Robin Ellis
Acting
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
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tvPoldark
2015
Reverend Halse
movieWallander: The Photographer
2006
Tom Lyell
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvWallander
2005
Tom Lyell
tvThe Fall of Milosevic
2001
Narrator
movieThe Death of Yugoslavia
1995
Narrator
tvThe Death of Yugoslavia
1995
Narrator
movieThe Trial of Lord Lucan
1994
Sir Charles Moore
movieThe Negotiator
1994
Stuart Shaw
tvHeartbeat
1992
Joe Henderson / Sir Richard Lonsdale
movieThe Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
Narrator (voice)
tvCluedo
1990
Colonel Mike Mustard
Capstick's Law
1989
Henry Capstick
tvEnd of Empire
1985
Narrator
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
Sir Robert Norberton
Love and Marriage
1984
Adrian Carter
tvTimewatch
1982
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBright Eyes
1982
Sam Howard
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Robert Acton
movieThe Good Soldier
1981
John Dowell
The Waterfall
1980
James Otford
movieTres mujeres de hoy
1980
Alejandro
movieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
Howard Carter
movieThe Europeans
1979
Robert Acton
movieShe Loves Me
1979
Georg Nowack
movieThe Comedy of Errors
1978
Dr. Pinch
tvPoldark
1975
Ross Poldark
tvFawlty Towers
1975
Danny Brown
tvChurchill's People
1974
Major White
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972
Steve Thomas
tvThe Moonstone
1972
Franklin Blake
movieThe Moonstone
1972
Franklin Blake
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Charles Dallas
tvThe Guardians
1971
Peter Lee
Bel Ami
1971
Georges Duroy
Bel Ami
1971
Georges Duroy
tvElizabeth R
1971
Robert Devereaux
tvSense and Sensibility
1971
Edward Ferrars
Biography
1970
Hammond
tvThe Main Chance
1969
Donald Gordon Hopwood
tvThe Inside Man
1969
Michael Barnett
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Dr. Jim Beverly
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movieShe Loves Me
1979
Vocals