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Robert Stephens is a Actor British born on 14 july 1931 at Bristol (United-kingdom)

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens
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Birth name Robert Graham Stephens
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 july 1931 at Bristol (United-kingdom)
Death 12 november 1995 (at 64 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award

Sir Robert Graham Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of Britain'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.

Biography

Stephens was married four times:


1951: to Nora Ann Simmons; they had one child, Michael Stephens, and divorced 1952.
1956: to Tara Bassett; they had a daughter Lucy Dillon (née Stephens, Stephens-Gresser) and divorced 1967
1967: to Maggie Smith; they had two sons, the actors Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, and divorced in 1974.
1995: to Belfast-born Patricia Quinn (aka Lady Stephens; born 28 May 1944); they met in 1975, shortly after a brief relationship between Stephens and writer Antonia Fraser had ended, while acting together in Murderer in London.

Best films

Usually with

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Tony Palmer
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Freddie Young
Freddie Young
(2 films)
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Gérard Zingg
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Stephens (42 films)

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Actor

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1h56
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Children's films
Actors Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Celia Johnson, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Jane Carr
Roles Teddy Lloyd
Rating75% 3.795423.795423.795423.795423.79542
Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith) is a teacher in the junior-aged section of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1930s. Brodie is known for her tendency to stray from the hard knowledge of the school's curriculum, to romanticize fascist leaders like Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco, and to believe herself to be in the prime of life. Brodie devotes her time and energy to her four special 12-year-old junior school girls, called the Brodie Set: Sandy (Pamela Franklin), Monica (Shirley Steedman), Jenny (Diane Grayson) and Mary (Jane Carr).
Romeo and Juliet, 2h18
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Théâtre, Erotic films, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, John McEnery, Robert Stephens, Michael York
Roles the Prince
Rating75% 3.7975853.7975853.7975853.7975853.797585
In Verona, Italy, the longstanding feud between the Montague and the Capulet clans breaks out in a street brawl, broken up by the Prince of the city. The same night, two teenagers of the two families — Romeo (Montague) and Juliet (Capulet) — meet at a Capulet feast and become deeply infatuated. Later, Romeo stumbles into the secluded garden under Juliet's bedroom balcony and the two exchange impassioned pledges. They are soon secretly married by Romeo's confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence, with the assistance of Juliet's nursemaid. Unfortunately, another street duel breaks out between Juliet's first cousin Tybalt and Romeo's best friend Mercutio when Tybalt insults Romeo. Since Tybalt is Juliet's cousin and Romeo has just been married to Juliet, he sees Tybalt as family and refuses to fight him, leading Mercutio to be a loyal friend and fight for him. This leads to Mercutio's death. Romeo retaliates by fighting Tybalt and killing him, and is punished by the Prince with banishment instead of the death penalty. Romeo, however, sees his banishment as worse than death, as Verona is the only home he has known and does not want to be pulled away from Juliet. Friar Laurence eventually convinces Romeo that he is very lucky and should be thankful for what he has. Romeo and Juliet secretly spend their wedding night together and consummate their marriage.
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment, 1h37
Directed by Stephen Frears, Karel Reisz
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens, Irene Handl, Bernard Bresslaw, Bekim Fehmiu
Roles Charles Napier
Rating64% 3.2470653.2470653.2470653.2470653.247065
Morgan Delt (David Warner) is a failed artist and son of communist parents who own a fish and chips shop in downmarket London. His upper-class wife, Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave), has given up on him and has just secured a divorce in order to marry Charles Napier (Robert Stephens), an art gallery owner of her own social standing. Given the innately rich and personal world of fantasy Morgan has locked himself into, he goes off the deep end. He performs a series of bizarre stunts in a campaign to win back Leonie, including putting a skeleton in Leonie's bed, blowing up her bed as Leonie's mother is on it, and crashing her wedding dressed as a gorilla, for which scene Reisz borrows clips from the original King Kong film to illustrate Morgan's fantasy world.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
