- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, 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.
Filmography
tvMissed Call
2026
tvGeneration Z
2024 · Morgan
movieVermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023 · Narrator
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
2022 · Oberon
movieDodger Special: Christmas
2022 · William Lamb
tvSherwood
2022 · Franklin Warner
movieAnything Goes
2021 · Moonface Martin
tvThe World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · Narrator
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
tvBritain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · Narrator
tvMcDonald & Dodds
2020 · Max Crockett
movieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · King John
movieRembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018 · Narrator
tvThe Secret Life of Owls
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMovie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
tvTate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 · Self
tvGenius
2017 · Hermann Einstein
tvWalks with My Dog
2017 · Self
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
movieThe Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016 · Self
movieThe Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
tvGalavant
2015 · Chester Wormwood
tvMonty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 · Self
movieGrace of Monaco
2014 · Aristotle Onassis
tvAtlantis
2013 · Daedalus
movieRichard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013 · (archive footage)
tvSpy
2011 · The Examiner
Doctors and Nurses at War
tvDoctors and Nurses at War
2009
movieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
movieThe Trial of Tony Blair
2007 · Tony Blair
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
movieGideon's Daughter
2005 · Sneath
tvJericho
2005 · D.I. Michael Jericho
movieA Very Social Secretary
2005 · Tony Blair
tvSpace Race
2005 · Narrator (voice)
movieFriends & Crocodiles
2005 · William Sneath
tvExtras
2005 · Robert Lindsay
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
movieWimbledon
2004 · Ian Frazier
movieBrambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004 · Narrator (Voice)
tvSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · Self - Narrator
movieHornblower: Duty
2003 · Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
movieHornblower: Loyalty
2003 · Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
The Day the Earth was Born
tvThe Day the Earth was Born
2002 · Presenter
Don't Eat the Neighbours
tvDon't Eat the Neighbours
2001 · Rabbit
movieHawkins
2001 · Luke Hawkins
movieHornblower: Retribution
2001 · Sir Edward Pellew
movieHornblower: Mutiny
2001 · Sir Edward Pellew
movieVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Various Characters
tvMy Family
2000 · Ben Harper
movieBabies at 50
2000 · Narrator
tvCastaway 2000
2000 · Narrator (voice)
movieJack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000 · Narrator
movieTrouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000 · Narrator
tvOliver Twist
1999 · Fagin
movieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Sir Edward Pellew
movieHornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999 · Captain Pellew
movieHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998 · Sir Edward Pellew
movieHornblower: The Even Chance
1998 · Captain Sir Edward Pellew
tvHornblower
1998 · Sir Edward Pellew
movieDivorcing Jack
1998 · Michael Brinn
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieFierce Creatures
1997 · Sydney Lotterby
movieRemember Me?
1997 · Jamie
movieBrambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996 · Narrator
tvThe Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996 · Narrator (voice)
movieBrazen Hussies
1996 · Billy Bowman
movieThe Office
1996 · Norman Platt
tvJake's Progress
1995 · Jamie Diadoni
tvThe Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · Henry Farr
movieTrouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994 · Narrator
movieGenghis Cohn
1993 · Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
tvAbsolutely Fabulous
1992 · Pete
movieThe Job
1992 · Narrator (voice)
tvG.B.H.
1991 · Michael Murray
tvHave I Got News for You
1990 · Self - Host
tvNightingales
1990 · Carter
movieStrike It Rich
1990 · Bertram
tvConfessional
1989 · Thomas Kelly
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Glynn Fennell
movieBert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989 · Bert Rigby
movieBosses From Hell
1989
movieCommunicators From Hell
1989
movieEmployees From Hell
1989
movieTeams from Hell
1989
movieSales People from Hell
1989
movieColleagues From Hell
1989
tvScreen Two
1985 · Otto Schatz
movieGive Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984 · Mickey Noades
movieMuch Ado About Nothing
1984 · Benedick
movieRoyal Variety Performance 1984
1984
tvNatural World
1983
tvGive us a Break
1983 · Mickey Noades
movieCymbeline
1983 · Iachimo
movieKing Lear
1983 · Edmund
tvWogan
1982 · Self
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 · Lysander
tvSeconds Out
1981 · Pete Dodds
movieAll's Well That Ends Well
1981 · First French Lord
movieThe Best of the Adventures
1981 · Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTwelfth Night
1980 · Fabian
tvThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Fabian
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
tvCitizen Smith
1977 · Wolfie Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
tvThe Val Doonican Music Show
1977
movieAdventures of a Taxi Driver
1976 · Tom
tvGet Some In!
1975 · Jakey Smith
movieThree for All
1975 · Tom
tvThe Good Life
1975 · Reform School Youth
movieThe Crazy Kill
1975 · Policeman at Roadblock
tvCentre Play
1973 · Toby, Ken
movieThat'll Be The Day
1973 · Terry Sutcliffe
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Sam
tvOmnibus
1967
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner / Performer
tvThe BAFTA Awards
1949 · Self - Nominee
movieTrouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
— · Narrator
tvHave I Got a Bit More News for You
— · Self - Presenter