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.
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 (Movies)
Snapshot Wedding
Character:Donald
Release Date:01/01/2017
Joseph's Reel
Character:Old Joseph
Release Date:18/06/2015
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:25/01/2015
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:27/11/2013
Ghosts in the Machine
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/10/2009
Margaret
Character:Willie Whitelaw
Release Date:26/03/2009
Centenary: The BP Story
Character:George Reynolds (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2009
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Cornelius Fudge
Release Date:08/07/2007
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Character:Mr. Stiles
Release Date:15/08/2006
Lassie
Character:Judge Murray
Release Date:16/12/2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Cornelius Fudge
Release Date:16/11/2005
Making Waves
Character:Father Parry
Release Date:26/07/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character:Cornelius Fudge
Release Date:31/05/2004
Lucky Jim
Character:Professor Neddy Welch
Release Date:11/04/2003
The Gathering
Character:Bishop
Release Date:23/02/2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Character:Cornelius Fudge
Release Date:13/11/2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Character:President Roosevelt
Release Date:04/06/2002
Thunderpants
Character:Doctor
Release Date:24/05/2002
The Falklands Play
Character:Sir Anthony Parsons
Release Date:10/04/2002
The Lost World
Character:Prof. Illingworth
Release Date:25/12/2001
The Tichborne Claimant
Character:Lord Rivers
Release Date:12/11/1999
An Ideal Husband
Character:Lord Caversham
Release Date:18/05/1999
Nancherrow
Character:Viscount Berryan
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Barber of Siberia
Character:Forsten
Release Date:11/11/1998
Castle Ghosts of Wales
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/1997
Mrs. Dalloway
Character:Sir William Bradshaw
Release Date:01/09/1997
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/1996
Sense and Sensibility
Character:Sir John Middleton
Release Date:13/12/1995
Castle Ghosts of England
Character:Self
Release Date:10/07/1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Character:Prof. Krempe
Release Date:04/11/1994
A Feast at Midnight
Character:Headmaster
Release Date:01/11/1994
The Master Blackmailer
Character:Charles Augustus Milverton
Release Date:02/02/1992
Bomber Harris
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:03/09/1989
Paris by Night
Character:Adam Gillvray
Release Date:18/04/1989
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Character:Dr. Price
Release Date:19/12/1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/1988
The Woman He Loved
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:03/04/1988
Blat
Character:Sidney Tolland
Release Date:13/09/1987
The Death of the Heart
Character:Major Brutt
Release Date:03/05/1987
Northanger Abbey
Character:General Tilney
Release Date:15/02/1987
Make and Break
Character:John Garrard
Release Date:02/01/1987
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Character:Colonel Chase
Release Date:02/10/1986
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Character:Colonel Chase
Release Date:01/10/1986
The Demon Lover
Character:William Drover
Release Date:21/06/1986
Jenny's War
Character:Klein
Release Date:25/10/1985
The Shooting Party
Character:Bob, Lord Lilburn
Release Date:01/02/1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:King Richard
Release Date:22/05/1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Character:Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Fothergill
Character:John Fothergill
Release Date:08/01/1981
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/03/1980
Twelfth Night
Character:Sir Toby Belch
Release Date:06/01/1980
Speed King
Character:Dorothy Campbell
Release Date:19/12/1979
The Secret Agent
Character:The Assistant Commissioner
Release Date:01/10/1975
Caesar and Claretta
Character:Benito Mussolini
Release Date:08/05/1975
The Gathering Storm
Character:Joachim von Ribbentrop
Release Date:29/11/1974
The Slap
Character:Robert Dickinson
Release Date:23/10/1974
Yellow Dog
Character:Alexander
Release Date:11/08/1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
Character:Sir Bertilak
Release Date:01/06/1973
Dark Places
Character:Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
Release Date:01/05/1973
Psychomania
Character:Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Release Date:01/03/1973
The Silent One
Character:Assistant
Release Date:10/02/1973
Demons of the Mind
Character:Zorn
Release Date:05/11/1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Character:Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Release Date:06/10/1972
Young Winston
Character:Prep School Headmaster
Release Date:20/07/1972
The Stalls of Barchester
Character:Archdeacon Haynes
Release Date:24/12/1971
Getting In
Character:Official
Release Date:25/10/1971
10 Rillington Place
Character:Malcolm Morris
Release Date:10/02/1971
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
Character:Albert Purvis
Release Date:22/09/1970
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/06/1970
Son of Man
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:16/04/1969
Berserk!
