Robin Ellis

Known for

Acting

Born

January 8, 1942 (age 84)

Birthplace

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.

Best known work

Fawlty Towers

1975

Poldark

2015

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Wallander

2005

Heartbeat

1992

The Europeans

1979

The Death of Yugoslavia

1995

Elizabeth R

1971

Wallander: The Photographer

2006

Poldark

1975

Filmography

2015
PoldarkTV
as Reverend Halse (8 episodes)
2006
Wallander: The Photographer
as Tom Lyell
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
WallanderTV
as Tom Lyell (1 episode)
2001
The Fall of MilosevicTV
as Narrator (3 episodes)
1996
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
as Narrator
1996
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
as Narrator
1995
The Death of Yugoslavia
as Narrator
1995
The Death of YugoslaviaTV
as Narrator (6 episodes)
1994
The Trial of Lord Lucan
as Sir Charles Moore
1994
The Negotiator
as Stuart Shaw
1994
A Dark Adapted EyeTV
as John (2 episodes)
1992
Between the LinesTV
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Joe Henderson (1 episode), as Sir Richard Lonsdale (1 episode)
1990
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
as Narrator (voice)
1990
CluedoTV
as Colonel Mike Mustard (6 episodes)
1989
Capstick's LawTV
as Henry Capstick (6 episodes)
1988
Children of the Open Road
as (voice)
1985
End of EmpireTV
as Self - Narrator (voice) (14 episodes)
1984
Sherlock HolmesTV
as Sir Robert Norberton (1 episode)
1984
Love and MarriageTV
as Adrian Carter (1 episode)
1982
TimewatchTV
as Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
1982
Bright Eyes
as Sam Howard
1982
American PlayhouseTV
as Robert Acton (1 episode)
1981
The Good Soldier
as John Dowell