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Robert Stephens
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Biography
Sir Robert Stephens (14 July 1931 – 12 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of England's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. While very acting on stage his whole life, he also participated in more than 100 theatrical films and TV series episodes. He was married to actress Maggie Smith between 1967 and 1974. They had two children together, who both have become actors: Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin. Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted. Description above partly from the Wikipedia article Robert Stephens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Empire of the Sun
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Romeo and Juliet
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Duellists
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Shout
Appears in a KinoChain journey
A Taste of Honey
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Bonfire of the Vanities
As Sir Gerald Moore
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
As Teddy Lloyd
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
As Self (archive footage)
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Growing Up Is No Picnic
From the Yorkshire coalfields to the banlieues of Paris, these films capture adolescence as it truly is: messy, unglamorous, and achingly real.
8 films
The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul
From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...
8 films
Wild Hearts: Feral Children and the Call of the Wild
From the forests of 18th-century France to the animated jungles of Mowgli, a journey through cinema's feral children and their quest for belonging.
7 films
The Slow Creep of European Dread
Seven films that prove horror lives in the corner of the frame, not the jump cut. A chain through the quiet, unshakeable dread of European arthouse cinema.
7 films
The Verse Will Outlive the Stage
Eight films that take Shakespeare's words into new weather, new cities and new blood, proving the plays were never meant to stay indoors.
8 films
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Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Sir Gerald Moore
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Mr. Lockwood
The Shout
1978 · Chief Medical Officer
The Duellists
1977 · Brigadier-General Treillard
Luther
1974 · Johann von Eck
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · Teddy Lloyd
Romeo and Juliet
1968 · the Prince
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Peter Smith