Robert Hardy
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Person

Robert Hardy

Known for
Acting
Born
October 29, 1925
Died
August 3, 2017
Place of birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also known as
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди, Robert Khardi

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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.

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Acting (2)

Filmography

  • Snapshot WeddingFilm · 2017 · as Donald
  • Churchill: 100 Days That Saved BritainFilm · 2015 · as Winston Churchill
  • Joseph's ReelFilm · 2015 · as Old Joseph
  • Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. LewisFilm · 2013 · as Self - Interviewee
  • Centenary: The BP StoryFilm · 2009 · as George Reynolds (voice)
  • Ghosts in the MachineFilm · 2009 · as Narrator
  • MargaretFilm · 2009 · as Willie Whitelaw
  • Elementary My Dear ViewerFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixFilm · 2007 · as Cornelius Fudge
  • LewisTV · 2007 · as Sir Arnold Raeburn · 1 episode
  • The Alan Titchmarsh ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Goodbye Mr SnugglesFilm · 2006 · as Mr. Stiles
  • Le Grand CharlesTV · 2006 · as Franklin D. Roosevelt · 2 episodes
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm · 2005 · as Cornelius Fudge
  • LassieFilm · 2005 · as Judge Murray
  • Agatha Christie's MarpleTV · 2004 · as Winston Churchill · 1 episode
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilm · 2004 · as Cornelius Fudge
  • Making WavesFilm · 2004 · as Father Parry
  • Death in Holy OrdersTV · 2003 · as Father Martin Petrie · 2 episodes
  • Lucky JimFilm · 2003 · as Professor Neddy Welch
  • The GatheringFilm · 2003 · as Bishop
  • Bertie and ElizabethFilm · 2002 · as President Roosevelt
  • Foyle's WarTV · 2002 · as Henry Beaumont · 1 episode
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsFilm · 2002 · as Cornelius Fudge
  • ShackletonTV · 2002 · as Sir James Caird · 1 episode
  • SpooksTV · 2002 · as Sir John Barry · 1 episode
  • The Falklands PlayFilm · 2002 · as Sir Anthony Parsons
  • ThunderpantsFilm · 2002 · as Doctor
  • The Lost WorldFilm · 2001 · as Prof. Illingworth
  • The Lost WorldTV · 2001 · as Professor Illingworth · 2 episodes
  • Justice in WonderlandFilm · 2000 · as Mr. Justice Morland
  • The 10th KingdomTV · 2000 · as Chancellor Griswold · 5 episodes
  • An Ideal HusbandFilm · 1999 · as Lord Caversham
  • NancherrowFilm · 1999 · as Viscount Berryan
  • NancherrowTV · 1999 · Acting · 2 episodes
  • The Tichborne ClaimantFilm · 1999 · as Lord Rivers
  • The Barber of SiberiaFilm · 1998 · as Forsten
  • Castle Ghosts of WalesFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • Midsomer MurdersTV · 1997 · as Robert Cavendish · 1 episode
  • Mrs. DallowayFilm · 1997 · as Sir William Bradshaw
  • Castle Ghosts of IrelandFilm · 1996 · as Self
  • Gulliver's TravelsTV · 1996 · as Dr. Parnell · 2 episodes
  • Testament: The Bible in AnimationTV · 1996 · as Abraham (voice) · 1 episode
  • BramwellTV · 1995 · as Sir Herbert Hamilton · 1 episode
  • Castle Ghosts of EnglandFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • Look at the State We're In!TV · 1995 · as Judge Sutcliffe · 1 episode
  • Sense and SensibilityFilm · 1995 · as Sir John Middleton
  • A Feast at MidnightFilm · 1994 · as Headmaster
  • Mary Shelley's FrankensteinFilm · 1994 · as Prof. Krempe
  • MiddlemarchTV · 1994 · as Arthur Brooke · 6 episodes
  • The Master BlackmailerFilm · 1992 · as Charles Augustus Milverton
  • Bomber HarrisFilm · 1989 · as Winston Churchill
  • Paris by NightFilm · 1989 · as Adam Gillvray
  • In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard BurtonFilm · 1988 · as Self
  • Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday AffairFilm · 1988 · as Dr. Price
  • The Woman He LovedFilm · 1988 · as Winston Churchill
  • War and RemembranceTV · 1988 · as Winston Churchill · 12 episodes
  • BlatFilm · 1987 · as Sidney Tolland
  • Inspector MorseTV · 1987 · as Andrew Baydon · 1 episode
  • Make and BreakFilm · 1987 · as John Garrard
  • Northanger AbbeyFilm · 1987 · as General Tilney
  • The Death of the HeartFilm · 1987 · as Major Brutt
  • Hot MetalTV · 1986 · as Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam · 13 episodes
  • Paying Guests (Part 1)Film · 1986 · as Colonel Chase
  • Paying Guests (Part 2)Film · 1986 · as Colonel Chase
  • ScreenPlayTV · 1986 · as Colonel Chase · 2 episodes
  • Sunday PremiereTV · 1986 · as Sidney Tolland · 1 episode
  • The Demon LoverFilm · 1986 · as William Drover
  • Jenny's WarFilm · 1985 · as Klein
  • Jenny's WarTV · 1985 · as Klein · 4 episodes
  • Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as General Tilney · 1 episode
  • The Shooting PartyFilm · 1985 · as Bob, Lord Lilburn
  • Theatre NightTV · 1985 · as John Garrard · 1 episode
  • James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateFilm · 1984 · as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Sherlock HolmesTV · 1984 · as Charles Augustus Milverton · 1 episode
  • The Far PavilionsTV · 1984 · as The Commandant · 3 episodes
  • The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodFilm · 1984 · as King Richard
  • Natural WorldTV · 1983 · as Narrator · 1 episode
  • Shades of DarknessTV · 1983 · as William Drover · 1 episode
  • The CleopatrasTV · 1983 · as Julius Caesar · 3 episodes
  • CountdownTV · 1982 · Acting · 5 episodes
  • FothergillFilm · 1981 · as John Fothergill
  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsTV · 1981 · as Winston Churchill · 8 episodes
  • The Pied Piper of HamelinFilm · 1980 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Twelfth NightFilm · 1980 · as Sir Toby Belch
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyTV · 1979 · as Clayton · 1 episode
  • Speed KingFilm · 1979 · as Dorothy Campbell
  • All Creatures Great and SmallTV · 1978 · as Siegfried Farnon · 87 episodes
  • The BBC Television ShakespeareTV · 1978 · as Sir Toby Belch · 1 episode
  • RafflesTV · 1977 · Acting · 1 episode
  • SupernaturalTV · 1977 · as Adrian Gall · 1 episode
  • The Velvet GloveTV · 1977 · as Charles Bradlaugh · 1 episode
  • Bill BrandTV · 1976 · as Mr. Marples · 1 episode
  • The Duchess of Duke StreetTV · 1976 · as George Duggan · 1 episode
  • Victorian ScandalsTV · 1976 · as Arthur Munby · 1 episode
  • Caesar and ClarettaFilm · 1975 · as Benito Mussolini
  • Edward the SeventhTV · 1975 · as Prince Albert · 4 episodes
  • Private AffairsTV · 1975 · as Benito Mussolini · 1 episode
  • The Secret AgentFilm · 1975 · as The Assistant Commissioner
  • Churchill's PeopleTV · 1974 · as King Oswy · 1 episode
  • PlayhouseTV · 1974 · as John Fothergill · 1 episode
  • Shoulder to ShoulderTV · 1974 · as Asquith · 2 episodes
  • The Gathering StormFilm · 1974 · as Joachim von Ribbentrop
  • The SlapFilm · 1974 · as Robert Dickinson
  • Between the WarsTV · 1973 · as Col. Tonge · 1 episode
  • Dark PlacesFilm · 1973 · as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
  • European HeritageTV · 1973 · as Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
  • Gawain and the Green KnightFilm · 1973 · as Sir Bertilak
  • PsychomaniaFilm · 1973 · as Chief Inspector Hesseltine
  • The Silent OneFilm · 1973 · as Assistant
  • Yellow DogFilm · 1973 · as Alexander
  • Demons of the MindFilm · 1972 · as Zorn
  • The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's RuleTV · 1972 · as Narrator (voice) · 13 episodes
  • The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come NightFilm · 1972 · as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
  • Young WinstonFilm · 1972 · as Prep School Headmaster
  • 10 Rillington PlaceFilm · 1971 · as Malcolm Morris
  • A Ghost Story for ChristmasTV · 1971 · as Archdeacon Haynes · 1 episode
  • Elizabeth RTV · 1971 · as Robert Dudley · 3 episodes
  • Getting InFilm · 1971 · as Official
  • Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Stalls of BarchesterFilm · 1971 · as Archdeacon Haynes
  • Upstairs, DownstairsTV · 1971 · as Sir Guy Paynter · 1 episode
  • Big BrotherTV · 1970 · as John Edge · 1 episode
  • ManhuntTV · 1970 · as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz · 10 episodes
  • Marie Stopes: Sexual RevolutionaryFilm · 1970 · as Narrator
  • Warm Feet, Warm HeartFilm · 1970 · as Albert Purvis
  • ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV · 1969 · as Christopher Moore · 1 episode
  • Son of ManFilm · 1969 · as Pontius Pilate
  • Strange ReportTV · 1969 · as Doctor Michael Sanders · 1 episode
  • Berserk!Film · 1967 · as Detective Superintendent Brooks
  • How I Won the WarFilm · 1967 · as British General
  • ITV PlayhouseTV · 1967 · as Ray Malcolm · 1 episode
  • Mystery and ImaginationTV · 1966 · as William Oke · 1 episode
  • Old Man's FancyFilm · 1965 · as Jason
  • The Spy Who Came In from the ColdFilm · 1965 · as Dick Carlton
  • The TroubleshootersTV · 1965 · as Alec Stewart · 91 episodes
  • Thirty-Minute TheatreTV · 1965 · as The Official · 1 episode
  • The Wednesday PlayTV · 1964 · as Nick Prockter · 1 episode
  • Theatre 625TV · 1964 · as Adriano · 1 episode
  • Thursday TheatreTV · 1964 · as Anatol · 1 episode
  • The Spread of the EagleTV · 1963 · as Caius Martius Coriolanus · 3 episodes
  • The Dark IslandTV · 1962 · Acting · 6 episodes
  • The SaintTV · 1962 · as Walter Faber · 1 episode
  • Drama 61-67TV · 1961 · as Adam Irwin · 1 episode
  • An Age of KingsTV · 1960 · as Henry, Prince of Wales · 4 episodes
  • The VeilTV · 1958 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Torpedo RunFilm · 1958 · as Lt. Redley
  • Armchair TheatreTV · 1956 · as Albert Purvis · 1 episode
  • David CopperfieldTV · 1956 · as David Copperfield · 13 episodes
  • The Adventures of Sir LancelotTV · 1956 · as Sir Rupert · 1 episode
  • The BuccaneersTV · 1956 · as Lord Hinch · 1 episode
  • OthelloFilm · 1955 · as Cassio
  • General Electric TheaterTV · 1953 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Joachim von Ribbentrop · 1 episode
  • Sunday Night TheatreTV · 1950 · as Orsino · 1 episode
  • Black LegendFilm · 1949 · as Mad Thomas

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