Robert Hardy
Age: N/A | From: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Person Details
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Aliases: Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди , Robert Khardi
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 53
TV Involvements: 31
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Midsomer Murders
(1997) Robert Cavendish
Sherlock Holmes
(1984) Charles Augustus Milverton
Agatha Christie's Marple
(2004) Winston Churchill
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002) Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005) Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004) Cornelius Fudge
The Saint
(1962) Walter Faber
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007) Cornelius FudgeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Donald | |
| 2015 | Old Joseph | |
| Winston Churchill | ||
| 2013 | Self - Interviewee | |
| 2009 | Narrator | |
| Willie Whitelaw | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| Cornelius Fudge | ||
| Sir Arnold Raeburn | ||
| 2006 | Mr. Stiles | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| 2005 | Judge Murray | |
| Cornelius Fudge | ||
| 2004 | Winston Churchill | |
| Father Parry | ||
| Cornelius Fudge | ||
| 2003 | Father Martin | |
| Professor Neddy Welch | ||
| 2002 | Cornelius Fudge | |
| N/A | ||
| President Roosevelt | ||
| Doctor | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sir Anthony Parsons | ||
| Sir James Caird | ||
| 2001 | Professor Illingworth | |
| Prof. Illingworth | ||
| Bishop | ||
| 2000 | Chancellor Griswold | |
| 1999 | Lord Caversham | |
| N/A | ||
| Viscount Berryan | ||
| 1998 | Forsten | |
| Lord Rivers | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| Sir William Bradshaw | ||
| Robert Cavendish | ||
| 1996 | Abraham (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Dr. Parnell | ||
| 1995 | Sir John Middleton | |
| Self | ||
| Judge Sutcliffe | ||
| Sir Herbert Hamilton | ||
| Sir Herbert Hamilton | ||
| 1994 | Prof. Krempe | |
| Headmaster | ||
| Arthur Brooke | ||
| 1992 | Charles Augustus Milverton | |
| 1989 | Winston Churchill | |
| 1988 | Dr. Price | |
| Winston Churchill | ||
| Self | ||
| Adam Gillvray | ||
| Winston Churchill | ||
| 1987 | Major Brutt | |
| Andrew Baydon | ||
| John Garrard | ||
| 1986 | Colonel Chase | |
| Colonel Chase | ||
| N/A | ||
| General Tilney | ||
| 1985 | Klein | |
| Bob, Lord Lilburn | ||
| 1984 | King Richard | |
| Charles Augustus Milverton | ||
| The Commandant | ||
| Archive Footage | ||
| 1983 | Narrator | |
| Julius Caesar | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill | |
| 1980 | Narrator | |
| Sir Toby Belch | ||
| 1979 | Dorothy Campbell | |
| Clayton | ||
| Stuart | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Siegfried Farnon | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Marples | ||
| 1975 | Benito Mussolini | |
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Joachim von Ribbentrop | |
| Robert Dickinson | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Alexander | |
| Sir Bertilak | ||
| Edward Foster / Andrew Marr | ||
| The Assistant | ||
| Chief Inspector Hesseltine | ||
| 1972 | Zorn | |
| Doctor Sir Robert Baldick | ||
| Prep School Headmaster | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Archdeacon Haynes | ||
| Sir Guy Paynter | ||
| Robert Dudley | ||
| Malcolm Morris | ||
| 1967 | Detective Superintendent Brooks | |
| British General | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Dick Carlton | |
| Alec Stewart | ||
| 1962 | Walter Faber | |
| N/A | ||
| 1960 | Henry, Prince of Wales | |
| 1958 | Lt. Redley | |
| N/A | ||
| 1956 | Lord Hinch | |
| Sir Rupert | ||
| 1955 | Cassio | |
| 1951 | Joachim von Ribbentrop | |
| 1950 | Orsino | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
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