Robert Lindsay
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1949-12-13 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- رابرت لیندسی
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
TV Shows (54)
Wogan
1982
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer
Natural World
1983
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
Screen Two
1985
as Otto Schatz
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Glynn Fennell
Omnibus
1967
Genius
2017
as Hermann Einstein
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Film '72
1971
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Pete
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Nominee
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
My Family
2000
as Ben Harper
Centre Play
1973
as Toby / Ken
Extras
2005
as Robert Lindsay
McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Max Crockett
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sam
Hornblower
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
Atlantis
2013
as Daedalus
Sherwood
2022
as Franklin Warner
Galavant
2015
as Chester Wormwood
Missed Call
2026
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Fabian
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001
as Rabbit
Citizen Smith
1977
as Wolfie Smith
Oliver Twist
1999
as Fagin
The Good Life
1975
as Reform School Youth
Spy
2011
as The Examiner
Generation Z
2024
as Morgan
G.B.H.
1991
as Michael Murray
Jericho
2005
as D.I. Michael Jericho
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
Nightingales
1990
as Carter
Space Race
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Self - Narrator
Get Some In!
1975
as Jakey Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
Walks with My Dog
2017
as Self
Castaway 2000
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Give us a Break
1983
as Mickey Noades
Seconds Out
1981
as Pete Dodds
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Henry Farr
Jake's Progress
1995
as Jamie Diadoni
Confessional
1989
as Thomas Kelly
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movies (63)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as King John
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000
as Narrator
Brazen Hussies
1996
as Billy Bowman
Wimbledon
2004
as Ian Frazier
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994
as Narrator
Grace of Monaco
2014
as Aristotle Onassis
Remember Me?
1997
as Jamie
Employees From Hell
1989
Fierce Creatures
1997
as Sydney Lotterby
Three for All
1975
as Tom
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
Bosses From Hell
1989
Babies at 50
2000
as Narrator
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Gideon's Daughter
2005
as Sneath
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Tony Blair
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
Friends & Crocodiles
2005
as William Sneath
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as William Lamb
Sales People from Hell
1989
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
as Tom
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Communicators From Hell
1989
Twelfth Night
1980
as Fabian
The Office
1996
as Norman Platt
Anything Goes
2021
as Moonface Martin
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as Tony Blair
Teams from Hell
1989
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Lysander
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Benedick
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
as Oberon
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018
as Narrator
Strike It Rich
1990
as Bertram
Genghis Cohn
1993
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
King Lear
1983
as Edmund
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Captain Pellew
Cymbeline
1983
as Iachimo
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Bert Rigby
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
The Crazy Kill
1975
as Policeman at Roadblock
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Narrator
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Terry Sutcliffe
Divorcing Jack
1998
as Michael Brinn
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000
as Narrator
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as First French Lord
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016
as Self
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023
as Narrator
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Narrator (Voice)
Hawkins
2001
as Luke Hawkins
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
as Narrator
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Mickey Noades
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
as (archive footage)
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
The Job
1992
as Narrator (voice)
About Robert Lindsay
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. With 117 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Robert Lindsay has appeared in 63 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Lindsay Movies
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as King John
- Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery (2000) — as Narrator
- Brazen Hussies (1996) — as Billy Bowman
- Wimbledon (2004) — as Ian Frazier
- Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf (1994) — as Narrator
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