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Robert Lindsay

Acting 76 years old Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK ★ 1.1
Born: December 13, 1949

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.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You Self - Host 1990
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Winner / Performer 1956
Genius
Genius Hermann Einstein 2017
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Glynn Fennell 1989
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Self - Presenter

Filmography

Acting Credits (113)

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

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