Acting
Robert Lindsay
Born 13 December 1949 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
113 credits
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
Acting 112
- TBATrouble at the Top: Century 105 FM LaunchFilmNarrator
- 2026Missed CallSeries
- 2024Generation ZSeriesMorgan
- 2023Vermeer: The Greatest ExhibitionFilmNarrator
- 2022SherwoodSeriesFranklin Warner
- 2022A Midsummer Night's DreamFilmOberon
- 2022Dodger Special: ChristmasFilmWilliam Lamb
- 2021Anything GoesFilmMoonface Martin
- 2021The World's Most Beautiful LandscapesSeriesNarrator
- 2021Britain's Most Beautiful LandscapesSeriesNarrator
- 2020McDonald & DoddsSeriesMax Crockett
- 2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilFilmKing John
- 2018Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamFilmNarrator
- 2018The Secret Life of OwlsSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2017GeniusSeriesHermann Einstein
- 2017Movie Musical Greats with Hugh JackmanFilm
- 2017Tate Britain's Great Art WalksSeriesSelf
- 2017Walks with My DogSeriesSelf
- 2016The Marvellous World of Roald DahlFilmSelf
- 2015GalavantSeriesChester Wormwood
- 2015The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made ThemFilm
- 2014Grace of MonacoFilmAristotle Onassis
- 2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)SeriesSelf
- 2013AtlantisSeriesDaedalus
- 2013Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the ArmyFilm(archive footage)
- 2011SpySeriesThe Examiner
- 2009Doctors and Nurses at WarSeries
- 2007The Trial of Tony BlairFilmTony Blair
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television DramasFilmSelf
- 2005ExtrasSeriesRobert Lindsay
- 2005Space RaceSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2005Gideon's DaughterFilmSneath
- 2005JerichoSeriesD.I. Michael Jericho
- 2005A Very Social SecretaryFilmTony Blair
- 2005Friends & CrocodilesFilmWilliam Sneath
- 2004WimbledonFilmIan Frazier
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?SeriesSelf
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIFilmBill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
- 2004Brambly Hedge: Classic CollectionFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyFilmAdmiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2003Hornblower: DutyFilmAdmiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2003Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2001Hornblower: MutinyFilmSir Edward Pellew
- 2001Hornblower: RetributionFilmSir Edward Pellew
- 2001Don't Eat the NeighboursSeriesRabbit
- 2001HawkinsFilmLuke Hawkins
- 2000My FamilySeriesBen Harper
- 2000Castaway 2000SeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsFilmVarious Characters
- 2000Jack the Ripper: An On-Going MysteryFilmNarrator
- 2000Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the DomeFilmNarrator
- 2000Babies at 50FilmNarrator
- 2000The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New HomeFilmNarrator
- 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersFilmSir Edward Pellew
- 1999Oliver TwistSeriesFagin
- 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilFilmCaptain Pellew
- 1999The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More SaltFilmNarrator
- 1998HornblowerSeriesSir Edward Pellew
- 1998Hornblower: The Even ChanceFilmCaptain Sir Edward Pellew
- 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantFilmSir Edward Pellew
- 1998Divorcing JackFilmMichael Brinn
- 1998The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter FestivitiesFilmNarrator
- 1997Fierce CreaturesFilmSydney Lotterby
- 1997Remember Me?FilmJamie
- 1996Brazen HussiesFilmBilly Bowman
- 1996The Enchanted World of Brambly HedgeSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1996The OfficeFilmNorman Platt
- 1996Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy NightFilmNarrator
- 1995Jake's ProgressSeriesJamie Diadoni
- 1994The Wimbledon PoisonerSeriesHenry Farr
- 1994Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary WharfFilmNarrator
- 1993Genghis CohnFilmOtto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSeriesPete
- 1992The JobFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1991G.B.H.SeriesMichael Murray
- 1990NightingalesSeriesCarter
- 1990Strike It RichFilmBertram
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesGlynn Fennell
- 1989Bert Rigby, You're a FoolFilmBert Rigby
- 1989ConfessionalSeriesThomas Kelly
- 1989Bosses From HellFilm
- 1989Teams from HellFilm
- 1989Colleagues From HellFilm
- 1989Sales People from HellFilm
- 1989Communicators From HellFilm
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesOtto Schatz
- 1984Much Ado About NothingFilmBenedick
- 1984Royal Variety Performance 1984Film
- 1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and MuscleFilmMickey Noades
- 1983Natural WorldSeries
- 1983King LearFilmEdmund
- 1983CymbelineFilmIachimo
- 1983Give us a BreakSeriesMickey Noades
- 1981A Midsummer Night's DreamFilmLysander
- 1981The Best of the AdventuresFilmTom (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981All's Well That Ends WellFilmFirst French Lord
- 1981Seconds OutSeriesPete Dodds
- 1980Twelfth NightFilmFabian
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeriesFabian
- 1977Citizen SmithSeriesWolfie Smith
- 1977The Val Doonican Music ShowSeries
- 1976Adventures of a Taxi DriverFilmTom
- 1975The Good LifeSeriesReform School Youth
- 1975Get Some In!SeriesJakey Smith
- 1975Three for AllFilmTom
- 1975The Crazy KillFilmPoliceman at Roadblock
- 1973That'll Be The DayFilmTerry Sutcliffe
- 1973Centre PlaySeriesKen, Toby
- 1973The Roses of EyamFilmFrancis Thornley
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesSam
- 1967OmnibusSeries
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Filmography from TMDB.