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Snapshot Wedding
2017 · Movie
as Donald
Robert Hardy
1925-10-29
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
2015 · Movie
as Winston Churchill
Joseph's Reel
2015 · Movie
as Old Joseph
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
2013 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee
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Ghosts in the Machine
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
Margaret
2009 · Movie
as Willie Whitelaw
Centenary: The BP Story
2009 · Movie
as George Reynolds (voice)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Movie
as Cornelius Fudge
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Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007 · Movie
as Self
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Lewis
2007 · TV Show
as Sir Arnold Raeburn
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
2006 · Movie
as Mr. Stiles
Le Grand Charles
2006 · TV Show
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
as Cornelius Fudge
Lassie
2005 · Movie
as Judge Murray
Making Waves
2004 · Movie
as Father Parry
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie
as Cornelius Fudge
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV Show
as Winston Churchill
The Gathering
2003 · Movie
as Bishop
Lucky Jim
2003 · Movie
as Professor Neddy Welch
Death in Holy Orders
2003 · TV Show
as Father Martin Petrie
Thunderpants
2002 · Movie
as Doctor
The Falklands Play
2002 · Movie
as Sir Anthony Parsons
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002 · Movie
as President Roosevelt
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie
as Cornelius Fudge
Foyle's War
2002 · TV Show
as Henry Beaumont
Spooks
2002 · TV Show
as Sir John Barry
Shackleton
2002 · TV Show
as Sir James Caird
The Lost World
2001 · Movie
as Prof. Illingworth
The Lost World
2001 · TV Show
as Professor Illingworth
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Justice in Wonderland
2000 · Movie
as Mr. Justice Morland
The 10th Kingdom
2000 · TV Show
as Chancellor Griswold
Nancherrow
1999 · Movie
as Viscount Berryan
An Ideal Husband
1999 · Movie
as Lord Caversham
The Tichborne Claimant
1999 · Movie
as Lord Rivers
Nancherrow
1999 · TV Show
The Barber of Siberia
1998 · Movie
as Forsten
Mrs. Dalloway
1997 · Movie
as Sir William Bradshaw
Castle Ghosts of Wales
1997 · Movie
as Self
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Robert Cavendish
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
1996 · Movie
as Self
Gulliver's Travels
1996 · TV Show
as Dr. Parnell
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996 · TV Show
as Abraham (voice)
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Movie
as Sir John Middleton
Castle Ghosts of England
1995 · Movie
as Self
Bramwell
1995 · TV Show
as Sir Herbert Hamilton, Sir Herbert Hamilton
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Look at the State We're In!
1995 · TV Show
as Judge Sutcliffe
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Movie
as Prof. Krempe
A Feast at Midnight
1994 · Movie
as Headmaster
Middlemarch
1994 · TV Show
as Arthur Brooke
The Master Blackmailer
1992 · Movie
as Charles Augustus Milverton
Bomber Harris
1989 · Movie
as Winston Churchill
Paris by Night
1989 · Movie
as Adam Gillvray
The Woman He Loved
1988 · Movie
as Winston Churchill
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988 · Movie
as Dr. Price
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Movie
as Self
War and Remembrance
1988 · TV Show
as Winston Churchill
Make and Break
1987 · Movie
as John Garrard
Northanger Abbey
1987 · Movie
as General Tilney
The Death of the Heart
1987 · Movie
as Major Brutt
Blat
1987 · Movie
as Sidney Tolland
Inspector Morse
1987 · TV Show
as Andrew Baydon
Paying Guests (Part 2)
1986 · Movie
as Colonel Chase
Paying Guests (Part 1)
1986 · Movie
as Colonel Chase
The Demon Lover
1986 · Movie
as William Drover
Hot Metal
1986 · TV Show
as Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam
ScreenPlay
1986 · TV Show
as Colonel Chase
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Sunday Premiere
1986 · TV Show
as Sidney Tolland
The Shooting Party
1985 · Movie
as Bob, Lord Lilburn
Jenny's War
1985 · Movie
as Klein
Jenny's War
1985 · TV Show
as Klein
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as General Tilney
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 · Movie
as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 · Movie
as King Richard
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV Show
as Charles Augustus Milverton
The Far Pavilions
1984 · TV Show
as The Commandant
Natural World
1983 · TV Show
as Narrator
The Cleopatras
1983 · TV Show
as Julius Caesar
Shades of Darkness
1983 · TV Show
as William Drover
Countdown
1982 · TV Show
Fothergill
1981 · Movie
as John Fothergill
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · TV Show
as Winston Churchill
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1980 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Twelfth Night
1980 · Movie
as Sir Toby Belch
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Speed King
1979 · Movie
as Dorothy Campbell
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · TV Show
as Clayton
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · TV Show
as Siegfried Farnon
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · TV Show
as Sir Toby Belch
Raffles
1977 · TV Show
Supernatural
1977 · TV Show
as Adrian Gall
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The Velvet Glove
1977 · TV Show
as Charles Bradlaugh
Bill Brand
1976 · TV Show
as Mr. Marples
Victorian Scandals
1976 · TV Show
as Arthur Munby
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976 · TV Show
as George Duggan
Caesar and Claretta
1975 · Movie
as Benito Mussolini
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The Secret Agent
1975 · Movie
as The Assistant Commissioner
Edward the Seventh
1975 · TV Show
as Prince Albert
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Private Affairs
1975 · TV Show
as Benito Mussolini
The Slap
1974 · Movie
as Robert Dickinson
The Gathering Storm
1974 · Movie
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Playhouse
1974 · TV Show
as John Fothergill, Sir Malcolm Campbell
Shoulder to Shoulder
1974 · TV Show
as Asquith
Churchill's People
1974 · TV Show
as King Oswy
The Silent One
1973 · Movie
as Assistant
Dark Places
1973 · Movie
as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973 · Movie
as Sir Bertilak
Psychomania
1973 · Movie
as Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Yellow Dog
1973 · Movie
as Alexander
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European Heritage
1973 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
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Between the Wars
1973 · TV Show
as Col. Tonge
Demons of the Mind
1972 · Movie
as Zorn
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
1972 · Movie
as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Young Winston
1972 · Movie
as Prep School Headmaster
The Stalls of Barchester
1971 · Movie
as Archdeacon Haynes
10 Rillington Place
1971 · Movie
as Malcolm Morris
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Getting In
1971 · Movie
as Official
Elizabeth R
1971 · TV Show
as Robert Dudley
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · TV Show
as Archdeacon Haynes
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · TV Show
as Sir Guy Paynter
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Self
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Warm Feet, Warm Heart
1970 · Movie
as Albert Purvis
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970 · Movie
as Narrator
Manhunt
1970 · TV Show
as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
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Big Brother
1970 · TV Show
as John Edge
Son of Man
1969 · Movie
as Pontius Pilate
Strange Report
1969 · TV Show
as Doctor Michael Sanders
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV Show
as Christopher Moore
Berserk!
1967 · Movie
as Detective Superintendent Brooks
How I Won the War
1967 · Movie
as British General
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
as Ray Malcolm
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · TV Show
as William Oke
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · Movie
as Dick Carlton
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Old Man's Fancy
1965 · Movie
as Jason
The Troubleshooters
1965 · TV Show
as Alec Stewart
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV Show
as The Official
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
as Nick Prockter, Pontius Pilate
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
as Adriano
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Thursday Theatre
1964 · TV Show
as Anatol
The Spread of the Eagle
1963 · TV Show
as Caius Martius Coriolanus
The Saint
1962 · TV Show
as Walter Faber
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The Dark Island
1962 · TV Show
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Drama 61-67
1961 · TV Show
as Adam Irwin, Philip Weathers
An Age of Kings
1960 · TV Show
as Henry, Prince of Wales, Henry V
Torpedo Run
1958 · Movie
as Lt. Redley
The Veil
1958 · TV Show
The Buccaneers
1956 · TV Show
as Lord Hinch
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · TV Show
as Sir Rupert
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Albert Purvis
Othello
1955 · Movie
as Cassio
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Orsino, Admetus, William Herndon
Black Legend
1949 · Movie
as Mad Thomas
