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.

Films indisponible à partir de Robert Hardy

The Gathering

Bishop

Film 2003

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film 1984

Snapshot Wedding

Donald

Film 2017

Berserk!

Detective Superintendent Brooks

Film 1967

Ghosts in the Machine

Narrator

Film 2009

Demons of the Mind

Zorn

Film 1972

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

Doctor Sir Robert Baldick

Film 1972

Castle Ghosts of England

Self

Film 1995

Castle Ghosts of Wales

Self

Film 1997

Castle Ghosts of Ireland

Self

Film 1996

The Silent One

Assistant

Film 1973

Bomber Harris

Winston Churchill

Film 1989

A Feast At Midnight

Headmaster

Film 1994

The Slap

Robert Dickinson

Film 1974

The Gathering Storm

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Film 1974

The Stalls of Barchester

Archdeacon Haynes

Film 1971

Nancherrow

Viscount Berryan

Film 1999

Speed King

Dorothy Campbell

Film 1979

Caesar and Claretta

Benito Mussolini

Film 1975

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Narrator

Film 1980

An Ideal Husband

Lord Caversham

Film 1999

The Shooting Party

Bob, Lord Lilburn

Film 1985

Jenny's War

Klein

Film 1985

Twelfth Night

Sir Toby Belch

Film 1980

Make and Break

John Garrard

Film 1987

Making Waves

Father Parry

Film 2004

The Barber of Siberia

Forsten

Film 1998

Paying Guests (Part 1)

Colonel Chase

Film 1986

Paying Guests (Part 2)

Colonel Chase

Film 1986

The Woman He Loved

Winston Churchill

Film 1988

The Master Blackmailer

Charles Augustus Milverton

Film 1992

Old Man's Fancy

Jason

Film 1965

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Albert Purvis

Film 1970

The Falklands Play

Sir Anthony Parsons

Film 2002

Lucky Jim

Professor Neddy Welch

Film 2003

Bertie and Elizabeth

President Roosevelt

Film 2002

Othello

Cassio

Film 1955

Black Legend

Mad Thomas

Film 1949

10 Rillington Place

Malcolm Morris

Film 1971

Psychomania

Chief Inspector Hesseltine

Film 1973

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain

Winston Churchill

Film 2015

How I Won the War

British General

Film 1967

Joseph's Reel

Old Joseph

Film 2015

Yellow Dog

Alexander

Film 1973

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

King Richard

Film 1984

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

Self - Interviewee

Film 2013

The Death of the Heart

Major Brutt

Film 1987

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

Mr. Stiles

Film 2006

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Self

Film 1988

Fothergill

John Fothergill

Film 1981

The Demon Lover

William Drover

Film 1986

Séries TV indisponible à partir de Robert Hardy

Midsomer Murders

Robert Cavendish

Tv 1997

Elizabeth R

Robert Dudley

Tv 1971

Quincy, M.E.

Tv 1976

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Clayton

Tv 1979

Countdown

Tv 1982

Inspector Morse

Andrew Baydon

Tv 1987

Foyle's War

Tv 2002

The Saint

Walter Faber

Tv 1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Tv 1951

Raffles

Tv 1977

The Dark Island

Tv 1962

The Buccaneers

Lord Hinch

Tv 1956

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Sir Rupert

Tv 1956

The Cleopatras

Julius Caesar

Tv 1983

Edward the Seventh

Tv 1975

The Veil

Tv 1958

Supernatural

Tv 1977

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

Tv 2007

An Age of Kings

Henry, Prince of Wales

Tv 1960

Mystery and Imagination

Tv 1966

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill

Tv 1981

Hot Metal

Tv 1986

BBC Television Shakespeare

Tv 1978

Victorian Scandals

Tv 1976

Death in Holy Orders

Father Martin

Tv 2003

Look at the State We're In!

Judge Sutcliffe

Tv 1995

Natural World

Narrator

Tv 1983

The Troubleshooters

Alec Stewart

Tv 1965

All Creatures Great and Small

Siegfried Farnon

Tv 1978

Bramwell

Sir Herbert Hamilton

Tv 1995

Bramwell

Sir Herbert Hamilton

Tv 1995

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Tv 1971

Upstairs, Downstairs

Sir Guy Paynter

Tv 1971

The Duchess of Duke Street

Tv 1976

Sherlock Holmes

Charles Augustus Milverton

Tv 1984

Nancherrow

Tv 1999

Manhunt

Abwehr Sergeant Gratz

Tv 1970

Bill Brand

Mr. Marples

Tv 1976

Spooks

Sir John Barry

Tv 2002

Lewis

Sir Arnold Raeburn

Tv 2007

The Wednesday Play

Nick Prockter

Tv 1964

Playhouse

John Fothergill

Tv 1974

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Tv 1980

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Abraham (voice)

Tv 1996

The Far Pavilions

The Commandant

Tv 1984

General Electric Theater

Tv 1953

Playhouse

Sir Malcolm Campbell

Tv 1974