he can be observed to blink, since it is the longest continual shot of him in the entire film. Then you take advantage of it but that's neither here nor there. [9] The characters who appeared in the film are also discussed and their historical significance uncovered. El 23 de noviembre de 1977 tuvieron su primer hijo, Barney, seguido en 1979, por una hija, Kate. I get stopped in the street now in Greece, even with short hair, glasses and no beard. Wow, you suddenly realise the power of something like this, it's phenomenal.

After this he secured a post at a repertory theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. There are some other fantastic performances, like Pasolini's in 1964, but for every person who says what a great performance you'll have ten thousand who say "that's not my Jesus, thats not how I imagined it and therefore I cant watch it." June 1, I think that role and film has had such a hold on culture because we managed to reach such a big audience and because we were so non-specific in our approach to Jesus. And where would he have done it?”, ©2020 AETN UK. En 1982 ganó el Premio al Mejor Actor en el Festival de Cine de Venecia por su papel en Imperativ. También realizó el papel de Victor Frankestein, en la película Frankestein, de 1984. In 1986, Powell narrated and co-starred in William C. Faure's miniseries Shaka Zulu, with Henry Cele in the title role. So from that moment on, I played it objectively without any recourse to giving him any particular idiosyncrasies, quite deliberately avoiding the normal human things. He also appeared in the 1975 series Looking for Clancy, based on the Frederic Mullally novel Clancy. The exclusive four-part series, produced by the Smithsonian Channel, will see Powell and his team speak to historic and cultural experts to ask: “if Jesus existed, who was he? En 1978 hizo el papel principal del ingeniero Richard Hannay en la tercera versión de la película Los treinta y nueve escalones. I was skinny, odd looking. In 1980, Powell appeared in the film Harlequin playing the Harlequin of the title, who seems to have the power to cure the son of a powerful politician. His first film part was in Robbery when he played the engine driver who was coshed in the Stanley Baker film about the Great Train Robbery. Hoy en día aparece con menos frecuencia; pero su voz se escucha en las voces de créditos, publicidad, así como narrador de los programas de televisión. También hizo la narración de un disco de Rick Wakeman llamado El coste de la vida. Powell fue nominado para un premio, y consiguió un premio de TV Times. 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. So, I backed off completely. With Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason. https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Powell&oldid=129555335, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores VIAF, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores ISNI, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores BNE, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores BNF, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores GND, Wikipedia:Artículos con identificadores LCCN, Licencia Creative Commons Atribución Compartir Igual 3.0. His completist performance is frequently considered one of the best portrayals of that religious leader. Netflix Picks Up ‘Greatest Events of World War Two in Colour’ Documentary Series, 29 October 2019 [5] He became a patron of 24:7 Theatre Festival in 2004, and continues to operate in this capacity. Netflix Picks Up ‘Greatest Events of World War Two in Colour’ Documentary Series, Netflix Boards World Media Rights’ Ten-Part WWII Doc Series, Franco Zeffirelli: An Artist and a Paradox, Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion - A Kunju Opera, The Survivor: Archive TV Interview with David Hemmings and Robert Powell. Robert Powell: The Real Jesus of Nazareth follows the actor, made famous for delivering the on-screen portrayal of Jesus Christ in the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, as he explores the globe to discover the truth behind the legend which gave faith to over 2 billion people.