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Robin Ellis
ActorBorn January 8, 1942 (83 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2015 | Poldark (2015) (TV Series) · as Reverend Halse |
| 2006 | Wallander: The Photographer · as Tom Lyell |
| 2005 | Wallander (TV Series) · as Tom Lyell |
| 1997 | The Broker's Man (TV Series) · as Adam Jarvis |
| 1996 | Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies · as Narrator |
| 1995 | The Death of Yugoslavia (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Dangerfield (TV Series) · as Chief Constable Alan Bryant |
| 1994 | The Trial of Lord Lucan · as Sir Charles Moore |
| 1994 | The Negotiator · as Stuart Shaw |
| 1994 | A Dark Adapted Eye · as John |
| 1994 | A Dark Adapted Eye (TV Series) · as John |
| 1992 | Between the Lines (TV Series) |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (TV Series) · as Sir Robert Norberton |
| 1990 | The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Cluedo (TV Series) · as Colonel Mike Mustard |
| 1985 | End of Empire (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Sir Robert Norberton |
| 1981 | The Good Soldier · as John Dowell |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Robert Acton |
| 1980 | Tres mujeres de hoy · as Alejandro |
| 1980 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb · as Howard Carter |
| 1979 | The Europeans · as Robert Acton |
| 1979 | She Loves Me · as Georg Nowack |
| 1979 | Blue Remembered Hills · as John |
| 1978 | The Comedy of Errors · as Dr. Pinch |
| 1975 | Poldark (TV Series) · as Ross Poldark |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers (TV Series) · as Danny Brown |
| 1972 | The Frighteners (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Steve Thomas |
| 1972 | The Moonstone (TV Series) · as Franklin Blake |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Charles Dallas |
| 1971 | The Guardians (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R (TV Series) · as Robert Devereaux |
| 1971 | Sense and Sensibility (1971) (TV Series) · as Edward Ferrars |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as John |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear (TV Series) · as Roger |
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! · as Ames |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Donald Gordon Hopwood |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service (TV Series) · as Captain Ferdinand White |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tom Esdaile |
| 1967 | Callan (TV Series) · as Harris |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Jim Beverly |