Harry Andrews

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. He made his film debut in The Red Beret in 1953. Prior to his film career, Andrews was an accomplished Shakespearean actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in England as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York City debut in 1936 at the since-demolished Empire Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Norris

The Big Sleep

General Singh

Nine Hours to Rama

Stubb

Moby Dick

Self (archive footage)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Senior Civil Servant

Battle of Britain

Assistant Commissioner

The Medusa Touch

13th Earl of Gurney

The Ruling Class

Peter

Barabbas

R.S.M. Wilson

The Hill

Col. Thompson

Too Late the Hero

High Abbot

Hawk the Slayer

Mackintosh

The MacKintosh Man

Brig. Blore

Play Dirty

Father de Bearn

55 Days at Peking

Earl Of Yeonil

The Black Knight

Trevor Dickman

Theatre of Blood

Lord Lucan

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Sir Gerald Tarrant

Modesty Blaise

John

The Final Programme

Master of the House

The Nightcomers

Auerbach

Sky Riders

Baltor

Solomon and Sheba

Bramante

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Jacob Schpitendavel

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Hector

Helen of Troy

General Stulpnagel (uncredited)

The Night of the Generals

Inspector Mendel

The Deadly Affair

Dr. Knox

Burke & Hare

Harry Dalton

Equus

Air Vice-Marshal Davis

633 Squadron

M.S.M. Pugh

Ice Cold in Alex

Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)

Nicholas and Alexandra

Capt. Rootes

The Best of Enemies

Arthur

Clowns

Grimmelman

Sands of the Kalahari

Old Thompson

Mesmerized

R.S.M.

The Red Beret

Fraser

A Dandy in Aspic

Canning

Danger Route

Maj. Swindon

The Devil's Disciple

Albert Parsons

The Internecine Project

Capt. Edward J. Smith

S.O.S. Titanic

Miles Stafford

The Long Duel

Oak

The Blue Bird

Mr. Earnshaw

Wuthering Heights

Sgt. Payne

A Hill in Korea

Ed

Entertaining Mr. Sloane

John de Stogumber

Saint Joan

Roy's Father

I Want What I Want

Mr. Fitzgeorge

All Passion Spent

Headmaster

La tua presenza nuda!

Mr. Horton

Nothing But the Best

Yohanan the Baptist

The Passover Plot

Francis Rattenbury

Cause Célèbre

Brig. Crieff

Brotherly Love

Insp. Marryatt

The Jokers

Isaac

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

Gerald Sater

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Larsey

The System

Ayoob

The Inspector

Sellers

The Truth About Spring

Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin

The Sea Gull

Lord Clive Ackerman

Man at the Top

Gen. David Feversham

The Four Feathers

Maj. Henry

I Accuse!

Savage

A Nice Girl Like Me

Williams

The Man Who Loved Redheads

Capt. Thomas Rawson

Circle of Deception

Gen. Kirk

Destiny of a Spy

Supt. Alec Bestwick

The Informers

Capt. Curlew

Reach for Glory

Barnstaple

Death on the Nile

The Innkeeper / The Governor

Man of La Mancha

2nd Elder

Superman

Darius

Alexander the Great

Chief Officer Williams

In the Nick

Leo Tolstoy

A Question Of Faith

R.S.M. Wilson (archival footage)

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

R.S.M. Wilson (archive footage)

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

Lord George Carnarvon

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

Self

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Capt. Graham

A Touch of Larceny

Hertford

The Prince and the Pauper

General Woundwort (voice)

Watership Down

Valley Forge

Superintendent Battle

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Kramer

The Southern Star

Goddard

The Crunch

Never Never Land

Sir James Croft

Closing Ranks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-11-10

Place of Birth

Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Harry Fleetwood Andrews