Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes.
He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted.
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Filmography (Movies)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/2024
Nothing Like a Dame
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/05/2018
England, My England
Character:John Dryden
Release Date:01/01/1995
Century
Character:Mr. Reisner
Release Date:31/12/1993
The Secret Rapture
Character:Max Lopert
Release Date:12/09/1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Character:Poe's Teacher
Release Date:13/08/1993
Chaplin
Character:Ted the Drunk
Release Date:17/12/1992
Adam Bede
Character:Reverend Irwine
Release Date:01/03/1992
Afraid of the Dark
Character:Dan Burns
Release Date:10/10/1991
30 Door Key
Character:Prof. Pimco
Release Date:02/09/1991
The Pope Must Die
Character:The Camarlengo
Release Date:21/06/1991
Lorna Doone
Character:Sir Ensor Doone
Release Date:26/12/1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Character:Sir Gerald Moore
Release Date:21/12/1990
The Children
Character:Azariah Dobree
Release Date:18/05/1990
Wings of Fame
Character:Merrick
Release Date:23/03/1990
Henry V
Character:Auncient Pistol
Release Date:05/10/1989
The Fruit Machine
Character:Vincent
Release Date:04/11/1988
Testimony
Character:Vsevolod Meyerhold
Release Date:01/11/1988
Ada in the Jungle
Character:Lord Gordon
Release Date:28/09/1988
American Roulette
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1988
Empire of the Sun
Character:Mr. Lockwood
Release Date:09/12/1987
High Season
Character:Konstantinis
Release Date:01/09/1987
Comrades
Character:James Frampton
Release Date:23/08/1987
Puccini
Character:Giacomo Puccini
Release Date:01/01/1984
Ill Fares the Land
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1983
Birth of a Nation
Character:Vic Griffiths
Release Date:19/06/1983
Anyone for Denis
Character:Schubert
Release Date:28/12/1982
The Games of Countess Dolingen
Character:Le professeur
Release Date:01/09/1981
The Search for Alexander the Great
Character:Darius of Persia
Release Date:06/05/1981
The Winter's Tale
Character:Polixenes
Release Date:08/02/1981
The Executioner
Character:Beust
Release Date:17/04/1980
Hesther for Example
Character:Warburton
Release Date:16/02/1980
One Fine Day
Character:Welby
Release Date:17/02/1979
The Shout
Character:Chief Medical Officer
Release Date:16/06/1978
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Character:Charles Watson
Release Date:23/11/1977
The Duellists
Character:Brigadier-General Treillard
Release Date:31/08/1977
Luther
Character:Johann von Eck
Release Date:21/01/1974
Travels with My Aunt
Character:Ercole Visconti
Release Date:17/12/1972
The Asphyx
Character:Sir Hugo Cunningham
Release Date:05/12/1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Oberon
Release Date:26/09/1971
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:29/10/1970
Julius Caesar
Character:Mark Antony
Release Date:13/04/1969
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Character:Teddy Lloyd
Release Date:24/02/1969
Horizontal Hold
Character:James Woodley
Release Date:27/05/1968
Romeo and Juliet
Character:the Prince
Release Date:02/04/1968
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Benedick
Release Date:05/02/1967
Ten Days That Shook the World
Character:Lenin
Release Date:01/01/1967
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Character:Charles Napier
Release Date:03/04/1966
Cleopatra
Character:Germanicus
Release Date:12/06/1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Character:Gerry Sullivan
Release Date:20/04/1963
The Inspector
Character:Dickens
Release Date:24/05/1962
Lunch Hour
Character:Man
Release Date:01/01/1962
The Queen's Guards
Character:
Release Date:17/10/1961
A Taste of Honey
Character:Peter Smith
Release Date:01/10/1961
Pirates of Tortuga
Character:Henri Morgan
Release Date:25/08/1961
Circle of Deception
Character:Capt. Stein
Release Date:01/11/1960
Television Appearances
Dandelion Dead
Character:Henry Vaughan
99-1
Character:Oakwood
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Character:Hades
Fortunes of War
Character:Bill Castlebar
Lizzie's Pictures
Character:
Inspector Morse
Character:Sir Wilfred Mulryne
Unnatural Causes
Character:Vince
Hell's Bells
Character:Bishop Godfrey Hethercote
The Mysteries
Character:Pontius Pilate / Herod
The Box of Delights
Character:Abner Brown
Tales Out of School
Character:Vic Griffiths
Anyone for Denis?
Character:
Anyone for Denis?
Character:Schubert
The Year of the French
Character:George Moore
Lady Killers
Character:Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.
Minder
Character:Percy
Holocaust
Character:Uncle Kurt Dorf
QB VII
Character:Robert Highsmith
Playhouse
Character:Warburton
Vienna 1900
Character:
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Max Carrados
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Mark Antony
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Trigorin
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Oberon
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Grigory Rasputin
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Prince of Wales
Theatre 625
Character:Stephen
Theatre 625
Character:Boris Trigorin
Channing
Character:Paddy Riordan
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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