Robin Ellis
Acting
- Born:
- 1942-01-08
- Place of birth:
- Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Poldark
Wallander: The Photographer
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Wallander
The Fall of Milosevic
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
The Death of Yugoslavia
The Death of Yugoslavia
The Trial of Lord Lucan
The Negotiator
A Dark Adapted Eye
Between the Lines
Heartbeat
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
Cluedo
Capstick's Law
Children of the Open Road
End of Empire
Sherlock Holmes
Love and Marriage
Timewatch
Bright Eyes
American Playhouse
The Good Soldier
The Waterfall
Tres mujeres de hoy
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
The Europeans
She Loves Me
Blue Remembered Hills
The Comedy of Errors
Poldark
Fawlty Towers
Knots
Churchill's People
Seven Faces of Woman
The Frighteners
New Scotland Yard
The Moonstone
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Guardians
Bel Ami
Bel Ami
Elizabeth R
Sense and Sensibility
Wednesday's Child
Biography
Play for Today
Shadows of Fear
Arthur? Arthur!
The Main Chance
The Inside Man
Armchair Theatre