Robert Hardy
Acting
Born: October 29, 1925 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died: August 3, 2017 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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
2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
The 10th Kingdom
2000
Sherlock Holmes
1984
10 Rillington Place
1971
The Gathering
2003
Photos (2)
Movies (65)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cornelius Fudge
Sense and Sensibility
Sir John Middleton
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Prof. Krempe
Lassie
Judge Murray
10 Rillington Place
Malcolm Morris
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Dick Carlton
Thunderpants
Doctor
The Gathering
Bishop
The Barber of Siberia
Forsten
Young Winston
Prep School Headmaster
Mrs. Dalloway
Sir William Bradshaw
The Lost World
Prof. Illingworth
The Master Blackmailer
Charles Augustus Milverton
Torpedo Run
Lt. Redley
Paris by Night
Adam Gillvray
Berserk!
Detective Superintendent Brooks
The Woman He Loved
Winston Churchill
Dark Places
Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
The Slap
Robert Dickinson
Bomber Harris
Winston Churchill
Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
How I Won the War
British General
The Silent One
Assistant
Northanger Abbey
General Tilney
Demons of the Mind
Zorn
The Shooting Party
Bob, Lord Lilburn
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
King Richard
The Falklands Play
Sir Anthony Parsons
An Ideal Husband
Lord Caversham
Margaret
Willie Whitelaw
Bertie and Elizabeth
President Roosevelt
The Tichborne Claimant
Lord Rivers
The Gathering Storm
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joseph's Reel
Old Joseph
The Demon Lover
William Drover
Caesar and Claretta
Benito Mussolini
Othello
Cassio
Lucky Jim
Professor Neddy Welch
Yellow Dog
Alexander
Son of Man
Pontius Pilate
Black Legend
Mad Thomas
Jenny's War
Klein
The Death of the Heart
Major Brutt
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Colonel Chase
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Colonel Chase
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Psychomania
Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Bertilak
A Feast at Midnight
Headmaster
Nancherrow
Viscount Berryan
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Dr. Price
Make and Break
John Garrard
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Narrator (voice)
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Mr. Stiles
Blat
Sidney Tolland
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
Winston Churchill
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Narrator
The Stalls of Barchester
Archdeacon Haynes
Fothergill
John Fothergill
Centenary: The BP Story
George Reynolds (voice)
Making Waves
Father Parry
TV Shows (69)
Midsomer Murders
Robert Cavendish · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Henry Beaumont · 1 eps
Spooks
Sir John Barry · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Charles Augustus Milverton · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Winston Churchill · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Nick Prockter · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Pontius Pilate · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
The Saint
Walter Faber · 1 eps
Screen Two
General Tilney · 1 eps
Lewis
Sir Arnold Raeburn · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Christopher Moore · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Ray Malcolm · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Andrew Baydon · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Official · 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Clayton · 1 eps
Playhouse
John Fothergill · 1 eps
Playhouse
Sir Malcolm Campbell · 1 eps
Upstairs, Downstairs
Sir Guy Paynter · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Sir Toby Belch · 1 eps
All Creatures Great and Small
Siegfried Farnon · 87 eps
Theatre 625
1 eps
Theatre 625
Adriano · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Orsino · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Admetus · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
William Herndon · 1 eps
Churchill's People
King Oswy · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
Colonel Chase · 2 eps
The Troubleshooters
Alec Stewart · 91 eps
War and Remembrance
Winston Churchill · 12 eps
The Buccaneers
Lord Hinch · 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
George Duggan · 1 eps
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Archdeacon Haynes · 1 eps
The 10th Kingdom
Chancellor Griswold · 5 eps
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Sir Rupert · 1 eps
Countdown
5 eps
An Age of Kings
Henry, Prince of Wales · 4 eps
An Age of Kings
Henry V · 2 eps
Bramwell
Sir Herbert Hamilton · 1 eps
Bramwell
Sir Herbert Hamilton · 1 eps
Elizabeth R
Robert Dudley · 3 eps
Strange Report
Doctor Michael Sanders · 1 eps
Manhunt
Abwehr Sergeant Gratz · 10 eps
Edward the Seventh
Prince Albert · 4 eps
Middlemarch
Arthur Brooke · 6 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Dr. Parnell · 2 eps
Supernatural
Adrian Gall · 1 eps
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Abraham (voice) · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
1 eps
Mystery and Imagination
William Oke · 1 eps
The Veil
1 eps
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill · 8 eps
The Far Pavilions
The Commandant · 3 eps
Hot Metal
Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam · 13 eps
Raffles
1 eps
Shackleton
Sir James Caird · 1 eps
Shades of Darkness
William Drover · 1 eps
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Martius Coriolanus · 3 eps
Death in Holy Orders
Father Martin Petrie · 2 eps
Bill Brand
Mr. Marples · 1 eps
The Lost World
Professor Illingworth · 2 eps
Victorian Scandals
Arthur Munby · 1 eps
The Cleopatras
Julius Caesar · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joachim von Ribbentrop · 1 eps
Nancherrow
2 eps
Armchair Theatre
Albert Purvis · 1 eps
Shoulder to Shoulder
Asquith · 2 eps
Le Grand Charles
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 2 eps
Jenny's War
Klein · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
Castle Ghosts of England
Self
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Self
Castle Ghosts of Wales
Self
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Self - Interviewee
