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 Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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
Lassie (2005)
as Judge Murray
Thunderpants (2002)
as Doctor
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
as Dick Carlton
10 Rillington Place (1971)
as Malcolm Morris
The Lost World (2001)
as Prof. Illingworth
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
as Forsten
The Gathering (2003)
as Bishop
Young Winston (1972)
as Prep School Headmaster
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
as Sir William Bradshaw
The Master Blackmailer (1992)
as Charles Augustus Milverton
Torpedo Run (1958)
as Lt. Redley
The Slap (1974)
as Robert Dickinson
Berserk! (1967)
as Detective Superintendent Brooks
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
as Self
The Silent One (1973)
as Assistant
How I Won the War (1967)
as British General
The Woman He Loved (1988)
as Winston Churchill
Dark Places (1973)
as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
Twelfth Night (1980)
as Sir Toby Belch
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
as President Roosevelt
Paris by Night (1989)
as Adam Gillvray
Speed King (1979)
as Dorothy Campbell
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)
as Lord Rivers
Margaret (2009)
as Willie Whitelaw
An Ideal Husband (1999)
as Lord Caversham
The Gathering Storm (1974)
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Northanger Abbey (1987)
as General Tilney
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
as King Richard
Jenny's War (1985)
as Klein
Demons of the Mind (1972)
as Zorn
Getting In (1971)
as Official
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Caesar and Claretta (1975)
as Benito Mussolini
Bomber Harris (1989)
as Winston Churchill
Warm Feet, Warm Heart (1970)
as Albert Purvis
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Bob, Lord Lilburn
Snapshot Wedding (2017)
as Donald
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Headmaster
Yellow Dog (1973)
as Alexander
The Falklands Play (2002)
as Sir Anthony Parsons
Lucky Jim (2003)
as Professor Neddy Welch
The Secret Agent (1975)
as The Assistant Commissioner
The Death of the Heart (1987)
as Major Brutt
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
as Sir Bertilak
The Demon Lover (1986)
as William Drover
Son of Man (1969)
as Pontius Pilate
Psychomania (1973)
as Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Paying Guests (Part 2) (1986)
as Colonel Chase
Nancherrow (1999)
as Viscount Berryan
Justice in Wonderland (2000)
as Mr. Justice Morland
Elementary My Dear Viewer (2007)
as Self
Joseph's Reel (2015)
as Old Joseph
Black Legend (1949)
as Mad Thomas
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)
as Dr. Price
Blat (1987)
as Sidney Tolland
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980)
as Narrator (voice)
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015)
as Winston Churchill
Make and Break (1987)
as John Garrard
Goodbye Mr Snuggles (2006)
as Mr. Stiles
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary (1970)
as Narrator
Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)
as Colonel Chase
Fothergill (1981)
as John Fothergill
Old Man's Fancy (1965)
as Jason
The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
as Archdeacon Haynes
Othello (1955)
as Cassio
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
as Narrator
Castle Ghosts of England (1995)
as Self
Making Waves (2004)
as Father Parry
Centenary: The BP Story (2009)
as George Reynolds (voice)
Castle Ghosts of Ireland (1996)
as Self
Castle Ghosts of Wales (1997)
as Self
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis (2013)
as Self - Interviewee