Nook NotesPick a film
Robert Stephens

Actor

Robert Stephens

Born July 14, 1931 in Bristol, England, UKDied November 12, 199554 films

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.

Read more

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 Wikipedia

Start here

The best way into Robert Stephens's work
Empire of the Sun posterFirst watchEmpire of the Sun19877.5as Mr. LockwoodJamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Chaplin poster7.4Chaplin1992Romeo and Juliet poster7.4Romeo and Juliet1968Cleopatra poster7.1Cleopatra1963The Duellists poster7.3The Duellists1977Searching for Bobby Fischer poster7.1Searching for Bobby Fischer1993Henry V poster7.1Henry V1989The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster6.8The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes1970War and Peace poster6.6War and Peace1956

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1995England, My EnglandJohn Dryden
  2. 1993CenturyMr. Reisner
  3. 1993The Secret RaptureMax Lopert
  4. 1993Searching for Bobby FischerPoe's Teacher
  5. 1992ChaplinTed the Drunk
  6. 1992Adam BedeReverend Irwine
  7. 1992Afraid of the DarkDan Burns
  8. 1991The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & EurydiceHades
  9. 199130 Door KeyProf. Pimco
  10. 1991The Pope Must DieCamarlengo
  11. 1990Lorna DooneSir Ensor Doone
  12. 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesSir Gerald Moore
  13. 1990The ChildrenAzariah Dobree
  14. 1990Wings of FameMerrick
  15. 1989Henry VAuncient Pistol
  16. 1988The Fruit MachineVincent
  17. 1988TestimonyVsevolod Meyerhold
  18. 1988Ada in the JungleLord Gordon
  19. 1988American Roulette
  20. 1987Empire of the SunMr. Lockwood
  21. 1987High SeasonKonstantinis
  22. 1987ComradesJames Frampton
  23. 1983Ill Fares the Land
  24. 1983Birth of a NationVic Griffiths
  25. 1982Anyone for DenisSchubert
  26. 1982The Tractor Factor
  27. 1981The Games of Countess DolingenLe professeur
  28. 1981The Winter's TalePolixenes
  29. 1980The ExecutionerBeust
  30. 1980Hesther for ExampleWarburton
  31. 1979One Fine DayWelby
  32. 1978The ShoutChief Medical Officer
  33. 1977At Night All Cats Are CrazyCharles Watson
  34. 1977The DuellistsBrigadier-General Treillard
  35. 1974LutherJohann von Eck
  36. 1972Travels with My AuntErcole Visconti
  37. 1972The AsphyxSir Hugo Cunningham
  38. 1971A Midsummer Night's DreamOberon
  39. 1970The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
  40. 1969Julius CaesarMark Antony
  41. 1969The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieTeddy Lloyd
  42. 1968Horizontal HoldJames Woodley
  43. 1968Romeo and Julietthe Prince
  44. 1967Much Ado About NothingBenedick
  45. 1966Morgan: A Suitable Case for TreatmentCharles Napier
  46. 1963CleopatraGermanicus
  47. 1963The Small World of Sammy LeeGerry Sullivan
  48. 1962The InspectorDickens
  49. 1962Lunch HourMan
  50. 1961The Queen's Guards
  51. 1961A Taste of HoneyPeter Smith
  52. 1961Pirates of TortugaHenri Morgan
  53. 1960Circle of DeceptionCapt. Stein
  54. 1956War and PeaceOfficer Talking with Natasha (uncredited)