Robert Hardy
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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.
Known for
Credits
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
as Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Cornelius Fudge
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
as Sir John Middleton
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
as Prof. Krempe
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
as Forsten
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
as Dick Carlton
Lassie (2005)
as Judge Murray
Thunderpants (2002)
as Doctor
Young Winston (1972)
as Prep School Headmaster
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
as Sir William Bradshaw
Torpedo Run (1958)
as Lt. Redley
The Gathering (2003)
as Bishop
The Lost World (2001)
as Prof. Illingworth
How I Won the War (1967)
as British General
10 Rillington Place (1971)
as Malcolm Morris
The Master Blackmailer (1992)
as Charles Augustus Milverton
Paris by Night (1989)
as Adam Gillvray
The Slap (1974)
as Robert Dickinson
Lucky Jim (2003)
as Professor Neddy Welch
Jenny's War (1985)
as Klein
Dark Places (1973)
as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
Margaret (2009)
as Willie Whitelaw
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Headmaster
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015)
as Winston Churchill
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
as President Roosevelt
The Woman He Loved (1988)
as Winston Churchill
Berserk! (1967)
as Detective Superintendent Brooks
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Bob, Lord Lilburn
Psychomania (1973)
as Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Demons of the Mind (1972)
as Zorn
The Falklands Play (2002)
as Sir Anthony Parsons
Son of Man (1969)
as Pontius Pilate
Speed King (1979)
as Dorothy Campbell
The Silent One (1973)
as Assistant
Twelfth Night (1980)
as Sir Toby Belch
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)
as Lord Rivers
Yellow Dog (1973)
as Alexander
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
as King Richard
The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
as Archdeacon Haynes
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
as Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Northanger Abbey (1987)
as General Tilney
The Gathering Storm (1974)
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
An Ideal Husband (1999)
as Lord Caversham
Othello (1955)
as Cassio
The Secret Agent (1975)
as The Assistant Commissioner
The Demon Lover (1986)
as William Drover
Bomber Harris (1989)
as Winston Churchill
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
as Sir Bertilak
Nancherrow (1999)
as Viscount Berryan
Elementary My Dear Viewer (2007)
as Self
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis (2013)
as Self - Interviewee
Make and Break (1987)
as John Garrard
Getting In (1971)
as Official
Blat (1987)
as Sidney Tolland
The Death of the Heart (1987)
as Major Brutt
Paying Guests (Part 2) (1986)
as Colonel Chase
Caesar and Claretta (1975)
as Benito Mussolini
Joseph's Reel (2015)
as Old Joseph
Snapshot Wedding (2017)
as Donald
Goodbye Mr Snuggles (2006)
as Mr. Stiles
Black Legend (1949)
as Mad Thomas
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
as Narrator
Warm Feet, Warm Heart (1970)
as Albert Purvis
Castle Ghosts of England (1995)
as Self
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)
as Dr. Price
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980)
as Narrator (voice)
Castle Ghosts of Ireland (1996)
as Self
Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)
as Colonel Chase
Centenary: The BP Story (2009)
as George Reynolds (voice)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Fothergill (1981)
as John Fothergill
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary (1970)
as Narrator
Old Man's Fancy (1965)
as Jason
Castle Ghosts of Wales (1997)
as Self
Making Waves (2004)
as Father Parry