Sunday is Easter, so let’s watch a guy who played Jesus watch himself portray the Son of God. Robert Powell played the titular role in “Jesus of Nazareth” 40 years ago. Today, he’s returning to the ...

The Smithsonian Channel has set the premiere date for the four-part docuseries “The Real Jesus of Nazareth.” The series, hosted by Robert Powell, who played the biblical figure in the 1977 miniseries ...

The huge cast features 14 Oscar winners or nominees, including Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft, Christopher Plummer, Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger. Blue-eyed Robert Powell unblinkingly delivers in ...

Today being Easter, the Smithsonian Channel figures it's a good time to debut a series about Jesus. The two-night, four-part documentary, The Real Jesus of Nazareth, kicks off at 7 p.m. today with the ...

Robert Powell, who played Jesus in the 1977 miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (inset), hosts a four-part Smithsonian series. Smithsonian Channel; NBC/Everett Collection The famed 1977 British-Italian ...

Forty years after the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth premiered, the Smithsonian Channel has greenlit The Real Jesus Of Nazareth, a four-part series which will debut sometime next year. The show ...

Robert Powell, star of the 1970s miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth," is on a mission to unlock the mystery of Jesus's lost years. With virtually no mention in the Gospels of his life from his youth to ...

Robert Powell was born in Salford, Manchester, England. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University. In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first ...

Both Catholics and Protestants believe in the virgin birth, but Protestants believe that Jesus had brothers — that is, younger siblings born in the usual way — whereas Catholics tend to believe that ...

“Jesus of Nazareth” starred almost everybody who was anybody in 1970s cinema. The cast of Franco Zeffirelli’s mini-series reads like an honor roll of Hollywood legends: Laurence Olivier, Christopher ...

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 40th ...