- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Robin Ellis
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers, Cluedo, The Good Soldier (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), Elizabeth R (playing Essex), The Moonstone, Bel Ami, Sense and Sensibility (which also featured Clive Francis), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, She Loves Me (in which he sings) and Blue Remembered Hills (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in the Poldark series remake as Reverend Halse.
Filmography
tvPoldark
2015 · Reverend Halse
movieWallander: The Photographer
2006 · Tom Lyell
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
movieThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvWallander
2005 · Tom Lyell
tvThe Fall of Milosevic
2001 · Narrator
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
movieThe Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996 · Narrator
movieMystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996 · Narrator
movieThe Death of Yugoslavia
1995 · Narrator
tvThe Death of Yugoslavia
1995 · Narrator
movieThe Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 · Sir Charles Moore
movieThe Negotiator
1994 · Stuart Shaw
tvA Dark Adapted Eye
1994 · John
tvBetween the Lines
1992
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Joe Henderson, Sir Richard Lonsdale
movieThe Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990 · Narrator (voice)
tvCluedo
1990 · Colonel Mike Mustard
Capstick's Law
tvCapstick's Law
1989 · Henry Capstick
movieChildren of the Open Road
1988 · (voice)
tvEnd of Empire
1985 · Narrator
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · Sir Robert Norberton
Love and Marriage
tvLove and Marriage
1984 · Adrian Carter
tvTimewatch
1982 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBright Eyes
1982 · Sam Howard
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Robert Acton
movieThe Good Soldier
1981 · John Dowell
movieTres mujeres de hoy
1980 · Alejandro
movieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · Howard Carter
movieThe Europeans
1979 · Robert Acton
movieShe Loves Me
1979 · Georg Nowack, Vocals
movieBlue Remembered Hills
1979 · John
movieThe Comedy of Errors
1978 · Dr. Pinch
tvPoldark
1975 · Ross Poldark
tvFawlty Towers
1975 · Danny Brown
Knots
movieKnots
1975
tvChurchill's People
1974 · Major White
Seven Faces of Woman
tvSeven Faces of Woman
1974 · Lawrence
tvThe Frighteners
1972 · Mike
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972 · Steve Thomas
tvThe Moonstone
1972 · Franklin Blake
movieThe Moonstone
1972 · Franklin Blake
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Charles Dallas
tvThe Guardians
1971 · Peter Lee
Bel Ami
movieBel Ami
1971 · Georges Duroy
Bel Ami
tvBel Ami
1971 · Georges Duroy
tvElizabeth R
1971 · Robert Devereaux
tvSense and Sensibility
1971 · Edward Ferrars
movieWednesday's Child
1970
Biography
tvBiography
1970 · Hammond
tvPlay for Today
1970 · John
tvShadows of Fear
1970 · Roger
movieArthur? Arthur!
1969 · Ames
tvThe Main Chance
1969 · Donald Gordon Hopwood
tvThe Inside Man
1969 · Michael Barnett
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Dr. Jim Beverly