Robert Powell

Robert Powell is a British actor who is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme Doomwatch (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives (1993–1997) with Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama Holby City (2005–2011).

1 June 1944

Born on the same birth date (1 June 1944): Colin Blakemore

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Adam Garcia • André Bourbeau • Elena Alistar • Frank Cameron • Geoffrey, Count of Nantes • Hans Vogt (linguist) • Lorrie Wilmot • Michael Rasmussen (cyclist) • Werner Günthör

Born in the same month (June 1944): Ban Ki-moon • Bruce DuMont • David Curry • Glenn Shorrock • Helmut Dietl • Jeff Beck • Jon Hiseman • Kathryn Lasky • Laurie Colwin • Marvin Hamlisch • Michelle Phillips • Peter Asher • Phillip Allen Sharp • Randy Johnson (quarterback) • Rick Price (bassist) • Robert D. Keppel • Roger Ball (musician) • Seán Patrick O'Malley • Wally Gabler • Whitfield Diffie