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Robert Hardy
Actor

Robert Hardy

6 Movies
6 Credits
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Known For Acting
Known Credits 6
Birthday October 29, 1925 (100 years old)
Place of Birth Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also Known As Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, Π’ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡ‚ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΈ Π ΠΎΠ±Π΅Ρ€Ρ‚ Π₯Π°Ρ€Π΄ΠΈ, Robert Khardi
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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.

Filmography (151)

Snapshot Wedding 2017
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain 2015
Joseph's Reel 2015
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis 2013
Ghosts in the Machine 2009
Margaret 2009
Centenary: The BP Story 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Elementary My Dear Viewer 2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007
Lewis 2007
Goodbye Mr Snuggles 2006
Le Grand Charles 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
Lassie 2005
Making Waves 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004
The Gathering 2003
Lucky Jim 2003
Death in Holy Orders 2003
Thunderpants 2002
The Falklands Play 2002
Bertie and Elizabeth 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Foyle's War 2002
Spooks 2002
Shackleton 2002
The Lost World 2001
The Lost World 2001
The 10th Kingdom 2000
Nancherrow 1999
An Ideal Husband 1999
The Tichborne Claimant 1999
Nancherrow 1999
The Barber of Siberia 1998
Mrs. Dalloway 1997
Castle Ghosts of Wales 1997
Midsomer Murders 1997
Castle Ghosts of Ireland 1996
Gulliver's Travels 1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Castle Ghosts of England 1995
Bramwell 1995
Look at the State We're In! 1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994
A Feast at Midnight 1994
Middlemarch 1994
The Master Blackmailer 1992
Bomber Harris 1989
Paris by Night 1989
The Woman He Loved 1988
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair 1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988
War and Remembrance 1988
Make and Break 1987
Northanger Abbey 1987
The Death of the Heart 1987
Blat 1987
Inspector Morse 1987
Paying Guests (Part 1) 1986
Paying Guests (Part 2) 1986
The Demon Lover 1986
Hot Metal 1986
ScreenPlay 1986
The Shooting Party 1985
Jenny's War 1985
Jenny's War 1985
Screen Two 1985
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate 1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984
Sherlock Holmes 1984
The Far Pavilions 1984
Natural World 1983
The Cleopatras 1983
Shades of Darkness 1983
Countdown 1982
Fothergill 1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1980
Twelfth Night 1980
Speed King 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979
All Creatures Great and Small 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare 1978
Raffles 1977
Supernatural 1977
The Velvet Glove 1977
Bill Brand 1976
Victorian Scandals 1976
The Duchess of Duke Street 1976
Caesar and Claretta 1975
The Secret Agent 1975
Edward the Seventh 1975
Private Affairs 1975
The Slap 1974
The Gathering Storm 1974
Playhouse 1974
Shoulder to Shoulder 1974
Churchill's People 1974
The Silent One 1973
Dark Places 1973
Gawain and the Green Knight 1973
Psychomania 1973
Yellow Dog 1973
European Heritage 1973
Between the Wars 1973
Demons of the Mind 1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night 1972
Young Winston 1972
The Stalls of Barchester 1971
10 Rillington Place 1971
Getting In 1971
Elizabeth R 1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas 1971
Upstairs, Downstairs 1971
Great Performances 1971
Warm Feet, Warm Heart 1970
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary 1970
Manhunt 1970
Big Brother 1970
Son of Man 1969
Strange Report 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969
Berserk! 1967
How I Won the War 1967
ITV Playhouse 1967
Mystery and Imagination 1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965
Old Man's Fancy 1965
The Troubleshooters 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965
The Wednesday Play 1964
Theatre 625 1964
Thursday Theatre 1964
The Spread of the Eagle 1963
The Saint 1962
The Dark Island 1962
Drama 61-67 1961
An Age of Kings 1960
Torpedo Run 1958
The Veil 1958
The Buccaneers 1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956
Armchair Theatre 1956
Othello 1955
General Electric Theater 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951
Sunday Night Theatre 1950
Black Legend 1949
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