Robert Lindsay
Acting
- Born 13/12/1949
- 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.
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Missed Call
2026
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026
Generation Z
2024
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
Sherwood
2022
Anything Goes
2021
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
McDonald & Dodds
2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018
The Secret Life of Owls
2018
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
Genius
2017
Walks with My Dog
2017
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
Galavant
2015
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
Grace of Monaco
2014
Atlantis
2013
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
2013
Spy
2011
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
The One Show
2006
Gideon's Daughter
2005
Jericho
2005
A Very Social Secretary
2005
Space Race
2005
Friends & Crocodiles
2005
Extras
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Wimbledon
2004
Parkinson
2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
Hornblower: Duty
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001
Hawkins
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
My Family
2000
Babies at 50
2000
Castaway 2000
2000
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000
Oliver Twist
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
Hornblower
1998
Divorcing Jack
1998
Parkinson
1998
Fierce Creatures
1997
Remember Me?
1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
Brazen Hussies
1996
The Office
1996
Jake's Progress
1995
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994
Genghis Cohn
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
The Job
1992
G.B.H.
1991
Have I Got News for You
1990
Nightingales
1990
Strike It Rich
1990
Confessional
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Teams from Hell
1989
Sales People from Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Screen Two
1985
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Natural World
1983
Give us a Break
1983
Cymbeline
1983
King Lear
1983
Wogan
1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
Seconds Out
1981
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
The Best of the Adventures
1981
Twelfth Night
1980
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
An Audience with...
1978
Citizen Smith
1977
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
Get Some In!
1975
Three for All
1975
The Good Life
1975
The Crazy Kill
1975
Centre Play
1973
Centre Play
1973
The Roses of Eyam
1973
That'll Be The Day
1973
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Omnibus
1967
Tony Awards
1956
The BAFTA Awards
1949