Character:Detective Superintendent Brooks
Release Date:01/11/1967
How I Won the War
Character:British General
Release Date:18/10/1967
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Character:Dick Carlton
Release Date:16/12/1965
Old Man's Fancy
Character:Jason
Release Date:01/01/1965
Torpedo Run
Character:Lt. Redley
Release Date:24/10/1958
Othello
Character:Cassio
Release Date:15/12/1955
Black Legend
Character:Mad Thomas
Release Date:10/01/1949
Television Appearances
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
Lewis
Character:Sir Arnold Raeburn
Le Grand Charles
Character:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Winston Churchill
Death in Holy Orders
Character:Father Martin Petrie
Foyle's War
Character:Henry Beaumont
Spooks
Character:Sir John Barry
Shackleton
Character:Sir James Caird
The Lost World
Character:Professor Illingworth
The 10th Kingdom
Character:Chancellor Griswold
Nancherrow
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Robert Cavendish
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Character:Abraham (voice)
Gulliver's Travels
Character:Dr. Parnell
Look at the State We're In!
Character:Judge Sutcliffe
Bramwell
Character:Sir Herbert Hamilton
Bramwell
Character:Sir Herbert Hamilton
Middlemarch
Character:Arthur Brooke
War and Remembrance
Character:Winston Churchill
Inspector Morse
Character:Andrew Baydon
Hot Metal
Character:
Jenny's War
Character:Klein
Screen Two
Character:General Tilney
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Charles Augustus Milverton
The Far Pavilions
Character:The Commandant
Natural World
Character:Narrator
The Cleopatras
Character:Julius Caesar
Countdown
Character:
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Character:Winston Churchill
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character:Clayton
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Siegfried Farnon
Supernatural
Character:Adrian Gall
Raffles
Character:
The Duchess of Duke Street
Character:
Victorian Scandals
Character:
Bill Brand
Character:Mr. Marples
Edward the Seventh
Character:Prince Albert
Churchill's People
Character:King Oswy
Shoulder to Shoulder
Character:Asquith
Playhouse
Character:John Fothergill
Playhouse
Character:Sir Malcolm Campbell
European Heritage
Character:Narrator (voice)
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Character:Archdeacon Haynes
Upstairs, Downstairs
Character:Sir Guy Paynter
Elizabeth R
Character:Robert Dudley
Great Performances
Character:Self
Manhunt
Character:Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
Strange Report
Character:Doctor Michael Sanders
Mystery and Imagination
Character:William Oke
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Character:The Official
The Troubleshooters
Character:Alec Stewart
The Wednesday Play
Character:Nick Prockter
The Wednesday Play
Character:Pontius Pilate
Theatre 625
Character:
Theatre 625
Character:Adriano
The Spread of the Eagle
Character:Caius Martius Coriolanus
The Saint
Character:Walter Faber
The Dark Island
Character:
Drama 61-67
Character:Adam Irwin
Drama 61-67
Character:Philip Weathers
An Age of Kings
Character:Henry, Prince of Wales
An Age of Kings
Character:Henry V
The Veil
Character:
The Buccaneers
Character:Lord Hinch
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character:Sir Rupert
Armchair Theatre
Character:Albert Purvis
General Electric Theater
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Joachim von Ribbentrop
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Orsino
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Admetus
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:William Herndon
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