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Robert Stephens (I) (1931–1995)

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Sir Robert Stephens was a flamboyant, award-winning Shakespearean actor who called himself 'knight errant.' One of his three ex-wives was the actress Maggie Smith with whom he acted in the 1960's and 1970's on stage and on film. Sir Robert faded from view for most of the late 1970's and 1980's, resurfacing in recent years to give fine Shakespearean performances... See full bio »

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in Bristol, England, UK

Died:

(age 64) in London, England, UK
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1995 England, My England
John Dryden
 
1994 Minder (TV series)
Percy
– The Great Depression of 1994 (1994) … Percy
 
1994 Dandelion Dead (TV mini-series)
Henry Vaughan
 
1993 99-1 (TV series)
 
1993 Century
Mr. Reisner
 
1993 The Secret Rapture
Max Lopert
 
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
Poe's Teacher
 
1992 Chaplin
Ted the Drunk
 
1992 Adam Bede (TV movie)
Reverend Irwine
 
1992 The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1991 Afraid of the Dark
Dan Burns
 
1991 30 Door Key
Prof. Pimco
 
1991 The Pope Must Diet
Carmelengo
 
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV series)
Hades
– Orpheus & Eurydice (1991) … Hades
 
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
Sir Gerald Moore
 
1990 The Children
Azariah Dobree
 
1990 Wings of Fame
Merrick
 
1990 Lorna Doone (TV movie)
Sir Ensor Doone
 
1989 Henry V
Auncient Pistol
 
1989 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
SS Maj. Karl Rahm
– Part 10 (1989) … SS Maj. Karl Rahm
– Part 9 (1989) … SS Maj. Karl Rahm
– Part 8 (1989) … SS Maj. Karl Rahm
 
1988 Testimony
Vsevolod Meyerhold
 
1988 Ada in the Jungle
Lord Gordon
 
1988 The Fruit Machine
Vincent
 
1988 American Roulette
Screech
 
1988 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Sir Wilfred Mulryne
– The Settling of the Sun (1988) … Sir Wilfred Mulryne
 
1987 Empire of the Sun
Mr. Lockwood
 
1987 Fortunes of War (TV mini-series)
Castlebar
– The Middle East: January 1943 (1987) … Castlebar
– Egypt: September 1942 (1987) … Castlebar
– Egypt: April 1941 (1987) … Castlebar
 
1987 High Season
Konstantinis
 
1987 Lizzie's Pictures (TV mini-series)
Jack Dickinson
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Jack Dickinson
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Jack Dickinson
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Jack Dickinson
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Jack Dickinson
 
1986 Unnatural Causes (TV series)
Vince
– Window, Sir? (1986) … Vince
 
1986 Hell's Bells (TV series)
Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
– God Is in Her Heaven (1986) … Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
– Big Boys Don't Cry (1986) … Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
– Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones (1986) … Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
– Back Page Story (1986) … Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
– Pop Goes St.Winifred's (1986) … Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
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1986 Comrades
Frampton
 
1985 By the Sword Divided (TV series)
Sir Ralph Winter
– Forlorn Hope (1985) … Sir Ralph Winter
– Escape (1985) … Sir Ralph Winter
– Cromwell at Arnescote (1985) … Sir Ralph Winter
– Conflicts (1985) … Sir Ralph Winter
 
1984 The Box of Delights (TV series)
Abner Brown
– Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark (1984) … Abner Brown
– Beware of Yesterday (1984) … Abner Brown
– The Spider in the Web (1984) … Abner Brown
– In Darkest Cellars Underneath (1984) … Abner Brown
– Where Shall the 'Knighted Showman Go? (1984) … Abner Brown
See all 6 episodes »
 
1984 Puccini (TV movie)
Giacomo Puccini
 
1983 Ill Fares the Land
 
1983 Birth of a Nation (TV movie)
Vic Griffiths
 
1982 Anyone for Denis? (TV movie)
Schubert
 
1982 The Year of the French (TV mini-series)
George Moore
 
1981 Les jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz
Le professeur
 
1981 The Search for Alexander the Great (TV mini-series)
Darius of Persia
 
1981 The Winter's Tale (TV movie)
Polixenes
 
1980 Lady Killers (TV series)
Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.
– Murder at the Savoy Hotel (1980) … Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.
 
