The series, hosted by Robert Powell, who played the biblical figure in the 1977 miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” will premiere on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m. The premiere is timed to the ...

Robert Powell played the titular role in “Jesus of Nazareth” 40 years ago. Today, he’s returning to the Holy Land to learn more about Jesus Christ, and filming it all for Smithsonian Channel.

Robert Powell in Jesus of Nazareth Robert Powell played the role ... almost literally, died on the cross. Ewan McGregor He portrayed Jesus in the 2015 drama film Last Days in the Desert directed ...

Jesus was famously not always recognised by his disciples after His resurrection. Now the same fate has befallen Robert ... Powell’s breakthrough role in the landmark TV series Jesus Of Nazareth.

His 1977 NBC miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft and Christopher Plummer, was nominated for an Emmy for ...

Jesus of Nazareth, the 1977 British-Italian epic ... Haunting, gripping, tortured Robert Powell nailed the look and every time he looked into the camera I thought he was looking directly into ...

When Jesus Christ lived ... to depict Christ is that of Robert Powell, a British actor and comedian, who played the role of Jesus in the 1977 movie ‘Jesus of Nazareth’. Powell, now 76 and ...

In paintings the baby Jesus often has curly blond hair, and as an adult He usually has flowing locks, pale skin and blue eyes. Fair-haired Willem Defoe and blue-eyed Robert Powell are among the ...

Robert Powell ... resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier, James Earl Jones and Ian McShane. This movie is derived from combining all 4 parts of the original Jesus of Nazareth mini-series ...

Robert Powell was born on June 1 ... Some of his well known movies include Franco Ziefirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the remake of The Thirty ...

Robert Powell played the titular role in “Jesus of Nazareth” 40 years ago. Today, he’s returning to the Holy Land to learn more about Jesus Christ, and filming it all for Smithsonian Channel.