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