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