7.5Acting
Robert Lindsay
- Born
- 1949-12-13
- Birthplace
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
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
123 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Missed Call
2026 · TV Show
Cast
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026 · Movie
Self - Performer
Generation Z
2024 · TV Show
Morgan
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023 · Movie
Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022 · Movie
Oberon
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022 · Movie
William Lamb
Sherwood
2022 · TV Show
Franklin Warner
Anything Goes
2021 · Movie
Moonface Martin
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · TV Show
Narrator
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · TV Show
Narrator
McDonald & Dodds
2020 · TV Show
Max Crockett
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · Movie
King John
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018 · Movie
Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
2018 · TV Show
Self - Narrator (voice)
Genius
2017 · TV Show
Hermann Einstein
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017 · Movie
Cast
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 · TV Show
Self
Walks with My Dog
2017 · TV Show
Self
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016 · Movie
Self
Galavant
2015 · TV Show
Chester Wormwood
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015 · Movie
Cast
Grace of Monaco
2014 · Movie
Aristotle Onassis
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 · TV Show
Self
Atlantis
2013 · TV Show
Daedalus
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013 · Movie
(archive footage)
Spy
2011 · TV Show
The Examiner
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009 · TV Show
Cast
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie
Self
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007 · Movie
Tony Blair
The One Show
2006 · TV Show
Self
A Very Social Secretary
2005 · Movie
Tony Blair
Extras
2005 · TV Show
Robert Lindsay
Friends & Crocodiles
2005 · Movie
William Sneath
Gideon's Daughter
2005 · Movie
Sneath
Jericho
2005 · TV Show
D.I. Michael Jericho
Space Race
2005 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004 · Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Movie
Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Parkinson
2004 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · TV Show
Self
Wimbledon
2004 · Movie
Ian Frazier
Hornblower: Duty
2003 · Movie
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003 · Movie
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · TV Show
Self - Narrator
The Day the Earth was Born
2002 · TV Show
Presenter
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001 · TV Show
Rabbit
Hawkins
2001 · Movie
Luke Hawkins
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001 · Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Retribution
2001 · Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Babies at 50
2000 · Movie
Narrator
Castaway 2000
2000 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000 · Movie
Narrator
My Family
2000 · TV Show
Ben Harper
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
2000 · Movie
Narrator
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000 · Movie
Narrator
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Movie
Various Characters
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999 · Movie
Captain Pellew
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Oliver Twist
1999 · TV Show
Fagin
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
1999 · Movie
Narrator
Divorcing Jack
1998 · Movie
Michael Brinn
Hornblower
1998 · TV Show
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998 · Movie
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998 · Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Parkinson
1998 · TV Show
Self
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
1998 · Movie
Narrator
Fierce Creatures
1997 · Movie
Sydney Lotterby
Remember Me?
1997 · Movie
Jamie
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996 · Movie
Narrator
Brazen Hussies
1996 · Movie
Billy Bowman
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
The Office
1996 · Movie
Norman Platt
Jake's Progress
1995 · TV Show
Jamie Diadoni
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · TV Show
Henry Farr
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994 · Movie
Narrator
Genghis Cohn
1993 · Movie
Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · TV Show
Pete
The Job
1992 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
G.B.H.
1991 · TV Show
Michael Murray
Have I Got News for You
1990 · TV Show
Self - Host
Nightingales
1990 · TV Show
Carter
Strike It Rich
1990 · Movie
Bertram
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989 · Movie
Bert Rigby
Bosses From Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Colleagues From Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Communicators From Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Confessional
1989 · TV Show
Thomas Kelly
Sales People from Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Glynn Fennell
Teams from Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
Otto Schatz
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984 · Movie
Mickey Noades
Much Ado About Nothing
1984 · Movie
Benedick
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984 · Movie
Cast
Cymbeline
1983 · Movie
Iachimo
Give us a Break
1983 · TV Show
Mickey Noades
King Lear
1983 · Movie
Edmund
Natural World
1983 · TV Show
Cast
Wogan
1982 · TV Show
Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 · Movie
Lysander
All's Well That Ends Well
1981 · Movie
First French Lord
Seconds Out
1981 · TV Show
Pete Dodds
The Best of the Adventures
1981 · Movie
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twelfth Night
1980 · Movie
Fabian
An Audience with...
1978 · TV Show
Self
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · TV Show
Fabian
Citizen Smith
1977 · TV Show
Wolfie Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977 · TV Show
Cast
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976 · Movie
Tom
Get Some In!
1975 · TV Show
Jakey Smith
The Crazy Kill
1975 · Movie
Policeman at Roadblock
The Good Life
1975 · TV Show
Reform School Youth
Three for All
1975 · Movie
Tom
Centre Play
1973 · TV Show
Toby · Ken
That'll Be The Day
1973 · Movie
Terry Sutcliffe
The Roses of Eyam
1973 · Movie
Francis Thornley
Film '72
1971 · TV Show
Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV Show
Sam
Omnibus
1967 · TV Show
Cast
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Winner / Performer
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · TV Show
Self - Nominee
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Date unknown · TV Show
Self - Presenter
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Date unknown · Movie
Narrator