Robert Hardy (I) (1925–2017) |
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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. ...
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Died:(age 91) in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK |
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Actor (144 credits)
Actor (144 credits)
2008
Little Dorrit
(TV Series)
Tite Barnacle
Tite Barnacle
- Episode #1.11
(2008)
... Tite Barnacle
- Episode #1.7
(2008)
... Tite Barnacle
- Episode #1.5
(2008)
... Tite Barnacle
- Episode #1.2
(2008)
... Tite Barnacle
2006
De Gaulle
(TV Series)
le president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
le president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Episode #1.2
(2006)
... le president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
2003
Death in Holy Orders
(TV Mini-Series)
Father Martin Petrie
Father Martin Petrie
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... Father Martin Petrie
- Episode #1.1
(2003)
... Father Martin Petrie
2002
Shackleton
(TV Mini-Series)
Sir James Caird
Sir James Caird
- Episode #1.2
(2002)
... Sir James Caird
- Episode #1.1
(2002)
... Sir James Caird
2000
The 10th Kingdom
(TV Mini-Series)
Chancellor Griswold
Chancellor Griswold
- Episode #1.10
(2000)
... Chancellor Griswold
- Episode #1.9
(2000)
... Chancellor Griswold
- Episode #1.8
(2000)
... Chancellor Griswold
- Episode #1.7
(2000)
... Chancellor Griswold
- Episode #1.6
(2000)
... Chancellor Griswold
1996
Gulliver's Travels
(TV Mini-Series)
Dr. Parnell
Dr. Parnell
- Episode #1.2
(1996)
... Dr. Parnell
- Episode #1.1
(1996)
... Dr. Parnell
1995
Bramwell
(TV Series)
Sir Herbert Hamilton
Sir Herbert Hamilton
- Episode #1.6
(1995)
... Sir Herbert Hamilton
- Episode #1.1
(1995)
... Sir Herbert Hamilton
1995
Look at the State We're In!
(TV Mini-Series)
Judge Sutcliffe
Judge Sutcliffe
- The Status Quo
(1995)
... Judge Sutcliffe
- Nanny Knows Best
(1995)
... Judge Sutcliffe
- Legal System
(1995)
... Judge Sutcliffe
- Local Government
(1995)
... Judge Sutcliffe
- Secrecy
(1995)
... Judge Sutcliffe
1994
Middlemarch
(TV Mini-Series)
Arthur Brooke
Arthur Brooke
- Episode #1.6
(1994)
... Arthur Brooke
- Episode #1.5
(1994)
... Arthur Brooke
- Episode #1.4
(1994)
... Arthur Brooke
- Episode #1.3
(1994)
... Arthur Brooke
- Episode #1.2
(1994)
... Arthur Brooke
1992
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
(TV Series)
Charles Augustus Milverton
Charles Augustus Milverton
- The Master Blackmailer
(1992)
... Charles Augustus Milverton
1978-1990
All Creatures Great and Small
(TV Series)
Siegfried Farnon
Siegfried Farnon
- Brotherly Love
(1990)
... Siegfried Farnon
- Promises to Keep
(1990)
... Siegfried Farnon
- Hampered
(1990)
... Siegfried Farnon
- Old Dogs, New Tricks
(1990)
... Siegfried Farnon
- A Grand Memory for Forgetting
(1990)
... Siegfried Farnon
1988-1989
War and Remembrance
(TV Mini-Series)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
- Part XII
(1989)
... Winston Churchill
- Part XI
(1989)
... Winston Churchill
- Part X
(1989)
... Winston Churchill (credit only)
- Part IX
(1989)
... Winston Churchill
- Part VIII
(1989)
... Winston Churchill
1986-1989
Hot Metal
(TV Series)
Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone / Terrence 'Twiggy' Rathbone
Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone / Terrence 'Twiggy' Rathbone
- The Satellite Years
(1989)
... Russell Spam / Terrence 'Twiggy' Rathbone
- Unleash the Kracken
(1988)
... Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone
- Crown of Thorns
(1988)
... Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone
