
Robert Lindsay
Biography
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007

Anything Goes
as Moonface Martin
2021

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
2004

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
as Narrator
2018

Fierce Creatures
as Sydney Lotterby
1997

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Sir Edward Pellew
1998

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
as Narrator
2023

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Captain Pellew
1999

Hornblower: Mutiny
as Sir Edward Pellew
2001

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Sir Edward Pellew
1999

The Trial of Tony Blair
as Tony Blair
2007

Divorcing Jack
as Michael Brinn
1998

Hornblower: Loyalty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003

Hornblower: Duty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003

Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
2001

Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
1998

Hornblower: Retribution
as Sir Edward Pellew
2001

Strike It Rich
as Bertram
1990

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Bert Rigby
1989

Friends & Crocodiles
as William Sneath
2005
TV Appearances

Hornblower
as Sir Edward Pellew
1998

G.B.H.
as Michael Murray
1991

My Family
as Ben Harper
2000

The One Show
as Self
2006

Tales from the Crypt
as Glynn Fennell
1989

Get Some In!
as Jakey Smith
1975

The Good Life
as Reform School Youth
1975

Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004

Castaway 2000
as Narrator (voice)
2000

Citizen Smith
as Wolfie Smith
1977

Nightingales
as Carter
1990
Don't Eat the Neighbours
as Rabbit
2001