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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 14, 1931
Place of Birth:
Bristol, England, UK
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Robert Stephens
Biography
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | England, My England | John Dryden |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Poe's Teacher |
| 1993 | The Secret Rapture | Max Lopert |
| 1993 | Century | Mr. Reisner |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Ted the Drunk |
| 1992 | Adam Bede | Reverend Irwine |
| 1991 | 30 Door Key | Prof. Pimco |
| 1991 | Afraid of the Dark | Dan Burns |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Die | The Camarlengo |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Sir Ensor Doone |
| 1990 | Wings of Fame | Merrick |
| 1990 | The Children | Azariah Dobree |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Sir Gerald Moore |
| 1989 | Henry V | Auncient Pistol |
| 1988 | Ada in the Jungle | Lord Gordon |
| 1988 | American Roulette | |
| 1988 | The Fruit Machine | Vincent |
| 1987 | High Season | Konstantinis |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Mr. Lockwood |
| 1987 | Comrades | James Frampton |
| 1984 | Puccini | Giacomo Puccini |
| 1983 | Birth of a Nation | Vic Griffiths |
| 1983 | Ill Fares the Land | |
| 1982 | Anyone for Denis | Schubert |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great | Darius of Persia |
| 1981 | The Games of Countess Dolingen | Le professeur |
| 1981 | The Winter's Tale | Polixenes |
| 1980 | The Executioner | Beust |
| 1980 | Hesther for Example | Warburton |
| 1979 | One Fine Day | Welby |
| 1978 | The Shout | Chief Medical Officer |
| 1977 | At Night All Cats Are Crazy | Charles Watson |
| 1977 | The Duellists | Brigadier-General Treillard |
| 1974 | Luther | Johann von Eck |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | Ercole Visconti |
| 1972 | The Asphyx | Sir Hugo Cunningham |
| 1971 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1969 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Teddy Lloyd |
| 1969 | Julius Caesar | Mark Antony |
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | the Prince |
| 1968 | Horizontal Hold | James Woodley |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick |
| 1967 | Ten Days That Shook the World | Lenin |
| 1966 | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment | Charles Napier |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee | Gerry Sullivan |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Germanicus |
| 1962 | Lunch Hour | Man |
| 1962 | The Inspector | Dickens |
| 1961 | A Taste of Honey | Peter Smith |
| 1961 | Pirates of Tortuga | Henri Morgan |
| 1961 | The Queen's Guards | |
| 1960 | Circle of Deception | Capt. Stein |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dandelion Dead | Henry Vaughan |
| 1994 | 99-1 | Oakwood |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Hades |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Sir Wilfred Mulryne |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War | Bill Castlebar |
| 1987 | Lizzie's Pictures | |
| 1986 | Hell's Bells | |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Vince |
| 1985 | The Mysteries | Pontius Pilate / Herod |
| 1984 | The Box of Delights | Abner Brown |
| 1982 | The Year of the French | George Moore |
| 1982 | Anyone for Denis? | |
| 1980 | Lady Killers | Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C. |
| 1979 | Minder | Percy |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Polixenes |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Uncle Kurt Dorf |
| 1974 | QB VII | Robert Highsmith |
| 1973 | Vienna 1900 | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Max Carrados |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Mark Antony |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Grigory Rasputin |
| 1963 | Channing | Paddy Riordan |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |