Robert Lindsay
Acting
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.
TV Shows(49)
Missed Call
2026
Generation Z
Morgan
2024
Sherwood
Franklin Warner
2022
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
Narrator
2021
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
Narrator
2021
McDonald & Dodds
Max Crockett
2020
The Secret Life of Owls
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self
2017
Genius
Hermann Einstein
2017
Walks with My Dog
Self
2017
Galavant
Chester Wormwood
2015
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self
2014
Atlantis
Daedalus
2013
Spy
The Examiner
2011
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
The One Show
Self
2006
Jericho
D.I. Michael Jericho
2005
Space Race
Narrator (voice)
2005
Extras
Robert Lindsay
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Self - Narrator
2003
Don't Eat the Neighbours
Rabbit
2001
My Family
Ben Harper
2000
Castaway 2000
Narrator (voice)
2000
Oliver Twist
Fagin
1999
Hornblower
Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Parkinson
Self
1998
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Narrator (voice)
1996
Jake's Progress
Jamie Diadoni
1995
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Henry Farr
1994
Absolutely Fabulous
Pete
1992
G.B.H.
Michael Murray
1991
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
Nightingales
Carter
1990
Confessional
Thomas Kelly
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Glynn Fennell
1989
Natural World
1983
Give us a Break
Mickey Noades
1983
Wogan
Self
1982
Seconds Out
Pete Dodds
1981
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Citizen Smith
Wolfie Smith
1977
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
Get Some In!
Jakey Smith
1975
The Good Life
Reform School Youth
1975
Centre Play
Toby
1973
Tony Awards
Self - Winner / Performer
1956
The BAFTA Awards
Self - Nominee
1949
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
Movies(63)
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Narrator
2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon
2022
Dodger Special: Christmas
William Lamb
2022
Anything Goes
Moonface Martin
2021
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
King John
2019
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Narrator
2018
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
Self
2016
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
Grace of Monaco
Aristotle Onassis
2014
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
(archive footage)
2013
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
2007
The Trial of Tony Blair
Tony Blair
2007
Gideon's Daughter
Sneath
2005
A Very Social Secretary
Tony Blair
2005
Friends & Crocodiles
William Sneath
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
2004
Wimbledon
Ian Frazier
2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Narrator (Voice)
2004
Hornblower: Duty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003
Hawkins
Luke Hawkins
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
Sir Edward Pellew
2001
Hornblower: Mutiny
Sir Edward Pellew
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
2000
Babies at 50
Narrator
2000
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
Narrator
2000
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
Narrator
2000
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Sir Edward Pellew
1999
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Captain Pellew
1999
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Divorcing Jack
Michael Brinn
1998
Fierce Creatures
Sydney Lotterby
1997
Remember Me?
Jamie
1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Narrator
1996
Brazen Hussies
Billy Bowman
1996
The Office
Norman Platt
1996
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
Narrator
1994
Genghis Cohn
Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
1993
The Job
Narrator (voice)
1992
Strike It Rich
Bertram
1990
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Bert Rigby
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Teams from Hell
1989
Sales People from Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Mickey Noades
1984
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Cymbeline
Iachimo
1983
King Lear
Edmund
1983
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1981
All's Well That Ends Well
First French Lord
1981
The Best of the Adventures
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Twelfth Night
Fabian
1980
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Tom
1976
Three for All
Tom
1975
The Crazy Kill
Policeman at Roadblock
1975
That'll Be The Day
Terry Sutcliffe
1973
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Narrator