- The Twilight Zone
(1988)
... Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone
- The Hydra's Head
(1988)
... Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone
1987
Bulman
(TV Series)
Lord Jonathan Fairfax
Lord Jonathan Fairfax
- Death by Misadventure
(1987)
... Lord Jonathan Fairfax
1986
Screenplay
(TV Series)
Colonel Chase
Colonel Chase
- Paying Guests - Part 2
(1986)
... Colonel Chase
- Paying Guests - Part 1
(1986)
... Colonel Chase
1985
Jenny's War
(TV Mini-Series)
Klein
Klein
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... Klein
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... Klein
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... Klein
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... Klein
1984
The Far Pavilions
(TV Mini-Series)
The Commandant
The Commandant
- Part Three: Wally and Anjuli
(1984)
... The Commandant
- Part Two: The Journey to Bhithor
(1984)
... The Commandant
- Part One: Return to India
(1984)
... The Commandant
1983
The Cleopatras
(TV Mini-Series)
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
- 46 BC
(1983)
... Julius Caesar
- 51 BC
(1983)
... Julius Caesar
- 80 BC
(1983)
... Julius Caesar
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
(TV Mini-Series)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
- What Price Churchill?
(1981)
... Winston Churchill
- The Long Tide of Surrender
(1981)
... Winston Churchill
- His Own Funeral
(1981)
... Winston Churchill
- The Flying Peril
(1981)
... Winston Churchill
- A Menace in the House
(1981)
... Winston Churchill
1979-1981
BBC2 Playhouse
(TV Series)
John Fothergill / Sir Malcolm Campbell
John Fothergill / Sir Malcolm Campbell
- Fothergill
(1981)
... John Fothergill
- Speed King
(1979)
... Sir Malcolm Campbell
1979
Mrs. Columbo
(TV Series)
Stuart
Stuart
- A Chilling Surprise
(1979)
... Stuart
- The Valley Strangler
(1979)
... Stuart
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(TV Series)
Clayton
Clayton
- Return of the Fighting 69th
(1979)
... Clayton
1977
The Velvet Glove
(TV Series)
Charles Bradlaugh
Charles Bradlaugh
- The Warrior's Return
(1977)
... Charles Bradlaugh
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
(TV Series)
George Duggan
George Duggan
- A Lady of Virtue
(1976)
... George Duggan
1975
Upstairs, Downstairs
(TV Series)
Sir Guy Paynter
Sir Guy Paynter
- Such a Lovely Man
(1975)
... Sir Guy Paynter
1975
Edward the King
(TV Mini-Series)
Prince Albert
Prince Albert
- Alix
(1975)
... Prince Albert
- The New World
(1975)
... Prince Albert
- An Experiment in Education
(1975)
... Prince Albert
- The Boy
(1975)
... Prince Albert
1974
Shoulder to Shoulder
(TV Mini-Series)
Asquith
Asquith
- Christabel Pankhurst
(1974)
... Asquith
- Annie Kenney
(1974)
... Asquith
1970-1971
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Christopher Moore / Hugo Zeitmeister
Christopher Moore / Hugo Zeitmeister
- Who Killed Santa Claus
(1971)
... Christopher Moore
- Wolly Wenpol, the Complete Works
(1970)
... Hugo Zeitmeister
1971
Elizabeth R
(TV Mini-Series)
Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
- The Enterprise of England
(1971)
... Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
- Shadow in the Sun
(1971)
... Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
- The Marriage Game
(1971)
... Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
1965-1970
Armchair Theatre
(TV Series)
Albert Purvis / Jason
Albert Purvis / Jason
- Warm Feet, Warm Heart
(1970)
... Albert Purvis
- Old Man's Fancy
(1965)
... Jason
1966-1970
Mogul
(TV Series)
Alec Stewart
Alec Stewart
- A Truly Exotic Development
