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