Robert Hardy
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.
Known For
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Prof. Krempe
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Sir John Middleton
Sense and Sensibility
Bishop
The Gathering
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Donald
Snapshot Wedding
Dick Carlton
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Detective Superintendent Brooks
Berserk!
Narrator
Ghosts in the Machine
Sir William Bradshaw
Mrs. Dalloway
Zorn
Demons of the Mind
Lt. Redley
Torpedo Run
Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Self
Castle Ghosts of England
Self
Castle Ghosts of Ireland
Self
Castle Ghosts of Wales
Assistant
Le Silencieux
Winston Churchill
Bomber Harris
Headmaster
A Feast at Midnight
Robert Dickinson
La Gifle
Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
Dark Places
Joachim von Ribbentrop
The Gathering Storm
Archdeacon Haynes
The Stalls of Barchester
Viscount Berryan
Nancherrow
Dorothy Campbell
Speed King
Benito Mussolini
Caesar and Claretta
Narrator (voice)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Lord Caversham
An Ideal Husband
Bob, Lord Lilburn
The Shooting Party
Klein
Jenny's War
Doctor
Thunderpants
Sir Toby Belch
Twelfth Night
Sir Bertilak
Gawain and the Green Knight
John Garrard
Make and Break
Father Parry
Making Waves
Forsten
Сибирский цирюльник
Colonel Chase
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Colonel Chase
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Winston Churchill
The Woman He Loved
Dr. Price
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Charles Augustus Milverton
The Master Blackmailer
Willie Whitelaw
Margaret
Jason
Old Man's Fancy
General Tilney
Northanger Abbey
Albert Purvis
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
Sir Anthony Parsons
The Falklands Play
Professor Neddy Welch
Lucky Jim
Prof. Illingworth
The Lost World
President Roosevelt
Bertie and Elizabeth
Prep School Headmaster
Young Winston
Cassio
Othello
Mad Thomas
Black Legend
Malcolm Morris
10 Rillington Place
Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Psychomania
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Cornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Judge Murray
Lassie
Adam Gillvray
Paris by Night
Lord Rivers
The Tichborne Claimant
Winston Churchill
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain
Old Joseph
Joseph's Reel
British General
How I Won the War
Alexander
Yellow Dog
King Richard
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Self - Interviewee
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis
Major Brutt
The Death of the Heart
Mr. Stiles
Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
John Fothergill
Fothergill
William Drover
The Demon Lover
Pontius Pilate
Son of Man
Self
Elementary My Dear Viewer
Narrator
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
The Assistant Commissioner
The Secret Agent
Sidney Tolland
Blat
George Reynolds (voice)
Centenary: The BP Story
Official
Getting In
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-10-29
Place of Birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also Known As
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy