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Home/People/Robin Ellis
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Born
Jan 8, 1942
Age 84
Place of Birth
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

20
Movies
26
TV Shows
Also Known As
Anthony Robin Ellis
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Robin Ellis

Acting

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.
Wallander: The Photographer poster

Wallander: The Photographer

as Tom Lyell
2006
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy poster

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies poster

The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

as Narrator
1996
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies poster

Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

as Narrator
1996
The Death of Yugoslavia poster

The Death of Yugoslavia

as Narrator
1995
The Trial of Lord Lucan poster

The Trial of Lord Lucan

as Sir Charles Moore
1994
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story poster

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

as Narrator (voice)
1990
Children of the Open Road poster

Children of the Open Road

as (voice)
1988
Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

as Sam Howard
1982
The Good Soldier poster

The Good Soldier

as John Dowell
1981
Tres mujeres de hoy poster

Tres mujeres de hoy

as Alejandro
1980
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb poster

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Howard Carter
1980
The Europeans poster

The Europeans

as Robert Acton
1979
She Loves Me poster

She Loves Me

as Georg Nowack
1979
Blue Remembered Hills poster

Blue Remembered Hills

as John
1979
The Comedy of Errors poster

The Comedy of Errors

as Dr. Pinch
1978
Knots poster

Knots

Cast
1975
The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone

as Franklin Blake
1972
Bel Ami poster

Bel Ami

as Georges Duroy
1971
Arthur? Arthur! poster

Arthur? Arthur!

as Ames
1969