Robin Ellis
Known for Acting · 55 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 (33)
Play for Today
1970
as John
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Sir Robert Norberton
Heartbeat
1992
as Joe Henderson / Sir Richard Lonsdale
American Playhouse
1982
as Robert Acton
Poldark
2015
as Reverend Halse
Timewatch
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wallander
2005
as Tom Lyell
Between the Lines
1992
Churchill's People
1974
as Major White
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Charles Dallas
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Danny Brown
The Main Chance
1969
as Donald Gordon Hopwood
Poldark
1975
as Ross Poldark
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Steve Thomas
Elizabeth R
1971
as Robert Devereaux
Cluedo
1990
as Colonel Mike Mustard
The Frighteners
1972
as Mike
The Moonstone
1972
as Franklin Blake
Love and Marriage
1984
as Adrian Carter
Shadows of Fear
1970
as Roger
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dr. Jim Beverly
The Guardians
1971
as Peter Lee
Bel Ami
1971
as Georges Duroy
Biography
1970
as Hammond
The Death of Yugoslavia
1995
as Narrator
Sense and Sensibility
1971
as Edward Ferrars
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
as Lawrence
The Fall of Milosevic
2001
as Narrator
A Dark Adapted Eye
1994
as John
Capstick's Law
1989
as Henry Capstick
The Waterfall
1980
as James Otford
The Inside Man
1969
as Michael Barnett
End of Empire
1985
as Narrator
Movies (22)
The Negotiator
1994
as Stuart Shaw
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
She Loves Me
1979
as Georg Nowack
The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Dr. Pinch
Bel Ami
1971
as Georges Duroy
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994
as Sir Charles Moore
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
as John
The Good Soldier
1981
as John Dowell
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Howard Carter
The Death of Yugoslavia
1995
as Narrator
Arthur? Arthur!
1969
as Ames
Wednesday's Child
1970
The Europeans
1979
as Robert Acton
Knots
1975
The Moonstone
1972
as Franklin Blake
Wallander: The Photographer
2006
as Tom Lyell
Bright Eyes
1982
as Sam Howard
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996
as Narrator
Tres mujeres de hoy
1980
as Alejandro
Children of the Open Road
1988
as (voice)
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996
as Narrator
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 55 credits spanning from 1956 to 2015, Robin Ellis has appeared in 22 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robin Ellis Movies
- The Negotiator (1994) — as Stuart Shaw
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
- She Loves Me (1979) — as Georg Nowack
- The Comedy of Errors (1978) — as Dr. Pinch
- Bel Ami (1971) — as Georges Duroy
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