Robert Lindsay
Acting
Born: December 13, 1949 (age 76) · Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Wimbledon
2004
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Grace of Monaco
2014
Extras
2005
Fierce Creatures
1997
Genius
2017
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Galavant
2015
Atlantis
2013
Sherwood
2022
My Family
2000
Photos (4)
Movies (60)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
King John
Grace of Monaco
Aristotle Onassis
Wimbledon
Ian Frazier
Fierce Creatures
Sydney Lotterby
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Loyalty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Retribution
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Sir Edward Pellew
The Trial of Tony Blair
Tony Blair
That'll Be The Day
Terry Sutcliffe
Brazen Hussies
Billy Bowman
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Captain Pellew
Anything Goes
Moonface Martin
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
Hornblower: Duty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Divorcing Jack
Michael Brinn
Remember Me?
Jamie
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
Three for All
Tom
Twelfth Night
Fabian
Friends & Crocodiles
William Sneath
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Narrator
A Very Social Secretary
Tony Blair
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Narrator (Voice)
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Tom
The Best of the Adventures
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Roses of Eyam
Francis Thornley
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Narrator
Dodger Special: Christmas
William Lamb
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Gideon's Daughter
Sneath
Bosses From Hell
1989
Hornblower: Mutiny
Sir Edward Pellew
Cymbeline
Iachimo
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Bert Rigby
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Mickey Noades
The Office
Norman Platt
Teams from Hell
1989
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Narrator
Genghis Cohn
Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
Strike It Rich
Bertram
The Crazy Kill
Policeman at Roadblock
All's Well That Ends Well
First French Lord
Hawkins
Luke Hawkins
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Sales People from Hell
1989
King Lear
Edmund
Communicators From Hell
1989
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
Narrator
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
Narrator
Colleagues From Hell
1989
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
Narrator
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
(archive footage)
Babies at 50
Narrator
The Job
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (37)
Natural World
2 eps
Genius
Hermann Einstein · 2 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Screen Two
Otto Schatz · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Glynn Fennell · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Sam · 1 eps
My Family
Ben Harper · 110 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Pete · 1 eps
Hornblower
Sir Edward Pellew · 8 eps
Extras
Robert Lindsay · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Fabian · 1 eps
McDonald & Dodds
Max Crockett · 1 eps
Atlantis
Daedalus · 12 eps
Centre Play
Toby · 1 eps
Centre Play
Ken · 1 eps
Galavant
Chester Wormwood · 8 eps
Sherwood
Franklin Warner · 1 eps
The Good Life
Reform School Youth · 1 eps
Citizen Smith
Wolfie Smith · 26 eps
Spy
The Examiner · 17 eps
Don't Eat the Neighbours
Rabbit · 26 eps
G.B.H.
Michael Murray · 7 eps
Jericho
D.I. Michael Jericho · 4 eps
Oliver Twist
Fagin · 4 eps
Generation Z
Morgan · 6 eps
Space Race
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Nightingales
Carter · 13 eps
Get Some In!
Jakey Smith · 27 eps
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Castaway 2000
Narrator (voice) · 59 eps
Missed Call
5 eps
Give us a Break
Mickey Noades · 8 eps
Jake's Progress
Jamie Diadoni · 6 eps
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Henry Farr · 2 eps
Seconds Out
Pete Dodds · 13 eps
Confessional
Thomas Kelly · 2 eps
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
Narrator · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner / Performer · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host · 2 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Self - Narrator · 7 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 2 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The BAFTA Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 1 eps
Walks with My Dog
Self · 1 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self · 1 eps
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
The Secret Life of Owls
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Performer
