Robert Lindsay
Acting1949Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
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
Acting History
Future
2024
Sherwood
TVas Franklin Warner• 1 eps
Generation Z
TVas Morgan• 6 eps
2023
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
as Narrator
2022
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
Dodger Special: Christmas
as William Lamb
2021
Anything Goes
as Moonface Martin
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
TVas Narrator
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
TVas Narrator
2020
McDonald & Dodds
TVas Max Crockett• 1 eps
2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as King John
2018
The Secret Life of Owls
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
2016
Galavant
TVas Chester Wormwood• 8 eps
2014
Grace of Monaco
as Aristotle Onassis
Atlantis
TVas Daedalus• 12 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TVas Self
2013
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
as (archive footage)
Have I Got News for You
TVas Self - Host• 2 eps
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TVas Self - Presenter• 2 eps
2011
Spy
TVas The Examiner• 17 eps
2009
The One Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2007
The Trial of Tony Blair
as Tony Blair
2006
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self• 1 eps
Extras
TVas Robert Lindsay• 1 eps
2005
Friends & Crocodiles
as William Sneath
Gideon's Daughter
as Sneath
A Very Social Secretary
as Tony Blair
Jericho
TVas D.I. Michael Jericho
2004
Wimbledon
as Ian Frazier
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
as Narrator (Voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Duty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Absolutely Fabulous
TVas Pete• 1 eps
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
TVas Self - Narrator
2002
The BAFTA Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
The Day the Earth was Born
TVPresenter
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
as Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Mutiny
as Sir Edward Pellew
Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
Don't Eat the Neighbours
TVas Rabbit
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
as Narrator
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
as Narrator
Babies at 50
as Narrator
My Family
TVas Ben Harper• 110 eps
Castaway 2000
TVas Narrator (voice)• 59 eps
1999
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Captain Pellew
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Sir Edward Pellew
Oliver Twist
TVas Fagin
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Sir Edward Pellew
Divorcing Jack
as Michael Brinn
Hornblower
TVas Sir Edward Pellew• 8 eps
1997
1996
Brazen Hussies
as Billy Bowman
The Office
as Norman Platt
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Glynn Fennell• 1 eps
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
TVas Narrator (voice)
1995
Jake's Progress
TVas Jamie Diadoni
1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner
TVas Henry Farr
1993
Genghis Cohn
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
1992
The Job
as Narrator (voice)
1991
G.B.H.
TVas Michael Murray• 7 eps
1990
Strike It Rich
as Bertram
Nightingales
TVas Carter
1987
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Winner/Performer• 1 eps
1984
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Mickey Noades
1983
1982
Wogan
TVas Self
1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
All's Well That Ends Well
as First French Lord
The Best of the Adventures
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seconds Out
TVas Pete Dodds
1980
Twelfth Night
as Fabian
1977
The Good Life
TVas Reform School Youth• 1 eps
Citizen Smith
TVas Wolfie Smith
1976
1975
1973
That'll Be The Day
as Terry Sutcliffe
Centre Play
TVas Toby / Ken