Actor profile

Robert Stephens

14th July 1931 Bristol, England, UK Acting

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. Description above partly from the Wikipedia article Robert Stephens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

56 Movies 26 TV Shows 82 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration poster

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration 14th December 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Nothing Like a Dame poster

Nothing Like a Dame 2nd May 2018 as Self (archive footage)

England, My England poster

England, My England 1st January 1995 as John Dryden

Century poster

Century 31st December 1993 as Mr. Reisner

The Secret Rapture 12th September 1993 as Max Lopert

Searching for Bobby Fischer poster

Searching for Bobby Fischer 13th August 1993 as Poe's Teacher

Chaplin poster

Chaplin 17th December 1992 as Ted the Drunk

Adam Bede poster

Adam Bede 1st March 1992 as Reverend Irwine

Afraid of the Dark poster

Afraid of the Dark 10th October 1991 as Dan Burns

30 Door Key poster

30 Door Key 2nd September 1991 as Prof. Pimco

The Pope Must Die poster

The Pope Must Die 21st June 1991 as The Camarlengo

Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone 26th December 1990 as Sir Ensor Doone

The Bonfire of the Vanities poster

The Bonfire of the Vanities 21st December 1990 as Sir Gerald Moore

The Children poster

The Children 18th May 1990 as Azariah Dobree

Wings of Fame poster

Wings of Fame 23rd March 1990 as Merrick

Henry V poster

Henry V 5th October 1989 as Auncient Pistol

The Fruit Machine poster

The Fruit Machine 4th November 1988 as Vincent

Testimony poster

Testimony 1st November 1988 as Vsevolod Meyerhold

Ada in the Jungle poster

Ada in the Jungle 28th September 1988 as Lord Gordon

American Roulette poster

American Roulette 1st January 1988

Empire of the Sun poster

Empire of the Sun 9th December 1987 as Mr. Lockwood

High Season poster

High Season 1st September 1987 as Konstantinis

Comrades poster

Comrades 23rd August 1987 as James Frampton

Puccini poster

Puccini 1st January 1984 as Giacomo Puccini

Ill Fares the Land poster

Ill Fares the Land 1st November 1983

Birth of a Nation poster

Birth of a Nation 19th June 1983 as Vic Griffiths

Anyone for Denis poster

Anyone for Denis 28th December 1982 as Schubert

The Games of Countess Dolingen poster

The Games of Countess Dolingen 1st September 1981 as Le professeur

The Search for Alexander the Great poster

The Search for Alexander the Great 6th May 1981 as Darius of Persia

The Winter's Tale poster

The Winter's Tale 8th February 1981 as Polixenes

The Executioner poster

The Executioner 17th April 1980 as Beust

Hesther for Example poster

Hesther for Example 16th February 1980 as Warburton

One Fine Day poster

One Fine Day 17th February 1979 as Welby

The Shout poster

The Shout 16th June 1978 as Chief Medical Officer

At Night All Cats Are Crazy poster

At Night All Cats Are Crazy 23rd November 1977 as Charles Watson

The Duellists poster

The Duellists 31st August 1977 as Brigadier-General Treillard

Luther poster

Luther 21st January 1974 as Johann von Eck

Travels with My Aunt poster

Travels with My Aunt 17th December 1972 as Ercole Visconti

The Asphyx poster

The Asphyx 5th December 1972 as Sir Hugo Cunningham

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream 26th September 1971 as Oberon

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 29th October 1970 as Sherlock Holmes

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar 13th April 1969 as Mark Antony

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie poster

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 24th February 1969 as Teddy Lloyd

Horizontal Hold 27th May 1968 as James Woodley

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet 2nd April 1968 as the Prince

Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing 5th February 1967 as Benedick

Ten Days That Shook the World poster

Ten Days That Shook the World 1st January 1967 as Lenin

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment poster

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 3rd April 1966 as Charles Napier

Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra 12th June 1963 as Germanicus

The Small World of Sammy Lee poster

The Small World of Sammy Lee 20th April 1963 as Gerry Sullivan

The Inspector poster

The Inspector 24th May 1962 as Dickens

Lunch Hour poster

Lunch Hour 1st January 1962 as Man

The Queen's Guards poster

The Queen's Guards 17th October 1961

A Taste of Honey poster

A Taste of Honey 1st October 1961 as Peter Smith

Pirates of Tortuga poster

Pirates of Tortuga 25th August 1961 as Henri Morgan

Circle of Deception poster

Circle of Deception 1st November 1960 as Capt. Stein

Dandelion Dead poster

Dandelion Dead 30th October 1994 as Henry Vaughan

99-1 poster

99-1 5th January 1994 as Oakwood

The Storyteller: Greek Myths poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths 1st December 1991 as Hades

War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance 13th November 1988 as Karl Rahm

Fortunes of War poster

Fortunes of War 11th October 1987 as Bill Castlebar

Lizzie's Pictures 3rd June 1987

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Sir Wilfred Mulryne

Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes 8th November 1986 as Vince

Hell's Bells 9th June 1986 as Bishop Godfrey Hethercote

The Mysteries poster

The Mysteries 22nd December 1985 as Pontius Pilate / Herod

The Box of Delights poster

The Box of Delights 21st November 1984 as Abner Brown

Tales Out of School poster

Tales Out of School 19th June 1983 as Vic Griffiths

Anyone for Denis? poster

Anyone for Denis? 28th December 1982 as Schubert

The Year of the French 18th November 1982 as George Moore

Lady Killers poster

Lady Killers 20th July 1980 as Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Percy

Holocaust poster

Holocaust 16th April 1978 as Uncle Kurt Dorf

QB VII poster

QB VII 29th April 1974 as Robert Highsmith

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Warburton

Vienna 1900 8th December 1973

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Max Carrados

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as James Woodley

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Prince of Wales

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Boris Trigorin

Channing poster

Channing 18th September 1963 as Paddy Riordan

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter