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Robert Stephens
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
Known For
Cleopatra
as Germanicus
Empire of the Sun
as Mr. Lockwood
Romeo and Juliet
as the Prince
Chaplin
as Ted the Drunk
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Sir Gerald Moore
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Poe's Teacher
High Season
as Konstantinis
Henry V
as Auncient Pistol
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
as Teddy Lloyd
