Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 29, 1925
Died
Aug 03, 2017
Place of Birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Credits
154 titles
Robert Hardy
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
Filmography
Pamela's Garden of Eden
Executive Producer
Snapshot Wedding
Donald
Joseph's Reel
Old Joseph
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
Winston Churchill
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Self - Interviewee
Ghosts in the Machine
Narrator
Margaret
Willie Whitelaw
Centenary: The BP Story
George Reynolds (voice)
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cornelius Fudge
Lewis
Sir Arnold Raeburn
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Mr. Stiles
Le Grand Charles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lassie
Judge Murray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Cornelius Fudge
Agatha Christie's Marple
Winston Churchill
Making Waves
Father Parry
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Cornelius Fudge
Death in Holy Orders
Father Martin Petrie
Lucky Jim
Professor Neddy Welch
The Gathering
Bishop
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Cornelius Fudge
Foyle's War
Henry Beaumont
Bertie and Elizabeth
President Roosevelt
Thunderpants
Doctor
Spooks
Sir John Barry
The Falklands Play
Sir Anthony Parsons
Shackleton
Sir James Caird
The Lost World
Professor Illingworth
The Lost World
Prof. Illingworth
Justice in Wonderland
Mr. Justice Morland
The 10th Kingdom
Chancellor Griswold
The Tichborne Claimant
Lord Rivers
An Ideal Husband
Lord Caversham
Nancherrow
Nancherrow
Viscount Berryan
The Barber of Siberia
Forsten
Castle Ghosts of Wales
Self
Mrs. Dalloway
Sir William Bradshaw
Midsomer Murders
Robert Cavendish
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Abraham (voice)
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Self
Gulliver's Travels
Dr. Parnell
Sense and Sensibility
Sir John Middleton
Castle Ghosts of England
Self
Look at the State We're In!
Judge Sutcliffe
Bramwell
Sir Herbert Hamilton
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Prof. Krempe
A Feast at Midnight
Headmaster