Robert Hardy

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.

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Harry Potter en de Gevangene van Azkaban 2004Film +3 als Cornelius Fudge

Harry Potter en de Geheime Kamer 2002Film +3 als Cornelius Fudge

James Herriot: All Creatures Great and Small 1978Serie als Siegfried Farnon

Sense and Sensibility 1995Film +1 als Sir John Middleton

War and Remembrance 1988Serie als Winston Churchill

Het 10e koninkrijk 2000Serie als Chancellor Griswold

The Gathering 2003Film als Bishop

Young Winston 1972Film als Prep School Headmaster

Gulliver's Travels 1996Serie als Dr. Parnell

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994Film als Prof. Krempe

Middlemarch 1994Serie als Arthur Brooke

Lassie 2005Film als Judge Murray

Death in Holy Orders 2003Serie als Father Martin Petrie

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965Film als Dick Carlton

The Lost World 2001Serie als Professor Illingworth

The Barber Of Siberia 1998Film als Forsten

10 Rillington Place 1971Film als Malcolm Morris

The Lost World 2001Film als Prof. Illingworth

Torpedo Run 1958Film als Lt. Redley

Donderbroek 2002Film als Doctor

Demons of the Mind 1972Film als Zorn

The Master Blackmailer 1992Film als Charles Augustus Milverton

Mrs. Dalloway 1997Film als Sir William Bradshaw

The Woman He Loved 1988Film als Winston Churchill

Berserk! 1967Film als Detective Superintendent Brooks

Northanger Abbey 1987Film als General Tilney

The Shooting Party 1985Film als Bob, Lord Lilburn

Bertie and Elizabeth 2002Film als President Roosevelt

Dark Places 1973Film als Edward Foster / Andrew Marr

A Feast at Midnight 1994Film als Headmaster

The Slap 1974Film als Robert Dickinson

The Falklands Play 2002Film als Sir Anthony Parsons

Twelfth Night 1980Film als Sir Toby Belch

Psychomania 1973Film als Chief Inspector Hesseltine

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988Film als Self

The Death of the Heart 1987Film als Major Brutt

Gawain and the Green Knight 1973Film als Sir Bertilak

The Stalls of Barchester 1971Film als Archdeacon Haynes