Robert Lindsay
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1949-12-13 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- رابرت لیندسی
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
Wogan
1982
as Self
Natural World
1983
Omnibus
1967
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Glynn Fennell
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Pete
Screen Two
1985
as Otto Schatz
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Genius
2017
as Hermann Einstein
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sam
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Extras
2005
as Robert Lindsay
My Family
2000
as Ben Harper
McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Max Crockett
Atlantis
2013
as Daedalus
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Nominee
Hornblower
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
Galavant
2015
as Chester Wormwood
Centre Play
1973
as Toby / Ken
Sherwood
2022
as Franklin Warner
The Good Life
1975
as Reform School Youth
Spy
2011
as The Examiner
Oliver Twist
1999
as Fagin
Citizen Smith
1977
as Wolfie Smith
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
Jericho
2005
as D.I. Michael Jericho
Castaway 2000
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
Generation Z
2024
as Morgan
G.B.H.
1991
as Michael Murray
Get Some In!
1975
as Jakey Smith
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Self - Narrator
Nightingales
1990
as Carter
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Narrator (voice)
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
Space Race
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Walks with My Dog
2017
as Self
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001
as Rabbit
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Henry Farr
Missed Call
2026
Jake's Progress
1995
as Jamie Diadoni
Give us a Break
1983
as Mickey Noades
Confessional
1989
as Thomas Kelly
Seconds Out
1981
as Pete Dodds
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
Movies (63)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as King John
Wimbledon
2004
as Ian Frazier
Fierce Creatures
1997
as Sydney Lotterby
Anything Goes
2021
as Moonface Martin
Grace of Monaco
2014
as Aristotle Onassis
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Terry Sutcliffe
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
Communicators From Hell
1989
Cymbeline
1983
as Iachimo
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Captain Pellew
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Sir Edward Pellew
King Lear
1983
as Edmund
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023
as Narrator
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000
as Narrator
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Friends & Crocodiles
2005
as William Sneath
Gideon's Daughter
2005
as Sneath
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Bert Rigby
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Benedick
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
as Tom
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Three for All
1975
as Tom
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Lysander
Brazen Hussies
1996
as Billy Bowman
Hawkins
2001
as Luke Hawkins
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Tony Blair
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
as Oberon
Divorcing Jack
1998
as Michael Brinn
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as First French Lord
Remember Me?
1997
as Jamie
Genghis Cohn
1993
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
Strike It Rich
1990
as Bertram
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994
as Narrator
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Narrator
Employees From Hell
1989
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as Tony Blair
Bosses From Hell
1989
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Mickey Noades
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Narrator (Voice)
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as William Lamb
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016
as Self
The Crazy Kill
1975
as Policeman at Roadblock
Twelfth Night
1980
as Fabian
Sales People from Hell
1989
The Office
1996
as Norman Platt
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018
as Narrator
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
as (archive footage)
Teams from Hell
1989
Babies at 50
2000
as Narrator
The Job
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000
as Narrator
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
as Narrator
About 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. With 115 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Robert Lindsay has appeared in 63 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Lindsay Movies
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as King John
- Wimbledon (2004) — as Ian Frazier
- Fierce Creatures (1997) — as Sydney Lotterby
- Anything Goes (2021) — as Moonface Martin
- Grace of Monaco (2014) — as Aristotle Onassis
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