Robin Ellis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-01-08 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Robin Ellis

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

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Poldark

    Poldark

  • Timewatch

    Timewatch

  • Wallander

    Wallander

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Cluedo

    Cluedo

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • Poldark

    Poldark

  • The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

    The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

  • Knots

    Knots

  • The Trial of Lord Lucan

    The Trial of Lord Lucan

  • Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

  • Children of the Open Road

    Children of the Open Road

  • Bright Eyes

    Bright Eyes

  • Shadows of Fear

    Shadows of Fear

  • She Loves Me

    She Loves Me

  • A Dark Adapted Eye

    A Dark Adapted Eye

  • Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

  • The Good Soldier

    The Good Soldier

  • The Europeans

    The Europeans

  • Blue Remembered Hills

    Blue Remembered Hills

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • Wallander: The Photographer

    Wallander: The Photographer

  • The Guardians

    The Guardians

  • Bel Ami

    Bel Ami

  • End of Empire

    End of Empire

  • The Comedy of Errors

    The Comedy of Errors

  • The Death of Yugoslavia

    The Death of Yugoslavia

  • The Death of Yugoslavia

    The Death of Yugoslavia

  • Tres mujeres de hoy

    Tres mujeres de hoy

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • Capstick's Law

    Capstick's Law

  • Bel Ami

    Bel Ami

  • The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

    The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

  • The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

    The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

  • The Fall of Milosevic

    The Fall of Milosevic

  • Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

    Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies