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Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Acting October 29, 1925 (91 years old) August 3, 2017 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Biography

One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances. Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in 1949, he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Television viewers most fondly remember him as the overbearing Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small (1978) but his most critically acclaimed performance was as the title character of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981). His portrayal of Britain's wartime leader was so accurately observed that, in the following years, he was called on to reprise the role in such productions as The Woman He Loved (1988) and War and Remembrance (1988). Unlike some British character actors, Hardy was not a Hollywood name and his work in films was therefore restricted to appearances in predominantly British-based productions such as The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) and Sense and Sensibility (1995). However, in the 21st century, Hardy came to the attention of a whole new generation for his performances in the hugely successful Harry Potter films, while also continuing to make regular appearances in British television series. His co-star from All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Peter Davison, quite simply described Hardy as an "extraordinary" actor who would "never do the same thing twice" when he was acting with him. He was awarded the CBE for services to acting. He died in August 2017.

Movies 79

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Cornelius Fudge

2002
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Cornelius Fudge

2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Cornelius Fudge

2004
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Cornelius Fudge

2007
Sense and Sensibility 7.4

Sense and Sensibility

as Sir John Middleton

1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Prof. Krempe

1994
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 7.1

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as Dick Carlton

1965
Thunderpants 3.4

Thunderpants

as Doctor

2002
The Barber of Siberia 7.1

The Barber of Siberia

as Forsten

1998
The Lost World 6.2

The Lost World

as Prof. Illingworth

2001
Lassie 6.4

Lassie

as Judge Murray

2005
The Gathering 5.6

The Gathering

as Bishop

2003
10 Rillington Place 7.3

10 Rillington Place

as Malcolm Morris

1971
How I Won the War 5.7

How I Won the War

as British General

1967
Mrs. Dalloway 5.7

Mrs. Dalloway

as Sir William Bradshaw

1997
Young Winston 6.3

Young Winston

as Prep School Headmaster

1972
The Silent One 7.2

The Silent One

as Assistant

1973
Demons of the Mind 5.3

Demons of the Mind

as Zorn

1972
Torpedo Run 6.1

Torpedo Run

as Lt. Redley

1958
The Master Blackmailer 7.0

The Master Blackmailer

as Charles Augustus Milverton

1992
Berserk! 5.6

Berserk!

as Detective Superintendent Brooks

1967
The Slap 6.6

The Slap

as Robert Dickinson

1974
The Shooting Party 6.6

The Shooting Party

as Bob, Lord Lilburn

1985
A Feast at Midnight 6.2

A Feast at Midnight

as Headmaster

1994
Dark Places 5.4

Dark Places

as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr

1973
The Falklands Play 7.0

The Falklands Play

as Sir Anthony Parsons

2002
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 6.3

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

as Self

1988
Gawain and the Green Knight 5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Sir Bertilak

1973
Caesar and Claretta 4.0

Caesar and Claretta

as Benito Mussolini

1975
The Woman He Loved 10.0

The Woman He Loved

as Winston Churchill

1988
Margaret 5.7

Margaret

as Willie Whitelaw

2009
Psychomania 5.5

Psychomania

as Chief Inspector Hesseltine

1973
An Ideal Husband 6.5

An Ideal Husband

as Lord Caversham

1999
Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

as Albert Purvis

1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair 9.0

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

as Dr. Price

1988
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 6.8

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as King Richard

1984
Twelfth Night 6.8

Twelfth Night

as Sir Toby Belch

1980
Northanger Abbey 6.3

Northanger Abbey

as General Tilney

1987
The Tichborne Claimant 8.7

The Tichborne Claimant

as Lord Rivers

1999
Paris by Night 4.8

Paris by Night

as Adam Gillvray

1989
Lucky Jim 7.0

Lucky Jim

as Professor Neddy Welch

2003
Son of Man 10.0

Son of Man

as Pontius Pilate

1969
The Stalls of Barchester 6.3

The Stalls of Barchester

as Archdeacon Haynes

1971
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
The Secret Agent 10.0

The Secret Agent

as The Assistant Commissioner

1975
Yellow Dog 4.9

Yellow Dog

as Alexander

1973
Bertie and Elizabeth 6.7

Bertie and Elizabeth

as President Roosevelt

2002
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

as Narrator

1970
The Death of the Heart 8.5

The Death of the Heart

as Major Brutt

1987
The Gathering Storm 8.0

The Gathering Storm

as Joachim von Ribbentrop

1974
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis 6.9

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

as Self - Interviewee

2013
Old Man's Fancy

Old Man's Fancy

as Jason

1965
Paying Guests (Part 1)

Paying Guests (Part 1)

as Colonel Chase

1986
Churchill:  100 Days That Saved Britain

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain

as Winston Churchill

2015
Elementary My Dear Viewer

Elementary My Dear Viewer

as Self

2007
Paying Guests (Part 2)

Paying Guests (Part 2)

as Colonel Chase

1986
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night 10.0

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick

1972
Jenny's War 6.0

Jenny's War

as Klein

1985
Othello 8.7

Othello

as Cassio

1955
The Demon Lover 7.0

The Demon Lover

as William Drover

1986
Nancherrow 6.2

Nancherrow

as Viscount Berryan

1999
Bomber Harris 7.8

Bomber Harris

as Winston Churchill

1989
Speed King

Speed King

as Dorothy Campbell

1979
Fothergill

Fothergill

as John Fothergill

1981
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 7.0

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as Narrator (voice)

1980
Castle Ghosts of Ireland 6.7

Castle Ghosts of Ireland

as Self

1996
Getting In 8.0

Getting In

as Official

1971
Ghosts in the Machine

Ghosts in the Machine

as Narrator

2009
Joseph's Reel 5.0

Joseph's Reel

as Old Joseph

2015
Make and Break

Make and Break

as John Garrard

1987
Making Waves 6.8

Making Waves

as Father Parry

2004
Justice in Wonderland

Justice in Wonderland

as Mr. Justice Morland

2000
Goodbye Mr Snuggles 7.0

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

as Mr. Stiles

2006
Centenary: The BP Story

Centenary: The BP Story

as George Reynolds (voice)

2009
Castle Ghosts of England 6.5

Castle Ghosts of England

as Self

1995
Snapshot Wedding

Snapshot Wedding

as Donald

2017
Black Legend

Black Legend

as Mad Thomas

1949
Blat

Blat

as Sidney Tolland

1987
Castle Ghosts of Wales 7.0

Castle Ghosts of Wales

as Self

1997

TV Shows 85

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Robert Cavendish

1997
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

as Narrator

1983
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Walter Faber

1962
Spooks 7.7

Spooks

as Sir John Barry

2002
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Winston Churchill

2004
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Nick Prockter

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Pontius Pilate

1964
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Charles Augustus Milverton

1984
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as General Tilney

1985
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Sir Arnold Raeburn

2007
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Ray Malcolm

1967
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Henry Beaumont

2002
All Creatures Great and Small 7.8

All Creatures Great and Small

as Siegfried Farnon

1978
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Official

1965
The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

2007
Inspector Morse 7.9

Inspector Morse

as Andrew Baydon

1987
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Christopher Moore

1969
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as John Fothergill

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Sir Malcolm Campbell

1974
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Clayton

1979
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Orsino

1950
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Admetus

1950
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as William Herndon

1950
Upstairs, Downstairs 7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

as Sir Guy Paynter

1971
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Adriano

1964
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as King Oswy

1974
The Troubleshooters 7.3

The Troubleshooters

as Alec Stewart

1965
Countdown 6.0

Countdown

1982
ScreenPlay 6.0

ScreenPlay

as Colonel Chase

1986
The BBC Television Shakespeare 6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Sir Toby Belch

1978
The Buccaneers 6.4

The Buccaneers

as Lord Hinch

1956
War and Remembrance 7.9

War and Remembrance

as Winston Churchill

1988
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Adam Irwin

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Philip Weathers

1961
The Duchess of Duke Street 8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

as George Duggan

1976
A Ghost Story for Christmas 7.3

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Archdeacon Haynes

1971
Bramwell 4.2

Bramwell

as Sir Herbert Hamilton

1995
Bramwell 4.2

Bramwell

as Sir Herbert Hamilton

1995
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 7.0

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Sir Rupert

1956
The 10th Kingdom 7.6

The 10th Kingdom

as Chancellor Griswold

2000
An Age of Kings 5.2

An Age of Kings

as Henry, Prince of Wales

1960
An Age of Kings 5.2

An Age of Kings

as Henry V

1960
Mystery and Imagination 5.8

Mystery and Imagination

as William Oke

1966
Manhunt 6.8

Manhunt

as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz

1970
Raffles 8.4

Raffles

1977
Middlemarch 7.8

Middlemarch

as Arthur Brooke

1994
Shackleton 7.2

Shackleton

as Sir James Caird

2002
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
Gulliver's Travels 7.3

Gulliver's Travels

as Dr. Parnell

1996
Edward the Seventh 6.6

Edward the Seventh

as Prince Albert

1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Joachim von Ribbentrop

1951
Testament: The Bible in Animation 7.0

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as Abraham (voice)

1996
Elizabeth R 7.5

Elizabeth R

as Robert Dudley

1971
The Veil 7.8

The Veil

1958
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

as Anatol

1964
Strange Report 7.7

Strange Report

as Doctor Michael Sanders

1969
Supernatural 7.2

Supernatural

as Adrian Gall

1977
The Cleopatras 3.8

The Cleopatras

as Julius Caesar

1983
Bill Brand 7.2

Bill Brand

as Mr. Marples

1976
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 6.2

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Winston Churchill

1981
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Albert Purvis

1956
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as John Garrard

1985
The Far Pavilions 7.4

The Far Pavilions

as The Commandant

1984
Shades of Darkness 7.7

Shades of Darkness

as William Drover

1983
Death in Holy Orders 7.1

Death in Holy Orders

as Father Martin Petrie

2003
Hot Metal 5.4

Hot Metal

as Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam

1986
Shoulder to Shoulder 6.5

Shoulder to Shoulder

as Asquith

1974
Victorian Scandals 10.0

Victorian Scandals

as Arthur Munby

1976
The Spread of the Eagle

The Spread of the Eagle

as Caius Martius Coriolanus

1963
Sunday Premiere 7.0

Sunday Premiere

as Sidney Tolland

1986
Look at the State We're In!

Look at the State We're In!

as Judge Sutcliffe

1995
The Lost World 7.4

The Lost World

as Professor Illingworth

2001
Le Grand Charles 10.0

Le Grand Charles

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

2006
Nancherrow 8.0

Nancherrow

1999
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

as Benito Mussolini

1975
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as David Copperfield

1956
Jenny's War 6.7

Jenny's War

as Klein

1985
Big Brother

Big Brother

as John Edge

1970
Between the Wars 9.0

Between the Wars

as Col. Tonge

1973
The Velvet Glove

The Velvet Glove

as Charles Bradlaugh

1977
The Dark Island 6.5

The Dark Island

1962
European Heritage

European Heritage

as Narrator (voice)

1973
The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule

The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule

as Narrator (voice)

1972

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