Tony Awards
1956· TV Series
Robert Lindsay
Acting
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
4.4
The One Show
2006· TV Series
7.1
Have I Got News for You
1990· TV Series
4.5
Wogan
1982· TV Series
7.5
Genius
2017· TV Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989· TV Series
7.1
7.4
Natural World
1983· TV Series
5.3
An Audience with...
1978· TV Series
7.5
Absolutely Fabulous
1992· TV Series
Parkinson
1998· TV Series
7.3
Filmography
- 2026TVMissed Call
- 2024TVGeneration Zas Morgan
- 2023MovieVermeer: The Greatest Exhibitionas Narrator
- 2022MovieA Midsummer Night's Dreamas Oberon
- 2022MovieDodger Special: Christmasas William Lamb
- 2022TVSherwoodas Franklin Warner
- 2021MovieAnything Goesas Moonface Martin
- 2021TVThe World's Most Beautiful Landscapesas Narrator
- 2020TVMcDonald & Doddsas Max Crockett
- 2019MovieMaleficent: Mistress of Evilas King John
- 2018MovieRembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdamas Narrator
- 2018TVThe Secret Life of Owlsas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017MovieMovie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
- 2017TVTate Britain's Great Art Walksas Self
- 2017TVGeniusas Hermann Einstein
- 2017TVWalks with My Dogas Self
- 2015MovieThe Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
- 2015TVGalavantas Chester Wormwood
- 2014TVMonty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)as Self
- 2014MovieGrace of Monacoas Aristotle Onassis
- 2013TVAtlantisas Daedalus
- 2013MovieRichard Wilson - Both Feet In the Armyas (archive footage)
- 2011TVSpyas The Examiner
- 2007MovieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Self
- 2007MovieThe Trial of Tony Blairas Tony Blair
- 2006TVThe One Showas Self
- 2005MovieGideon's Daughteras Sneath
- 2005TVJerichoas D.I. Michael Jericho
- 2005MovieA Very Social Secretaryas Tony Blair
- 2005TVSpace Raceas Narrator (voice)
- 2005MovieFriends & Crocodilesas William Sneath
- 2005TVExtrasas Robert Lindsay
- 2004MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures IIas Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
- 2004TVWho Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2004MovieWimbledonas Ian Frazier
- 2004MovieBrambly Hedge: Classic Collectionas Narrator (Voice)
- 2003TVSeven Wonders of the Industrial Worldas Self - Narrator
- 2003MovieHornblower: Dutyas Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2003MovieHornblower: Loyaltyas Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2001MovieHawkinsas Luke Hawkins
- 2001MovieHornblower: Retributionas Sir Edward Pellew
- 2001MovieHornblower: Mutinyas Sir Edward Pellew
- 2000MovieVictoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters
- 2000TVMy Familyas Ben Harper
- 2000MovieBabies at 50as Narrator
- 2000TVCastaway 2000as Narrator (voice)
- 2000MovieJack the Ripper: An On-Going Mysteryas Narrator
- 2000MovieTrouble at the Big Top: Death of the Domeas Narrator
- 1999TVOliver Twistas Fagin
- 1999MovieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobstersas Sir Edward Pellew