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