Robert Lindsay
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
The One Show
2006
0Tony Awards
1956
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got News for You
1990
Wogan
1982
Screen Two
1985
Natural World
1983
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Omnibus
1967
Film '72
1971
0Parkinson
1998
Genius
2017
Filmography
The One Show
as Self · 2006
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner / Performer · 1956
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host · 1990
Wogan
as Self · 1982
Screen Two
as Otto Schatz · 1985
Natural World
· 1983
Tales from the Crypt
as Glynn Fennell · 1989
Omnibus
· 1967
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Parkinson
as Self · 1998
Genius
as Hermann Einstein · 2017
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Sam · 1969
Absolutely Fabulous
as Pete · 1992
Parkinson
as Self - Guest · 2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self · 2004
McDonald & Dodds
as Max Crockett · 2020
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Fabian · 1978
Centre Play
as Toby · 1973
Centre Play
as Ken · 1973
The BAFTA Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1949
Extras
as Robert Lindsay · 2005
Sherwood
as Franklin Warner · 2022
Hornblower
as Sir Edward Pellew · 1998
My Family
as Ben Harper · 2000
Atlantis
as Daedalus · 2013
Galavant
as Chester Wormwood · 2015
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as King John · 2019
The Good Life
as Reform School Youth · 1975
Citizen Smith
as Wolfie Smith · 1977
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
as Narrator · 2018
Spy
as The Examiner · 2011
Don't Eat the Neighbours
as Rabbit · 2001
Generation Z
as Morgan · 2024
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as Self - Narrator · 2003
Grace of Monaco
as Aristotle Onassis · 2014
Oliver Twist
as Fagin · 1999
Space Race
as Narrator (voice) · 2005
The Val Doonican Music Show
· 1977
G.B.H.
as Michael Murray · 1991
Nightingales
as Carter · 1990
Jericho
as D.I. Michael Jericho · 2005
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self · 2014
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self · 2017
Wimbledon
as Ian Frazier · 2004
Castaway 2000
as Narrator (voice) · 2000
Get Some In!
as Jakey Smith · 1975
Walks with My Dog
as Self · 2017
The Wimbledon Poisoner
as Henry Farr · 1994
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self · 2007
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
as Narrator (voice) · 1996
Fierce Creatures
as Sydney Lotterby · 1997
Missed Call
· 2026
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Sir Edward Pellew · 1999
Confessional
as Thomas Kelly · 1989
Seconds Out
as Pete Dodds · 1981
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew · 1998
That'll Be The Day
as Terry Sutcliffe · 1973
Remember Me?
as Jamie · 1997
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
as Tom · 1976
Jake's Progress
as Jamie Diadoni · 1995
Give us a Break
as Mickey Noades · 1983
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon · 2022
Brazen Hussies
as Billy Bowman · 1996
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
as Narrator · 2023
The Trial of Tony Blair
as Tony Blair · 2007
A Very Social Secretary
as Tony Blair · 2005
The Best of the Adventures
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1981
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Captain Pellew · 1999
Divorcing Jack
as Michael Brinn · 1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Sir Edward Pellew · 1998
Sales People from Hell
· 1989
Hornblower: Mutiny
as Sir Edward Pellew · 2001
Gideon's Daughter
as Sneath · 2005
Three for All
as Tom · 1975
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander · 1981
Royal Variety Performance 1984
· 1984
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl") · 2004
Bosses From Hell
· 1989
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters · 2000
All's Well That Ends Well
as First French Lord · 1981
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
as Narrator (Voice) · 2004
Hornblower: Retribution
as Sir Edward Pellew · 2001
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick · 1984
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
as Narrator · 1994
Teams from Hell
· 1989
The Office
as Norman Platt · 1996
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
as Narrator · 2021
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
as Narrator · 1996
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew · 2003
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
· 2017
Twelfth Night
as Fabian · 1980
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Mickey Noades · 1984
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Bert Rigby · 1989
Hornblower: Duty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew · 2003
Friends & Crocodiles
as William Sneath · 2005
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
as Narrator · 2000
Genghis Cohn
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police · 1993
The Roses of Eyam
as Francis Thornley · 1973
The Crazy Kill
as Policeman at Roadblock · 1975
King Lear
as Edmund · 1983
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
as (archive footage) · 2013
Strike It Rich
as Bertram · 1990
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
as Narrator · 2021
Dodger Special: Christmas
as William Lamb · 2022
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
· 2015
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
as Narrator · 2000
The Secret Life of Owls
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2018
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
as Self · 2016
Anything Goes
as Moonface Martin · 2021
Communicators From Hell
· 1989
Babies at 50
as Narrator · 2000
Doctors and Nurses at War
· 2009
Cymbeline
as Iachimo · 1983
Colleagues From Hell
· 1989
Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins · 2001
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
as Narrator
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
as Narrator · 2000
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
as Narrator · 1999
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
as Narrator · 1998
The Job
as Narrator (voice) · 1992