, 4h8
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn
Roles Germanicus
Rating70% 3.500683.500683.500683.500683.50068
After the Battle of Pharsalus where Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) has defeated Pompey, Pompey flees to Egypt, hoping to enlist the support of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor). The Romans hold, and the armies of Mithridates arrive on Egyptian soil. The following day, Caesar passes judgment. He sentences Ptolemy's lord chamberlain to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra. Cleopatra is crowned Queen of Egypt. She dreams of ruling the world with Caesar. When their son Caesarion is born, Caesar accepts him publicly, which becomes the talk of Rome and the Senate.
The Inspector, 1h52
Directed by Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart, Leo McKern, Hugh Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Finlay Currie
Roles Dickens
Rating66% 3.340133.340133.340133.340133.34013
In 1946 Holland, Lisa Held (Dolores Hart), a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, has fallen prey to ex-Nazi Thorens (Marius Goring), who has promised to smuggle her into Palestine. In reality, Thorens is a white slaver who plans to send Lisa to South America. Unbeknownst to both Lisa and Thorens, they are being trailed by Dutch Inspectors Peter Jongman (Stephen Boyd) and Sergeant Wolters (Donald Pleasence). Jongman carries with him the guilt of not having saved his Jewish fiancée from death at the hands of the Nazis during the war. Jongman follows Lisa and Thorens to London, where Jongman meets with Thorens to discuss Lisa’s situation. During their encounter, Jongman strikes Thorens, who accidentally falls into an SS dagger and dies. Jongman leaves, unaware of Thorens’ death, and thinks Thorens has only passed out from the blow.
A Taste of Honey, 1h40
Directed by Tony Richardson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Murray Melvin, Rita Tushingham, Michael Bilton, Rosalie Williams
Roles Peter Smith
Rating73% 3.6950653.6950653.6950653.6950653.695065
Jo is a 17-year old schoolgirl, with an abusive, forty-year-old alcoholic mother, Helen. After sustaining a fall after school, Jo meets a black sailor called Jimmy who invites her on to his ship to attend to her grazed knee. They soon start a brief relationship, after which Jimmy returns to his ship and departs. Relations between Jo and her mother become strained when her mother meets and marries a new man, Peter Smith.
The Queen's Guards, 1h50
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Actors Daniel Massey, Raymond Massey, Robert Stephens, Ursula Jeans, Elizabeth Shepherd, Duncan Lamont
Roles Henry Wynne-Walton
Rating58% 2.9058352.9058352.9058352.9058352.905835
The film tells the story of John Fellowes (Daniel Massey), an officer in the Grenadier Guards as he prepares for the Trooping the Colour ceremony. John is the son of retired guardsman Capt. Fellowes (Raymond Massey) and Mrs. Fellowes (Ursula Jeans). John's older brother was also a Guards officer, but he was killed in action and John feels he is being forced to follow in his brother's footsteps.
Pirates of Tortuga, 1h37
Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors John Richardson, Robert Stephens, Alan Caillou, Letícia Román, Stanley Adams, Edgar Barrier
Roles Henri Morgan
Rating53% 2.6899352.6899352.6899352.6899352.689935
A Welsh captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is running a strictly piratical venture, stopping any and all vessels including English. Since the captain cannot attack the island without incurring the wrath of the Spanish government, he must go toe-to-toe with Morgan himself.
Circle of Deception, 1h40
Directed by Jack Lee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker, Harry Andrews, Robert Stephens, Paul Rogers, John Welch (Welsh)
Roles Capt. Stein
Rating65% 3.287473.287473.287473.287473.28747
A Canadian officer (Bradford Dillman) is sent on a secret and dangerous mission during the Second World War with false information in an attempt to mislead the Germans about the Normandy Landings of 1944.
War and Peace, 3h28
Directed by King Vidor, Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Oskar Homolka, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg
Rating66% 3.349453.349453.349453.349453.34945
En 1805 à Moscou, les défilés militaires, les fêtes et les bals se succèdent à la cour de Russie du Tsar Alexandre Ier de Russie, bien que les 200 000 hommes de la grande armée dominatrice de l'empereur Napoléon Ier aient envahi toute l'Europe et s'approchent chaque jour un peu plus de la capitale.