1980 A Question of Guilt (TV series)
Edward Clarke QC
– Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) … Edward Clarke QC
– Adelaide Bartlett: Part 5 (1980) … Edward Clarke QC
– Adelaide Bartlett: Part 2 (1980) … Edward Clarke QC
– Adelaide Bartlett: Part 1 (1980) … Edward Clarke QC
 
1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Beust
– The Executioner (1980) … Beust
 
1968-1980 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Bryan Baker / James Woodley / Professor Rex Thornton / …
– Friends in Space (1980) … Professor Rex Thornton
– Horizontal Hold (1968) … James Woodley
– The Photographer (1968) … Bryan Baker
– On Approval (1968) … The Duke of Bristol
 
1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Warburton
– Hesther for Example (1980) … Warburton
 
1979 Suez 1956 (TV movie)
President Nasser
 
1979 One Fine Day (TV movie)
Welby
 
1968-1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Grigory Rasputin / Mark Antony / Oberon / …
– Kean (1978) … Prince of Wales
– Rasputin (1971) … Grigory Rasputin
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971) … Oberon
– Julius Caesar (1969) … Mark Antony
– The Seagull (1968) … Trigorin
 
1978 The Voyage of Charles Darwin (TV series)
Samuel Wilberforce
 
1978 The Shout
Medical Man
 
1978 Holocaust (TV mini-series)
Uncle Kurt Dorf
– Part 4 (1978) … Uncle Kurt Dorf
– Part 3 (1978) … Uncle Kurt Dorf
– Part 2 (1978) … Uncle Kurt Dorf
– Part I: The Gathering Darkness (1978) … Uncle Kurt Dorf
 
1977 At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Charles Watson
 
1977 The Duellists
Gen. Treillard
 
1977 Eustace and Hilda (TV movie)
 
1976 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Colonel Rawlings
– Alarums and Excursions (1976) … Colonel Rawlings
 
1976 Gangsters (TV series)
Sir George Jeavons
– Incident Six (1976) … Sir George Jeavons
– Incident Five (1976) … Sir George Jeavons
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
The host
– M + M (1974) … The host
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Robert Highsmith
– Part Three (1974) … Robert Highsmith
– Part One & Two (1974) … Robert Highsmith
 
1974 Luther
Johan Von Eck
 
1973-1974 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
Dr. Graesler
– The Spring Sonata (1974) … Dr. Graesler
– Gift of Life (1974) … Dr. Graesler
– A Confirmed Bachelor: Part 2 (1973) … Dr. Graesler
– A Confirmed Bachelor: Part 1 (1973) … Dr. Graesler
– Man of Honour (1973) … Dr. Graesler
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1973 The Asphyx
Sir Hugo Cunningham
 
1972 Travels with My Aunt
Ercole Visconti
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Max Carrados
– The Missing Witness Sensation (1971) … Max Carrados
 
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
 
1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Teddy Lloyd
 
1968 Romeo and Juliet
The Prince of Verona
 
1967 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie)
Benedick
 
1958-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Cornelius Christian / Frederick / Leonard Timbrell
– Home and Beauty (1966) … Frederick
– Fairy Tales of New York (1961) … Cornelius Christian
– Mary Broome (1958) … Leonard Timbrell
 
1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Bernie
– Daughter of the House (1966) … Bernie
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Stephen / Trigorin
– The Seagull (1966) … Trigorin
– Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow (1966) … Stephen
 
1966 Morgan!
Charles Napier
 
1964 First Night (TV series)
Arnold Claybill
– The Improbable Mr. Claybill (1964) … Arnold Claybill
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Paddy Riordan
– A Bang and a Whimper (1964) … Paddy Riordan
 
1963 Cleopatra
Germanicus
 
1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee
Gerry Sullivan
 
1962 Lisa
Dickens
 
1961 Pirates of Tortuga
Henri Morgan
 
1961 The Queen's Guards
Henry Wynne-Walton
 
1961 A Taste of Honey
Peter Smith
 
1961 Lunch Hour
Man
 
1960 A Circle of Deception
Capt. Stein
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Browning Version (1959)
 
1956 War and Peace
Officer Talking with Natasha (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1967 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1994 Without Walls (TV series documentary)
John Barrymore
– For One Night Only: Errol Flynn (1994) … John Barrymore
 
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970 Billy Wilder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Ten Days That Shook the World (TV documentary)
Lenin (voice)
 

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He voiced the role of "Aragorn" in the BBC Radio production of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", alongside Ian Holm and Michael Hordern 1981. See more »

Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

[on Laurence Harvey] An appalling man and even more unforgivably, an appalling actor. See more »

Trivia:

Father of actors Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin. See more »

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