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person_profile-Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy Died at age: 91

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Robert Hardy

Date of Birth:

Oct 29, 1925

Country of birth:

UK

Died:

Aug 03, 2017

Biography of

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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Filmography of

Robert Hardy

Found 59 Movies in total

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain

Winston Churchill ( Actor )

... 2015

... 2013

Margaret

Willie Whitelaw ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2007

Lassie

Judge Murray ( Actor )

... 2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Cornelius Fudge ( Actor )

... 2005

Making Waves

Father Parry ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

The Gathering

Bishop ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2002

Bertie and Elizabeth

President Roosevelt ( Actor )

... 2002

Thunderpants

Doctor ( Actor )

... 2002

The Falklands Play

Sir Anthony Parsons ( Actor )

... 2002

The Lost World

Prof. Illingworth ( Actor )

... 2001

An Ideal Husband

Lord Caversham ( Actor )

... 1999

Nancherrow

Viscount Berryan ( Actor )

... 1999

The Barber of Siberia

Forsten ( Actor )

... 1998

The Tichborne Claimant

Lord Rivers ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1997

Mrs. Dalloway

Sir William Bradshaw ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1996

Sense and Sensibility

Sir John Middleton ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1995

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Prof. Krempe ( Actor )

... 1994

A Feast at Midnight

Headmaster ( Actor )

... 1994

The Master Blackmailer

Charles Augustus Milverton ( Actor )

... 1992

Bomber Harris

Winston Churchill ( Actor )

... 1989

Paris by Night

Adam Gillvray ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1988

... 1988

The Woman He Loved

Winston Churchill ( Actor )

... 1988

The Death of the Heart

Major Brutt ( Actor )

... 1987

Northanger Abbey

General Tilney ( Actor )

... 1987

Make and Break

John Garrard ( Actor )

... 1987

Paying Guests (Part 2)

Colonel Chase ( Actor )

... 1986

Paying Guests (Part 1)

Colonel Chase ( Actor )

... 1986

The Demon Lover

William Drover ( Actor )

... 1986

Jenny's War

Klein ( Actor )

... 1985

The Shooting Party

Bob, Lord Lilburn ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1984

Twelfth Night

Sir Toby Belch ( Actor )

... 1980

Caesar and Claretta

Benito Mussolini ( Actor )

... 1975

The Gathering Storm

Joachim von Ribbentrop ( Actor )

... 1974

The Slap

Robert Dickinson ( Actor )

... 1974

Yellow Dog

Alexander ( Actor )

... 1973

Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Bertilak ( Actor )

... 1973

Dark Places

Edward Foster / Andrew Marr ( Actor )

... 1973

Psychomania

Chief Inspector Hesseltine ( Actor )

... 1973

The Silent One

The Assistant ( Actor )

... 1973

Demons of the Mind

Zorn ( Actor )

... 1972

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

Doctor Sir Robert Baldick ( Actor )

... 1972

Young Winston

Prep School Headmaster ( Actor )

... 1972

The Stalls of Barchester

Archdeacon Haynes ( Actor )

... 1971

10 Rillington Place

Malcolm Morris ( Actor )

... 1971

Berserk!

Detective Superintendent Brooks ( Actor )

... 1967

How I Won the War

British General ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1965

Torpedo Run

Lt. Redley ( Actor )

... 1958

Othello

Cassio ( Actor )

... 1955