Robert Stephens
Born July 14, 1931 (Age: 94)
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Bristol, England, UK
Biography
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 Wikipedia
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 Wikipedia
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Filmography
Century
1993
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as Mr. Reisner
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Age: 62
No Image
The Secret Rapture
1993
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as Max Lopert
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Age: 62
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
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as Poe's Teacher
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Age: 62
Chaplin
1992
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as Ted the Drunk
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Age: 61
Adam Bede
1992
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as Reverend Irwine
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Age: 60
Afraid of the Dark
1991
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as Dan Burns
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Age: 60
30 Door Key
1991
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as Prof. Pimco
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Age: 60
The Pope Must Die
1991
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as The Camarlengo
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Age: 59
Lorna Doone
1990
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as Sir Ensor Doone
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Age: 59
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
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as Sir Gerald Moore
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Age: 59
The Children
1990
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as Azariah Dobree
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Age: 58
Wings of Fame
1990
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as Merrick
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Age: 58
Henry V
1989
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as Auncient Pistol
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Age: 58
The Fruit Machine
1988
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as Vincent
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Age: 57
Testimony
1988
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as Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Age: 57
Ada in the Jungle
1988
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as Lord Gordon
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Age: 57
American Roulette
1988
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as
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Age: 56
Empire of the Sun
1987
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as Mr. Lockwood
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Age: 56
High Season
1987
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as Konstantinis
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Age: 56
Comrades
1987
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as James Frampton
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Age: 56
Anyone for Denis
1982
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as Schubert
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Age: 51
The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
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as Le professeur
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Age: 50
The Search for Alexander the Great
1981
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as Darius of Persia
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Age: 49
The Winter's Tale
1981
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as Polixenes
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Age: 49
The Executioner
1980
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as Beust
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Age: 48
Hesther for Example
1980
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as Warburton
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Age: 48
The Shout
1978
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as Chief Medical Officer
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Age: 46
Luther
1974
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as Johann von Eck
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Age: 42
The Asphyx
1972
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as Sir Hugo Cunningham
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Age: 41
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
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as Oberon
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Age: 40
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 39
Julius Caesar
1969
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as Mark Antony
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Age: 37
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969
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as Teddy Lloyd
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Age: 37
No Image
Horizontal Hold
1968
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as James Woodley
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Age: 36
Romeo and Juliet
1968
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as the Prince
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Age: 36
Cleopatra
1963
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as Germanicus
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Age: 31
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
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as Gerry Sullivan
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Age: 31
The Inspector
1962
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as Dickens
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Age: 30
Lunch Hour
1962
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as Man
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Age: 30
The Queen's Guards
1961
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as
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Age: 30
A Taste of Honey
1961
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as Peter Smith
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Age: 30
Pirates of Tortuga
1961
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as Henri Morgan
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Age: 30
Circle of Deception
1960
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as Capt. Stein
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Age: 29