Robert Stephens
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.
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Full filmography
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Minder (1979) as Percy
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Mark Antony
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Trigorin
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Oberon
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Grigory Rasputin
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Prince of Wales
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Sir Wilfred Mulryne
- Playhouse (1974) as Warburton
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as The Duke of Bristol
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Bryan Baker
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as James Woodley
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Stephen
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Boris Trigorin
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Karl Rahm
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Max Carrados
- Holocaust (1978) as Uncle Kurt Dorf
- Cleopatra (1963) as Germanicus
- Channing (1963) as Paddy Riordan
- Empire of the Sun (1987) as Mr. Lockwood
- Romeo and Juliet (1968) as the Prince
- Lady Killers (1980) as Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C.
- Chaplin (1992) as Ted the Drunk
- Unnatural Causes (1986) as Vince