Robert Lindsay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 13, 1949 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 121
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
Missed Call
2026TV
Generation Z
2024TV
Morgan
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023Movie
Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022Movie
Oberon
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022Movie
William Lamb
Sherwood
2022TV
Franklin Warner
Anything Goes
2021Movie
Moonface Martin
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021TV
Narrator
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021TV
Narrator
McDonald & Dodds
2020TV
Max Crockett
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019Movie
King John
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018Movie
Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
2018TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017Movie
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017TV
Self
Genius
2017TV
Hermann Einstein
Walks with My Dog
2017TV
Self
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016Movie
Self
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015Movie
Galavant
2015TV
Chester Wormwood
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014TV
Self
Grace of Monaco
2014Movie
Aristotle Onassis
Atlantis
2013TV
Daedalus
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013Movie
(archive footage)
Spy
2011TV
The Examiner
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009TV
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007Movie
Self
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007Movie
Tony Blair
The One Show
2006TV
Self
Gideon's Daughter
2005Movie
Sneath
Jericho
2005TV
D.I. Michael Jericho
A Very Social Secretary
2005Movie
Tony Blair
Space Race
2005TV
Narrator (voice)
Friends & Crocodiles
2005Movie
William Sneath
Extras
2005TV
Robert Lindsay
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Movie
Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004TV
Self
Wimbledon
2004Movie
Ian Frazier
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003TV
Self - Narrator
Hornblower: Duty
2003Movie
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003Movie
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001TV
Rabbit
Hawkins
2001Movie
Luke Hawkins
Hornblower: Retribution
2001Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Movie
Various Characters
My Family
2000TV
Ben Harper
Babies at 50
2000Movie
Narrator
Castaway 2000
2000TV
Narrator (voice)
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
2000Movie
Narrator
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000Movie
Narrator
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000Movie
Narrator
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
1999Movie
Narrator
Oliver Twist
1999TV
Fagin
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999Movie
Captain Pellew
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
1998Movie
Narrator
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998Movie
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998Movie
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower
1998TV
Sir Edward Pellew
Divorcing Jack
1998Movie
Michael Brinn
Parkinson
1998TV
Self
Fierce Creatures
1997Movie
Sydney Lotterby
Remember Me?
1997Movie
Jamie
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996Movie
Narrator
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996TV
Narrator (voice)
Brazen Hussies
1996Movie
Billy Bowman
The Office
1996Movie
Norman Platt
Jake's Progress
1995TV
Jamie Diadoni
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994TV
Henry Farr
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994Movie
Narrator
Genghis Cohn
1993Movie
Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
Absolutely Fabulous
1992TV
Pete
The Job
1992Movie
Narrator (voice)
G.B.H.
1991TV
Michael Murray
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self - Host
Nightingales
1990TV
Carter
Strike It Rich
1990Movie
Bertram
Confessional
1989TV
Thomas Kelly
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Glynn Fennell
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989Movie
Bert Rigby
Bosses From Hell
1989Movie
Communicators From Hell
1989Movie
Teams from Hell
1989Movie
Sales People from Hell
1989Movie
Colleagues From Hell
1989Movie
Screen Two
1985TV
Otto Schatz
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984Movie
Mickey Noades
Much Ado About Nothing
1984Movie
Benedick
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984Movie
Natural World
1983TV
Give us a Break
1983TV
Mickey Noades
Cymbeline
1983Movie
Iachimo
King Lear
1983Movie
Edmund
Wogan
1982TV
Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981Movie
Lysander
Seconds Out
1981TV
Pete Dodds
All's Well That Ends Well
1981Movie
First French Lord
The Best of the Adventures
1981Movie
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twelfth Night
1980Movie
Fabian
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978TV
Fabian
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Citizen Smith
1977TV
Wolfie Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977TV
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976Movie
Tom
Get Some In!
1975TV
Jakey Smith
Three for All
1975Movie
Tom
The Good Life
1975TV
Reform School Youth
The Crazy Kill
1975Movie
Policeman at Roadblock
Centre Play
1973TV
Toby, Ken
The Roses of Eyam
1973Movie
Francis Thornley
That'll Be The Day
1973Movie
Terry Sutcliffe
Film '72
1971TV
Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
Sam
Omnibus
1967TV
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Winner / Performer
The BAFTA Awards
1949TV
Self - Nominee
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV
Self - Presenter
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Movie
Narrator