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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-07-14

Day of Death

1995-11-12 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Also Known As

Robert Stephens

Biography

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

Known For

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Chaplin

Chaplin

The Duellists

The Duellists

Henry V

Henry V

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Adam Bede

Adam Bede

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Acting

Anyone for Denis

1982

Anyone for Denis

as

Schubert

The Search for Alexander the Great

1981

The Search for Alexander the Great

as

Darius of Persia

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

as

Teddy Lloyd

Travels with My Aunt

1972

Travels with My Aunt

as

Ercole Visconti

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as

Sherlock Holmes

Romeo and Juliet

1968

Romeo and Juliet

as

the Prince

A Taste of Honey

1961

A Taste of Honey

as

Peter Smith

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer

as

Poe's Teacher

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

1966

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

as

Charles Napier

Chaplin

1992

Chaplin

as

Ted the Drunk

The Asphyx

1972

The Asphyx

as

Sir Hugo Cunningham

Ada in the Jungle

1988

Ada in the Jungle

as

Lord Gordon

At Night All Cats Are Crazy

1977

At Night All Cats Are Crazy

as

Charles Watson

The Duellists

1977

The Duellists

as

Brigadier-General Treillard

Luther

1974

Luther

as

Johann von Eck

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as

Auncient Pistol

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963

The Small World of Sammy Lee

as

Gerry Sullivan

Lunch Hour

1962

Lunch Hour

as

Man

Pirates of Tortuga

1961

Pirates of Tortuga

as

Henri Morgan

30 Door Key

1991

30 Door Key

as

Prof. Pimco

High Season

1987

High Season

as

Konstantinis

Lorna Doone

1990

Lorna Doone

as

Sir Ensor Doone

The Inspector

1962

The Inspector

as

Dickens

The Games of Countess Dolingen

1981

The Games of Countess Dolingen

as

Le professeur

The Queen's Guards

1961

The Queen's Guards

as

American Roulette

1988

American Roulette

as

One Fine Day

1979

One Fine Day

as

Welby

The Secret Rapture

1993

The Secret Rapture

as

Max Lopert

Circle of Deception

1960

Circle of Deception

as

Capt. Stein

Empire of the Sun

1987

Empire of the Sun

as

Mr. Lockwood

Birth of a Nation

1983

Birth of a Nation

as

Vic Griffiths

Wings of Fame

1990

Wings of Fame

as

Merrick

Century

1993

Century

as

Mr. Reisner

Adam Bede

1992

Adam Bede

as

Reverend Irwine

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

Much Ado About Nothing

as

Benedick

The Fruit Machine

1988

The Fruit Machine

as

Vincent

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1971

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Oberon

Ten Days That Shook the World

1967

Ten Days That Shook the World

as

Lenin

Horizontal Hold

1968

Horizontal Hold

as

James Woodley

Puccini

1984

Puccini

as

Giacomo Puccini

Julius Caesar

1969

Julius Caesar

as

Mark Antony

The Children

1990

The Children

as

Azariah Dobree

Afraid of the Dark

1991

Afraid of the Dark

as

Dan Burns

England, My England

1995

England, My England

as

John Dryden

The Winter's Tale

1981

The Winter's Tale

as

Polixenes

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

as

Germanicus

Ill Fares the Land

1983

Ill Fares the Land

as

The Pope Must Die

1991

The Pope Must Die

as

The Camarlengo

Comrades

1987

Comrades

as

James Frampton

The Shout

1978

The Shout

as

Chief Medical Officer

The Executioner

1980

The Executioner

as

Beust

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Nothing Like a Dame

as

Self (archive footage)

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities

as

Sir Gerald Moore

Hesther for Example

1980

Hesther for Example

as

Warburton

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

as

Self (archive footage)

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Sir Wilfred Mulryne

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Max Carrados

The Year of the French

The Year of the French

as

George Moore

Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War

as

Bill Castlebar

Channing

Channing

as

Paddy Riordan

Hell's Bells

Hell's Bells

as

Vienna 1900

Vienna 1900

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mark Antony

The Box of Delights

The Box of Delights

as

Abner Brown

Lizzie's Pictures

Lizzie's Pictures

as

Anyone for Denis?

Anyone for Denis?

as

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Polixenes

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead

as

Henry Vaughan

QB VII

QB VII

as

Robert Highsmith

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

as

Vince

The Mysteries

The Mysteries

as

Pontius Pilate / Herod

Minder

Minder

as

Percy

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Uncle Kurt Dorf

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as

Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.

99-1

99-1

as

Oakwood

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as

Hades

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Warburton

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Trigorin

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Oberon

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Grigory Rasputin

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Prince of Wales

Production

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

Much Ado About Nothing

as

Crew

Directing