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




