

Robert Hardy
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
29 Oct 1925
Age
101 Years
Born In
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Total Projects
150
Years Active
68 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Snapshot Wedding
Snapshot Wedding
as Donald

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Joseph's Reel
Joseph's Reel
as Old Joseph

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

movie
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
as Self - Interviewee

movie
Ghosts in the Machine
Ghosts in the Machine
as Narrator

movie
Margaret
Margaret
as Willie Whitelaw

movie
Centenary: The BP Story
Centenary: The BP Story
as George Reynolds (voice)

movie
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Elementary My Dear Viewer
as Self

tv
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self

movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Cornelius Fudge

tv
Lewis
Lewis
as Sir Arnold Raeburn

movie
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
as Mr. Stiles

tv
Le Grand Charles
Le Grand Charles
as Franklin D. Roosevelt

movie
Lassie
Lassie
as Judge Murray

movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Cornelius Fudge

tv
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Winston Churchill

movie
Making Waves
Making Waves
as Father Parry

movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Cornelius Fudge

tv
Death in Holy Orders
Death in Holy Orders
as Father Martin Petrie

movie
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
as Professor Neddy Welch

movie
The Gathering
The Gathering
as Bishop

movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Cornelius Fudge

tv
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
as Henry Beaumont

movie
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth
as President Roosevelt

movie
Thunderpants
Thunderpants
as Doctor

tv
Spooks
Spooks
as Sir John Barry

movie
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
as Sir Anthony Parsons

tv
Shackleton
Shackleton
as Sir James Caird

movie
The Lost World
The Lost World
as Prof. Illingworth

tv
The Lost World
The Lost World
as Professor Illingworth

tv
The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom
as Chancellor Griswold

movie
The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant
as Lord Rivers

movie
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
as Lord Caversham

tv
Nancherrow
Nancherrow

movie
Nancherrow
Nancherrow
as Viscount Berryan

movie
The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia
as Forsten

movie
Castle Ghosts of Wales
Castle Ghosts of Wales
as Self

movie
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway
as Sir William Bradshaw

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Robert Cavendish

tv
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Abraham (voice)

movie
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
as Self

tv
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
as Dr. Parnell

movie
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
as Sir John Middleton

movie
Castle Ghosts of England
Castle Ghosts of England
as Self

tv
Look at the State We're In!
Look at the State We're In!
as Judge Sutcliffe

tv
Bramwell
Bramwell
as Sir Herbert Hamilton

tv
Bramwell
Bramwell
as Sir Herbert Hamilton

movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Prof. Krempe

movie
A Feast at Midnight
A Feast at Midnight
as Headmaster

tv
Middlemarch
Middlemarch
as Arthur Brooke

movie
The Master Blackmailer
The Master Blackmailer
as Charles Augustus Milverton

movie
Bomber Harris
Bomber Harris
as Winston Churchill

movie
Paris by Night
Paris by Night
as Adam Gillvray

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

tv
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Winston Churchill

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

movie
The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved
as Winston Churchill

movie
Blat
Blat
as Sidney Tolland

movie
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart
as Major Brutt

movie
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey
as General Tilney

tv
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Andrew Baydon

movie
Make and Break
Make and Break
as John Garrard

movie
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Paying Guests (Part 2)
as Colonel Chase

movie
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Paying Guests (Part 1)
as Colonel Chase

movie
The Demon Lover
The Demon Lover
as William Drover

tv
Hot Metal
Hot Metal

movie
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
as Klein

tv
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
as Klein

movie
The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party
as Bob, Lord Lilburn

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as General Tilney

movie
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as King Richard

tv
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Charles Augustus Milverton

tv
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
as The Commandant

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

tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator

tv
The Cleopatras
The Cleopatras
as Julius Caesar

tv
Countdown
Countdown

tv
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Winston Churchill

movie
Fothergill
Fothergill
as John Fothergill

movie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
as Sir Toby Belch

movie
Speed King
Speed King
as Dorothy Campbell

tv
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Clayton

tv
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Siegfried Farnon

tv
Supernatural
Supernatural
as Adrian Gall

tv
Raffles
Raffles

tv
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
as George Duggan

tv
Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals
as Arthur Munby

tv
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
as Mr. Marples

movie
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
as The Assistant Commissioner

movie
Caesar and Claretta
Caesar and Claretta
as Benito Mussolini

tv
Edward the Seventh
Edward the Seventh
as Prince Albert

tv
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
as King Oswy

movie
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
as Joachim von Ribbentrop

movie
The Slap
The Slap
as Robert Dickinson

tv
Shoulder to Shoulder
Shoulder to Shoulder
as Asquith

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as John Fothergill

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Sir Malcolm Campbell

movie
Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog
as Alexander

tv
European Heritage
European Heritage
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sir Bertilak

movie
Dark Places
Dark Places
as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr

movie
Psychomania
Psychomania
as Chief Inspector Hesseltine

movie
The Silent One
The Silent One
as Assistant

movie
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind
as Zorn

movie
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick

movie
Young Winston
Young Winston
as Prep School Headmaster

movie
The Stalls of Barchester
The Stalls of Barchester
as Archdeacon Haynes

tv
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Archdeacon Haynes

movie
Getting In
Getting In
as Official

tv
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Sir Guy Paynter

tv
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R
as Robert Dudley

movie
10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place
as Malcolm Morris

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self

movie
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
as Albert Purvis

movie
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
as Narrator

tv
Manhunt
Manhunt
as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz

tv
Strange Report
Strange Report
as Doctor Michael Sanders

movie
Son of Man
Son of Man
as Pontius Pilate

movie
Berserk!
Berserk!
as Detective Superintendent Brooks

movie
How I Won the War
How I Won the War
as British General

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Ray Malcolm

tv
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
as William Oke

movie
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Dick Carlton

tv
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as The Official

tv
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Alec Stewart

movie
Old Man's Fancy
Old Man's Fancy
as Jason

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Nick Prockter

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Pontius Pilate

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Adriano

tv
The Spread of the Eagle
The Spread of the Eagle
as Caius Martius Coriolanus

tv
The Saint
The Saint
as Walter Faber

tv
The Dark Island
The Dark Island

tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Adam Irwin

tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Philip Weathers

tv
An Age of Kings
An Age of Kings
as Henry, Prince of Wales

tv
An Age of Kings
An Age of Kings
as Henry V

movie
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run
as Lt. Redley

tv
The Veil
The Veil

tv
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
as Lord Hinch

tv
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Sir Rupert

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Albert Purvis

movie
Othello
Othello
as Cassio

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Joachim von Ribbentrop

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Orsino

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Admetus

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as William Herndon

movie
Black Legend
Black Legend
as Mad Thomas