
Robert Hardy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1925
- Died
- August 3, 2017 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Biography
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

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Sense and Sensibility

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Midsomer Murders

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The 10th Kingdom

Sherlock Holmes

10 Rillington Place

The Gathering
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Filmography
Snapshot Wedding
Movie · as Donald

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
Movie · as Winston Churchill

Joseph's Reel
Movie · as Old Joseph

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Ghosts in the Machine
Movie · as Narrator

Margaret
Movie · as Willie Whitelaw

Centenary: The BP Story
Movie · as George Reynolds (voice)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as Cornelius Fudge
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Movie · as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Lewis
TV · as Sir Arnold Raeburn · 1 ep

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Movie · as Mr. Stiles

Le Grand Charles
TV · as Franklin D. Roosevelt · 2 eps

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Cornelius Fudge

Lassie
Movie · as Judge Murray

Making Waves
Movie · as Father Parry

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie · as Cornelius Fudge

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Winston Churchill · 1 ep

The Gathering
Movie · as Bishop

Lucky Jim
Movie · as Professor Neddy Welch

Death in Holy Orders
TV · as Father Martin Petrie · 2 eps

Thunderpants
Movie · as Doctor

The Falklands Play
Movie · as Sir Anthony Parsons

Bertie and Elizabeth
Movie · as President Roosevelt

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie · as Cornelius Fudge

Foyle's War
TV · as Henry Beaumont · 1 ep

Spooks
TV · as Sir John Barry · 1 ep

Shackleton
TV · as Sir James Caird · 1 ep

The Lost World
Movie · as Prof. Illingworth

The Lost World
TV · as Professor Illingworth · 2 eps
Justice in Wonderland
Movie · as Mr. Justice Morland

The 10th Kingdom
TV · as Chancellor Griswold · 5 eps

Nancherrow
Movie · as Viscount Berryan

An Ideal Husband
Movie · as Lord Caversham

The Tichborne Claimant
Movie · as Lord Rivers

Nancherrow
TV · 2 eps

The Barber of Siberia
Movie · as Forsten

Mrs. Dalloway
Movie · as Sir William Bradshaw

Castle Ghosts of Wales
Movie · as Self

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Robert Cavendish · 1 ep

Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Movie · as Self

Gulliver's Travels
TV · as Dr. Parnell · 2 eps

Testament: The Bible in Animation
TV · as Abraham (voice) · 1 ep

Sense and Sensibility
Movie · as Sir John Middleton

Castle Ghosts of England
Movie · as Self

Bramwell
TV · as Sir Herbert Hamilton, Sir Herbert Hamilton · 1 ep
Look at the State We're In!
TV · as Judge Sutcliffe · 1 ep

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Movie · as Prof. Krempe

A Feast at Midnight
Movie · as Headmaster

Middlemarch
TV · as Arthur Brooke · 6 eps

The Master Blackmailer
Movie · as Charles Augustus Milverton

Bomber Harris
Movie · as Winston Churchill

Paris by Night
Movie · as Adam Gillvray

The Woman He Loved
Movie · as Winston Churchill

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Movie · as Dr. Price

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Movie · as Self

War and Remembrance
TV · as Winston Churchill · 12 eps

Make and Break
Movie · as John Garrard

Northanger Abbey
Movie · as General Tilney

The Death of the Heart
Movie · as Major Brutt

Blat
Movie · as Sidney Tolland

Inspector Morse
TV · as Andrew Baydon · 1 ep

Paying Guests (Part 2)
Movie · as Colonel Chase

Paying Guests (Part 1)
Movie · as Colonel Chase

The Demon Lover
Movie · as William Drover

Hot Metal
TV · as Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam · 13 eps

ScreenPlay
TV · as Colonel Chase · 2 eps
Sunday Premiere
TV · as Sidney Tolland · 1 ep

The Shooting Party
Movie · as Bob, Lord Lilburn

Jenny's War
Movie · as Klein

Jenny's War
TV · as Klein · 4 eps

Screen Two
TV · as General Tilney · 1 ep

Theatre Night
TV · as John Garrard · 1 ep

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie · as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie · as King Richard

