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Robin Ellis

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83 Years Old

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.

Born

Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK on 8th January 1942

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The Main Chance Image
The Main Chance
Donald Gordon Hopwood
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
John
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Image
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Charles Dallas
Sherlock Holmes Image
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Robert Norberton
Poldark Image
Poldark
Reverend Halse
Wallander Image
Wallander
Tom Lyell
Between the Lines Image
Between the Lines
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Sir Richard Lonsdale
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Joe Henderson
Cluedo Image
Cluedo
Colonel Mike Mustard
Fawlty Towers Image
Fawlty Towers
Danny Brown
Shadows of Fear Image
Shadows of Fear
Roger
Poldark Image
Poldark
Ross Poldark
Timewatch Image
Timewatch
Self - Narrator (voice)
Elizabeth R Image
Elizabeth R
Robert Devereaux
The Guardians Image
The Guardians
The Death of Yugoslavia Image
The Death of Yugoslavia
Narrator
End of Empire Image
End of Empire
Narrator
Bel Ami Image
Bel Ami
Georges Duroy
Sense and Sensibility Image
Sense and Sensibility
Edward Ferrars
The Fall of Milosevic Image
The Fall of Milosevic
Narrator
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Image
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Howard Carter
A Dark Adapted Eye Image
A Dark Adapted Eye
John
The Europeans Image
The Europeans
Robert Acton
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story Image
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
Narrator (voice)
The Comedy of Errors Image
The Comedy of Errors
Dr. Pinch
The Moonstone Image
The Moonstone
Franklin Blake
The Trial of Lord Lucan Image
The Trial of Lord Lucan
Sir Charles Moore
Blue Remembered Hills Image
Blue Remembered Hills
John
Bright Eyes Image
Bright Eyes
Sam Howard
The Good Soldier Image
The Good Soldier
John Dowell
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies Image
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
Narrator
Arthur? Arthur! Image
Arthur? Arthur!
Ames
Wallander: The Photographer Image
Wallander: The Photographer
Tom Lyell
She Loves Me Image
She Loves Me
Georg Nowack
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Knots
Tres mujeres de hoy Image
Tres mujeres de hoy
Alejandro
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Children of the Open Road
(voice)
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The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
Narrator