Robert Stephens

Known for ActingBorn 1931-07-14Died 1995-11-12Bristol, England, UK

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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Tales Out of School

Anyone for Denis

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Winter's Tale

Dandelion Dead

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Box of Delights

The Year of the French

The Executioner

Inspector Morse

War and Remembrance

Birth of a Nation

At Night All Cats Are Crazy

QB VII

Empire of the Sun

Hell's Bells

Chaplin

Lady Killers

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Julius Caesar

Channing

Adam Bede

Romeo and Juliet

Holocaust

The Duellists

Nothing Like a Dame

Henry V

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Minder

Theatre 625

Ill Fares the Land

The Search for Alexander the Great

The Inspector

Playhouse

Comrades

Vienna 1900

Cleopatra

ITV Playhouse

A Taste of Honey

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

England, My England

Wings of Fame

Lunch Hour

Unnatural Causes

Fortunes of War

Lorna Doone

Pirates of Tortuga