Robin Ellis

Robin Ellis

1/8/1942 (84 years old)Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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 (55 titles)

Poldark7.7Show

Poldark

Reverend Halse · 2015

Wallander: The Photographer5.3Movie

Wallander: The Photographer

Tom Lyell · 2006

6.5Movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2005

Wallander6.9Show

Wallander

Tom Lyell · 2005

The Fall of Milosevic7.0Show

The Fall of Milosevic

Narrator · 2001

Movie

The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

Narrator · 1996

Mystery of the Cocaine MummiesMovie

Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

Narrator · 1996

The Death of Yugoslavia9.5Movie

The Death of Yugoslavia

Narrator · 1995

The Death of Yugoslavia7.3Show

The Death of Yugoslavia

Narrator · 1995

The Trial of Lord Lucan6.0Movie

The Trial of Lord Lucan

Sir Charles Moore · 1994

The Negotiator9.0Movie

The Negotiator

Stuart Shaw · 1994

A Dark Adapted Eye8.0Show

A Dark Adapted Eye

John · 1994

Between the Lines5.5Show

Between the Lines

1992

Heartbeat7.2Show

Heartbeat

Joe Henderson · 1992

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story7.0Movie

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

Narrator (voice) · 1990

Cluedo6.8Show

Cluedo

Colonel Mike Mustard · 1990

10.0Show

Capstick's Law

Henry Capstick · 1989

Children of the Open RoadMovie

Children of the Open Road

(voice) · 1988

End of EmpireShow

End of Empire

Narrator · 1985

Sherlock Holmes8.2Show

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Robert Norberton · 1984

9.0Show

Love and Marriage

Adrian Carter · 1984

Timewatch6.9Show

Timewatch

Self - Narrator (voice) · 1982

Bright EyesMovie

Bright Eyes

Sam Howard · 1982

American Playhouse6.6Show

American Playhouse

Robert Acton · 1982

The Good Soldier5.8Movie

The Good Soldier

John Dowell · 1981

Show

The Waterfall

James Otford · 1980

Tres mujeres de hoy10.0Movie

Tres mujeres de hoy

Alejandro · 1980

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb4.8Movie

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

Howard Carter · 1980

The Europeans5.6Movie

The Europeans

Robert Acton · 1979

She Loves Me8.8Movie

She Loves Me

Georg Nowack · 1979