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Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay is an English stage and TV actor. His first major role on TV was playing Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith. He appeared in sitcoms, most notably as Ben Harper in My Family, playing the role for over a decade, and narrated TV adaptations of the children's television series Brambly Hedge. His film appearances include Fierce Creatures and Wimbledon. He appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre. He won a BAFTA, a Tony Award, and two Olivier Awards for his work.

English

Face Off

2011
as Robert Lindsay

Give us a Break

1983
as Micky Noades

Fierce Creatures

1997
as Sydney Lotterby

Hornblower: Retribution

2001
as Sir Edward Pellew

Sherwood (2022)

2022
as Franklin Warner

Hornblower: Duty

2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

Brambly Hedge

1996
as Narrator

Friends & Crocodiles

2005
as William Sneath

Get Some In!

1975
as Jakey Smith (Season 1-4)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")

My Family

2000
as Ben

Hornblower: The Even Chance

1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Space Race

2005
as Narrator

Divorcing Jack

1998
as Michael Brinn

Wimbledon

2004
as Ian Frazier

Genghis Cohn

1994
as Otto Schatz

Jake's Progress

1995
as Jamie Diadoni

Generation Z

2024
as Morgan

The Crazy Kill

1975
as Policeman at roadblock

That'll Be The Day

1973
as Terry Sutcliffe

The Canterbury Tales

1998
as Harry Bailey

Grace of Monaco

2014
as Aristotle Onassis

Strike It Rich

1990
as Bertram

Cymbeline

1982
as Iachimo

GBH

1991
as Michael Murray

Bull (2015)

2015
as Rupert

Hornblower

1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Hornblower: Mutiny

2001
as Sir Edward Pellew

All's Well That Ends Well

1981
as Captain Dumain

Brazen Hussies

1996
as Billy Bowman

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

Castaway 2000

2000
as Narrator

Spy (2011)

2011
as The Examiner

King Lear

1983
as Edmund

Director

Episode Jericho (2005)
The Hollow Men
2005
Episode Jericho (2005)
To Murder and Create
2005

Host

Series Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes 2021

Guest Star

Episode Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh
Episode 24
2024
Episode Who Do You Think You Are?
Robert Lindsay
2006
Episode The ONE Show
Gwen Stefani, Robert Lindsay
2017
Episode Absolutely Fabulous
Schmoozin'
2003
Episode Portrait Artist of the Year
London
2013
Episode Galavant
Giants vs. Dwarves
2016
Episode The Canterbury Tales
The Journey Back
2000
Episode Love Story (1963)
Finders Keepers
1973
Episode Tales from the Crypt
Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow
1996
Episode Have I Got News for You
Robert Lindsay, Deborah Meaden, Johnny Vegas
2013
Episode Natural World
Hotel Heliconia
2001
Episode The Canterbury Tales
Leaving London
1998
Episode Galavant
About Last Knight
2016
Episode Falcón (UK)
The Silent and the Damned (Part 1)
2012
Episode Galavant
Love and Death
2016
Episode Galavant
Do the D’DEW
2016
Episode The Entertainment Mix
Episode 1
2024
Episode Parkinson
Antonio Banderas, Ricky Gervais, James Blunt, Robert Lindsay
2005
Episode Galavant
Battle of the Three Armies
2016
Episode Channel 4 (UK) Drama
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
Episode Galavant
Aw, Hell, the King
2016
Episode Galavant
The One True King (To Unite Them All)
2016
Episode Extras
Robert Lindsay & Jonathan Ross
2006
Episode Have I Got News for You
Robert Lindsay, Alan Johnson, Katherine Ryan
2013
Episode The Canterbury Tales
Arriving at Canterbury
1998
Episode Natural World
Rhinos: Built to Last?
2002
Episode Genius (2017)
Einstein: Chapter One
2017
Episode Genius (2017)
Einstein: Chapter Three
2017
Episode Galavant
Bewitched, Bothered, and Belittled
2016
Episode The Jonathan Ross Show
Sam Bailey, Robert Lindsay, Rufus Hound, Seann Walsh, Tinie Tempah, Laura Mvula
2014
Episode Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
Something's Coming
2017
Episode Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Victoria Wood with all the Trimmings
2000