Person Details
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Aliases: Anthony Robin Ellis
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Homepage: https://robin-ellis.net/
Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
Biography
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers, Cluedo, The Good Soldier (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), Elizabeth R (playing Essex), The Moonstone, Bel Ami, Sense and Sensibility (which also featured Clive Francis), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, She Loves Me (in which he sings) and Blue Remembered Hills (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in the Poldark series remake as Reverend Halse.
Most Famous Work
Sherlock Holmes
(1984) Sir Robert NorbertonHeartbeat
(1992) Joe HendersonWallander
(2005) Tom LyellThe Main Chance
(1969) Donald Gordon HopwoodElizabeth R
(1971) Robert DevereauxShadows of Fear
(1970) RogerThe Europeans
(1979) Robert ActonCluedo
(1990) Colonel Mike MustardActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tom Lyell | |
| 2005 | Tom Lyell | |
| 1996 | Narrator | |
| 1994 | John | |
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Joe Henderson | ||
| 1990 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Colonel Mike Mustard | ||
| 1985 | Narrator | |
| 1984 | Sir Robert Norberton | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | John Dowell | |
| 1980 | Alejandro | |
| Howard Carter | ||
| 1979 | Robert Acton | |
| John | ||
| 1978 | Georg Nowack | |
| Dr. Pinch | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| Danny Brown | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | Franklin Blake | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Robert Devereaux | ||
| 1970 | Roger | |
| 1969 | Donald Gordon Hopwood | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |