Quick Facts
Born:
1942-01-08
Birthplace:
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Credits:
48 Total Roles
Robin Ellis
Acting
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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
Fawlty Towers
Danny Brown
Poldark
Reverend Halse
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Robert Norberton
Wallander
Tom Lyell
Heartbeat
Joe Henderson
Heartbeat
Sir Richard Lonsdale
The Europeans
Robert Acton
Elizabeth R
Robert Devereaux
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 |