Robin Ellis
19Movies
9.5 Best Rating
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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wallander: The Photographer | Tom Lyell | Flop | |
| 1996 | The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies | Narrator | Flop | |
| 1996 | Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies | Narrator | Flop | |
| 1995 | The Death of Yugoslavia | Narrator | Super Hit | |
| 1994 | The Trial of Lord Lucan | Sir Charles Moore | Average | |
| 1990 | The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story | Narrator (voice) | Hit | |
| 1988 | Children of the Open Road | (voice) | Flop | |
| 1982 | Bright Eyes | Sam Howard | Flop | |
| 1981 | The Good Soldier | John Dowell | Flop | |
| 1980 | Tres mujeres de hoy | Alejandro | Flop | |
| 1980 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Howard Carter | Flop | |
| 1979 | The Europeans | Robert Acton | Average | |
| 1979 | She Loves Me | Georg Nowack | Super Hit | |
| 1979 | Blue Remembered Hills | John | Hit | |
| 1978 | The Comedy of Errors | Dr. Pinch | Super Hit | |
| 1975 | Knots | - | Flop | |
| 1972 | The Moonstone | Franklin Blake | Super Hit | |
| 1971 | Bel Ami | Georges Duroy | Flop | |
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! | Ames | Flop |