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Robin Ellis

Robin Ellis

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

Wallander: The Photographer
Wallander: The Photographer
2006 • Tom Lyell
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996 • Narrator
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1996 • Narrator
The Death of Yugoslavia
The Death of Yugoslavia
1995 • Narrator
The Trial of Lord Lucan
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 • Sir Charles Moore
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990 • Narrator (voice)
Children of the Open Road
Children of the Open Road
1988 • (voice)

Full filmography

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • Danny Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Trial of Lord Lucan
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 • Sir Charles Moore
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Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
1982 • Sam Howard
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The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier
1981 • John Dowell
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The Europeans
The Europeans
1979 • Robert Acton
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She Loves Me
She Loves Me
1979 • Georg Nowack
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The Moonstone
The Moonstone
1972 • Franklin Blake
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Bel Ami
1971 • Georges Duroy
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Robin Ellis – Biography, Known For & Filmography