Biography
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes. He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin. Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted. Description above partly from the Wikipedia article Robert Stephens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 1995
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1959 · nominated
Filmography22 titles
The Winter's Tale
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Inspector Morse
Empire of the Sun
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Chaplin
Romeo and Juliet
The Duellists
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Henry V
Cleopatra
A Taste of Honey
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Tea With the Dames
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Shout
Luther
The Asphyx
Travels with My Aunt
Afraid of the Dark
The Bonfire of the Vanities
High Season