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Robin Ellis Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1942-01-08

Birthplace:
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Credits:
48 Total Roles

Robin Ellis

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2015 Poldark TV Reverend Halse
2006 Wallander: The Photographer MOVIE Tom Lyell
2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy MOVIE Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005 Wallander TV Tom Lyell
2001 The Fall of Milosevic TV Narrator
1996 The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies MOVIE Narrator
1996 Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies MOVIE Narrator
1995 The Death of Yugoslavia MOVIE Narrator
1995 The Death of Yugoslavia TV Narrator
1994 The Trial of Lord Lucan MOVIE Sir Charles Moore

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