
Robin Ellis
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1942-01-08 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as
- Anthony Robin Ellis
Biography
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers, Cluedo, The Good Soldier (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), Elizabeth R (playing Essex), The Moonstone, Bel Ami, Sense and Sensibility (which also featured Clive Francis), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, She Loves Me (in which he sings) and Blue Remembered Hills (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in the Poldark series remake as Reverend Halse.
Known For
TV Shows (29)

Play for Today
1970
as John

Heartbeat
1992
as Joe Henderson / Sir Richard Lonsdale

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Sir Robert Norberton

Poldark
2015
as Reverend Halse

Wallander
2005
as Tom Lyell

Timewatch
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Charles Dallas

Between the Lines
1992

Churchill's People
1974
as Major White

Fawlty Towers
1975
as Danny Brown

The Main Chance
1969
as Donald Gordon Hopwood

Poldark
1975
as Ross Poldark

Cluedo
1990
as Colonel Mike Mustard

New Scotland Yard
1972
as Steve Thomas

Elizabeth R
1971
as Robert Devereaux

Shadows of Fear
1970
as Roger

The Frighteners
1972
as Mike

The Guardians
1971

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dr. Jim Beverly

Sense and Sensibility
1971
as Edward Ferrars
Love and Marriage
1984
as Adrian Carter

The Moonstone
1972
as Franklin Blake

A Dark Adapted Eye
1994
as John
Bel Ami
1971
as Georges Duroy

The Death of Yugoslavia
1995
as Narrator

The Fall of Milosevic
2001
as Narrator
Capstick's Law
1989
as Henry Capstick

End of Empire
1985
as Narrator

The Inside Man
1969
as Michael Barnett
Movies (21)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Europeans
1979
as Robert Acton

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Howard Carter

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
as Narrator (voice)

The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Dr. Pinch

Wallander: The Photographer
2006
as Tom Lyell

Arthur? Arthur!
1969
as Ames

She Loves Me
1979
as Georg Nowack

The Good Soldier
1981
as John Dowell

The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994
as Sir Charles Moore

Blue Remembered Hills
1979
as John
Knots
1975

The Moonstone
1972
as Franklin Blake

Tres mujeres de hoy
1980
as Alejandro

Bright Eyes
1982
as Sam Howard

Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996
as Narrator
Bel Ami
1971
as Georges Duroy
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996
as Narrator

The Death of Yugoslavia
1995
as Narrator

Children of the Open Road
1988
as (voice)

Wednesday's Child
1970
About Robin Ellis
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers, Cluedo, The Good Soldier (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), Elizabeth R (playing Essex), The Moonstone, Bel Ami, Sense and Sensibility (which also featured Clive Francis), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, She Loves Me (in which he sings) and… With 50 credits spanning from 1956 to 2015, Robin Ellis has appeared in 21 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robin Ellis Movies
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Europeans (1979) — as Robert Acton
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980) — as Howard Carter
- The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Comedy of Errors (1978) — as Dr. Pinch
Where to Watch Robin Ellis Films
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