Robert Hardy
Acting
🎂 1925-10-29
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.
Cast credits(141)
Robert Cavendish
1997
Cornelius Fudge
2002
Cornelius Fudge
2005
Cornelius Fudge
2004
Winston Churchill
2004
Cornelius Fudge
2007
Sir John Barry
2002
Self
1971
Walter Faber
1962
Sir Arnold Raeburn
2007
Charles Augustus Milverton
1984
Henry Beaumont
2002
Narrator
1983
Andrew Baydon
1987
John Fothergill
1974
Sir Malcolm Campbell
1974
Clayton
1979
Sir Guy Paynter
1971
Siegfried Farnon
1978
General Tilney
1985
Prof. Krempe
1994
Self
2007
Nick Prockter
1964
Pontius Pilate
1964
The Official
1965
Orsino
1950
Admetus
1950
William Herndon
1950
Sir John Middleton
1995
Chancellor Griswold
2000
Lord Hinch
1956
Sir Herbert Hamilton
1995
Sir Herbert Hamilton
1995
Forsten
1998
Julius Caesar
1983
Sir Rupert
1956
General Tilney
1987
Dr. Parnell
1996
Winston Churchill
1988
Prep School Headmaster
1972
1966
Sir James Caird
2002
Prof. Illingworth
2001
Alec Stewart
1965
1977
The Commandant
1984
Judge Murray
2005
Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
1970
1977
1976
Robert Dudley
1971
Lord Caversham
1999
Bishop
2003
Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
1973
1982
Malcolm Morris
1971
Willie Whitelaw
2009
Henry, Prince of Wales
1960
Henry V
1960
Archdeacon Haynes
1971
Joachim von Ribbentrop
1951
Archdeacon Haynes
1971
Professor Neddy Welch
2003
Dick Carlton
1965
Detective Superintendent Brooks
1967
Arthur Brooke
1994
Doctor Michael Sanders
1969
Major Brutt
1987
The Assistant Commissioner
1975
Professor Illingworth
2001
Robert Dickinson
1974
1986
Sidney Tolland
1987
Lt. Redley
1958
Sir William Bradshaw
1997
Mr. Marples
1976
Assistant
1973
Adam Gillvray
1989
1953
President Roosevelt
2002
Headmaster
1994
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2006
Pontius Pilate
1969
1999
Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
1972
Colonel Chase
1986
Doctor
2002
1958
Winston Churchill
1981
Abraham (voice)
1996
Sir Anthony Parsons
2002
Colonel Chase
1986
Bob, Lord Lilburn
1985
Sir Bertilak
1973
British General
1967
Father Parry
2004
John Fothergill
1981
King Richard
1984
Narrator
2009
Joachim von Ribbentrop
1974
Winston Churchill
1988
Judge Sutcliffe
1995
1975
Father Martin
2003
Charles Augustus Milverton
1992
Viscount Berryan
1999
Asquith
1974
Old Joseph
2015
Klein
1985
Self - Interviewee
2013
Winston Churchill
1989
Dorothy Campbell
1979
Sir Toby Belch
1980
Lord Rivers
1998
John Garrard
1987
Alexander
1973
1976
Chief Inspector Hesseltine
1973
Winston Churchill
2015
William Drover
1986
Mr. Stiles
2006
Klein
1985
Caius Martius Coriolanus
1963
1962
Benito Mussolini
1975
Zorn
1972
Self
1988
Narrator
1970
Jason
1965
Self
2007
Donald
2017
Dr. Price
1988
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Albert Purvis
1970
Narrator (voice)
1980
Albert Purvis
1956
Self
1995
Cassio
1955
Self
1997
Mad Thomas
1949
Self
1996