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Charles Augustus Milverton · 1 ep

The Far Pavilions
TV · as The Commandant · 3 eps

Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

The Cleopatras
TV · as Julius Caesar · 3 eps

Shades of Darkness
TV · as William Drover · 1 ep

Countdown
TV · 5 eps

Fothergill
Movie · as John Fothergill

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
TV · as Winston Churchill · 8 eps

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Twelfth Night
Movie · as Sir Toby Belch
Speed King
Movie · as Dorothy Campbell

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV · as Clayton · 1 ep

All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Siegfried Farnon · 87 eps

The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Sir Toby Belch · 1 ep

Raffles
TV · 1 ep

Supernatural
TV · as Adrian Gall · 1 ep
The Velvet Glove
TV · as Charles Bradlaugh · 1 ep

Bill Brand
TV · as Mr. Marples · 1 ep

Victorian Scandals
TV · as Arthur Munby · 1 ep

The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as George Duggan · 1 ep

Caesar and Claretta
Movie · as Benito Mussolini
The Secret Agent
Movie · as The Assistant Commissioner

Edward the Seventh
TV · as Prince Albert · 4 eps
Private Affairs
TV · as Benito Mussolini · 1 ep

The Slap
Movie · as Robert Dickinson

The Gathering Storm
Movie · as Joachim von Ribbentrop

Playhouse
TV · as John Fothergill, Sir Malcolm Campbell · 1 ep

Shoulder to Shoulder
TV · as Asquith · 2 eps

Churchill's People
TV · as King Oswy · 1 ep

The Silent One
Movie · as Assistant

Dark Places
Movie · as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr

Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as Sir Bertilak

Psychomania
Movie · as Chief Inspector Hesseltine

Yellow Dog
Movie · as Alexander
European Heritage
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Between the Wars
TV · as Col. Tonge · 1 ep

Demons of the Mind
Movie · as Zorn

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Movie · as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick

Young Winston
Movie · as Prep School Headmaster
The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 13 eps

The Stalls of Barchester
Movie · as Archdeacon Haynes

10 Rillington Place
Movie · as Malcolm Morris
Getting In
Movie · as Official

Elizabeth R
TV · as Robert Dudley · 3 eps

A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV · as Archdeacon Haynes · 1 ep

Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · as Sir Guy Paynter · 1 ep

Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
Movie · as Albert Purvis

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Movie · as Narrator

Manhunt
TV · as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz · 10 eps
Big Brother
TV · as John Edge · 1 ep

Son of Man
Movie · as Pontius Pilate

Strange Report
TV · as Doctor Michael Sanders · 1 ep

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Christopher Moore · 1 ep

Berserk!
Movie · as Detective Superintendent Brooks

How I Won the War
Movie · as British General

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Ray Malcolm · 1 ep

Mystery and Imagination
TV · as William Oke · 1 ep

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Movie · as Dick Carlton
Old Man's Fancy
Movie · as Jason

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Alec Stewart · 91 eps

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as The Official · 1 ep

The Wednesday Play
TV · as Nick Prockter, Pontius Pilate · 1 ep

Theatre 625
TV · as Adriano · 1 ep
Thursday Theatre
TV · as Anatol · 1 ep

The Spread of the Eagle
TV · as Caius Martius Coriolanus · 3 eps

The Saint
TV · as Walter Faber · 1 ep
The Dark Island
TV · 6 eps
Drama 61-67
TV · as Adam Irwin, Philip Weathers · 1 ep

An Age of Kings
TV · as Henry, Prince of Wales, Henry V · 4 eps

Torpedo Run
Movie · as Lt. Redley

The Veil
TV · 1 ep

The Buccaneers
TV · as Lord Hinch · 1 ep

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV · as Sir Rupert · 1 ep

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Albert Purvis · 1 ep
David Copperfield
TV · as David Copperfield · 13 eps

Othello
Movie · as Cassio

General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Joachim von Ribbentrop · 1 ep

Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Orsino, Admetus, William Herndon · 1 ep

Black Legend
Movie · as Mad Thomas

