Robert Lindsay

Known for: Acting

Born: 1949-12-13 (age 76)

From: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (116)

TV★ 3.0
Missed Call
2026
TV★ 5.5
Generation Z
2024
as Morgan
MOVIE★ 7.8
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
as Oberon
MOVIE
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as William Lamb
TV★ 6.9
Sherwood
2022
as Franklin Warner
MOVIE★ 7.9
Anything Goes
2021
as Moonface Martin
TV★ 8.0
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
TV
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
TV★ 7.6
McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Max Crockett
MOVIE★ 7.3
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as King John
MOVIE★ 10.0
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018
as Narrator
TV★ 7.0
The Secret Life of Owls
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
TV
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Genius
2017
as Hermann Einstein
TV
Walks with My Dog
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
TV★ 7.3
Galavant
2015
as Chester Wormwood
TV★ 2.0
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Grace of Monaco
2014
as Aristotle Onassis
TV★ 6.4
Atlantis
2013
as Daedalus
MOVIE
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
as (archive footage)
TV★ 7.6
Spy
2011
as The Examiner
TV
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
MOVIE
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Tony Blair
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Gideon's Daughter
2005
as Sneath
TV★ 7.3
Jericho
2005
as D.I. Michael Jericho
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as Tony Blair
TV★ 7.5
Space Race
2005
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Friends & Crocodiles
2005
as William Sneath
TV★ 7.8
Extras
2005
as Robert Lindsay
MOVIE★ 8.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
TV★ 7.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Wimbledon
2004
as Ian Frazier
MOVIE★ 10.0
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Narrator (Voice)
TV★ 6.7
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.2
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
TV★ 6.3
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001
as Rabbit
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hawkins
2001
as Luke Hawkins
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.4
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.0
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
TV★ 7.0
My Family
2000
as Ben Harper
MOVIE
Babies at 50
2000
as Narrator
TV★ 6.3
Castaway 2000
2000
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000
as Narrator
MOVIE
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000
as Narrator
TV★ 6.3
Oliver Twist
1999
as Fagin
MOVIE★ 7.2
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.2
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Captain Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.4
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
TV★ 7.8
Hornblower
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
MOVIE★ 6.0
Divorcing Jack
1998
as Michael Brinn
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Fierce Creatures
1997
as Sydney Lotterby
MOVIE★ 6.5
Remember Me?
1997
as Jamie
MOVIE
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Narrator
TV★ 7.0
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.8
Brazen Hussies
1996
as Billy Bowman
MOVIE
The Office
1996
as Norman Platt
TV★ 4.5
Jake's Progress
1995
as Jamie Diadoni
TV★ 4.0
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Henry Farr
MOVIE★ 10.0
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.1
Genghis Cohn
1993
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
TV★ 7.6
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Pete
MOVIE
The Job
1992
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 6.3
G.B.H.
1991
as Michael Murray
TV★ 7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.0
Nightingales
1990
as Carter
MOVIE★ 6.5
Strike It Rich
1990
as Bertram
TV★ 8.0
Confessional
1989
as Thomas Kelly
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Glynn Fennell
MOVIE★ 5.1
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Bert Rigby
MOVIE
Bosses From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Communicators From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Employees From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Teams from Hell
1989
MOVIE
Sales People from Hell
1989
MOVIE
Colleagues From Hell
1989
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Otto Schatz
MOVIE
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Mickey Noades
MOVIE★ 6.8
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Benedick
MOVIE
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
TV★ 7.4
Natural World
1983
TV★ 7.3
Give us a Break
1983
as Mickey Noades
MOVIE★ 6.3
Cymbeline
1983
as Iachimo
MOVIE★ 6.7
King Lear
1983
as Edmund
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Lysander
TV★ 5.0
Seconds Out
1981
as Pete Dodds
MOVIE★ 6.5
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as First French Lord
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Twelfth Night
1980
as Fabian
TV★ 6.0
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Fabian
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Citizen Smith
1977
as Wolfie Smith
TV
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
MOVIE★ 5.2
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
as Tom
TV★ 6.8
Get Some In!
1975
as Jakey Smith
MOVIE★ 3.3
Three for All
1975
as Tom
TV★ 7.8
The Good Life
1975
as Reform School Youth
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Crazy Kill
1975
as Policeman at Roadblock
TV★ 7.0
Centre Play
1973
as Toby
MOVIE★ 6.5
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Terry Sutcliffe
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sam
TV★ 7.2
Omnibus
1967
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer
TV★ 10.0
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 10.0
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
—
as Narrator