One of Englands 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 Britains 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 Shelleys 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.
Bishop
Film 2003
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1984
Donald
Film 2017
Detective Superintendent Brooks
Film 1967
Narrator
Film 2009
Zorn
Film 1972
Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
Film 1972
Self
Film 1995
Self
Film 1997
Self
Film 1996
Assistant
Film 1973
Winston Churchill
Film 1989
Headmaster
Film 1994
Robert Dickinson
Film 1974
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Film 1974
Archdeacon Haynes
Film 1971
Viscount Berryan
Film 1999
Dorothy Campbell
Film 1979
Benito Mussolini
Film 1975
Narrator
Film 1980
Lord Caversham
Film 1999
Bob, Lord Lilburn
Film 1985
Klein
Film 1985
Sir Toby Belch
Film 1980
John Garrard
Film 1987
Father Parry
Film 2004
Forsten
Film 1998
Colonel Chase
Film 1986
Colonel Chase
Film 1986
Winston Churchill
Film 1988
Charles Augustus Milverton
Film 1992
Jason
Film 1965
Albert Purvis
Film 1970
Sir Anthony Parsons
Film 2002
Professor Neddy Welch
Film 2003
President Roosevelt
Film 2002
Cassio
Film 1955
Mad Thomas
Film 1949
Malcolm Morris
Film 1971
Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Film 1973
Winston Churchill
Film 2015
British General
Film 1967
Old Joseph
Film 2015
Alexander
Film 1973
King Richard
Film 1984
Self - Interviewee
Film 2013
Major Brutt
Film 1987
Mr. Stiles
Film 2006
Self
Film 1988
John Fothergill
Film 1981
William Drover
Film 1986
Robert Cavendish
Tv 1997
Robert Dudley
Tv 1971
Tv 1976
Clayton
Tv 1979
Tv 1982
Andrew Baydon
Tv 1987
Tv 2002
Walter Faber
Tv 1962
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Tv 1951
Tv 1977
Tv 1962
Lord Hinch
Tv 1956
Sir Rupert
Tv 1956
Julius Caesar
Tv 1983
Tv 1975
Tv 1958
Tv 1977
Self
Tv 2007
Henry, Prince of Wales
Tv 1960
Tv 1966
Winston Churchill
Tv 1981
Tv 1986
Tv 1978
Tv 1976
Father Martin
Tv 2003
Judge Sutcliffe
Tv 1995
Narrator
Tv 1983
Alec Stewart
Tv 1965
Siegfried Farnon
Tv 1978
Sir Herbert Hamilton
Tv 1995
Sir Herbert Hamilton
Tv 1995
Tv 1971
Sir Guy Paynter
Tv 1971
Tv 1976
Charles Augustus Milverton
Tv 1984
Tv 1999
Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
Tv 1970
Mr. Marples
Tv 1976
Sir John Barry
Tv 2002
Sir Arnold Raeburn
Tv 2007
Nick Prockter
Tv 1964
John Fothergill
Tv 1974
Tv 1980
Abraham (voice)
Tv 1996
The Commandant
Tv 1984
Tv 1953
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Tv 1974