(1970)
... Alec Stewart
- Over the Hill
(1969)
... Alec Stewart
- They Call Me Israel
(1969)
... Alec Stewart
- Some of the Mud Is Bound to Stick
(1969)
... Alec Stewart
- Really, She Did, She Really Did
(1969)
... Alec Stewart
1970
Manhunt
(TV Series)
Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
- The Losers
(1970)
... Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
- Little Man, What Next? Part 2
(1970)
... Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
- Little Man, What Next? Part 1
(1970)
... Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
- Degrade and Rule
(1970)
... Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
- Confessional
(1970)
... Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
1970
Daniel Deronda
(TV Mini-Series)
Henleigh Grandcourt
Henleigh Grandcourt
- Destinies
(1970)
... Henleigh Grandcourt
- Revelations
(1970)
... Henleigh Grandcourt
- Fire
(1970)
... Henleigh Grandcourt
- The Diamonds
(1970)
... Henleigh Grandcourt
- Pursuit
(1970)
... Henleigh Grandcourt
1969
Strange Report
(TV Series)
Doctor Sanders
Doctor Sanders
- Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor
(1969)
... Doctor Sanders
1968-1969
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series)
Pontius Pilate / Nick Prockter
Pontius Pilate / Nick Prockter
- Son of Man
(1969)
... Pontius Pilate
- Hello, Good Evening and Welcome
(1968)
... Nick Prockter
1961-1965
Drama 61-67
(TV Series)
Philip Weathers / Adam Irwin
Philip Weathers / Adam Irwin
- Drama '65: The Vanishing Trick
(1965)
... Philip Weathers
- Drama '61: Love and Penguins
(1961)
... Adam Irwin
1963
The Spread of the Eagle
(TV Mini-Series)
Caius Martius Coriolanus
Caius Martius Coriolanus
- The Outcast: Coriolanus Acts 4 and 5
(1963)
... Caius Martius Coriolanus
- The Voices: Coriolanus Acts 2, 3 and 4
(1963)
... Caius Martius Coriolanus
- The Hero: Coriolanus Acts 1 and 2
(1963)
... Caius Martius Coriolanus
1962
Somerset Maugham Hour
(TV Series)
Mark Featherstone
Mark Featherstone
- The Book Bag
(1962)
... Mark Featherstone
1962
The Dark Island
(TV Series)
Nicolson
Nicolson
- Episode #1.6
(1962)
... Nicolson
- Episode #1.5
(1962)
... Nicolson
- Episode #1.4
(1962)
... Nicolson
- Episode #1.3
(1962)
... Nicolson
- Episode #1.2
(1962)
... Nicolson
1960
An Age of Kings
(TV Series)
Henry, Prince of Wales / King Henry V
Henry, Prince of Wales / King Henry V
- Henry V Part 2: The Band of Brothers
(1960)
... King Henry V
- Henry V Part 1: Signs of War
(1960)
... King Henry V
- Henry IV Part 4: Uneasy Lies the Head
(1960)
... Henry, Prince of Wales / King Henry V
- Henry IV Part 3: The New Conspiracy
(1960)
... Henry, Prince of Wales
- Henry IV Part 2: The Road to Shrewsbury
(1960)
... Henry, Prince of Wales
1955-1957
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series)
William Herndon / Orsino / Admetus
William Herndon / Orsino / Admetus
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1957)
... William Herndon
- Twelfth Night (II)
(1957)
... Orsino
- A Life in the Sun
(1955)
... Admetus
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Additional Crew (1 credit)
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Self (43 credits)
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Archive footage (6 credits)
Archive footage (6 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth", in the Stratford Theatre Festival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, England, with Godfrey Tearle, Diana Wynyard, Leon Quartermaine, Harry Andrews, William Squire, Michael Bates, Clement McCallin, Paul Hardwick (as "Sergeant" / "Siward"), George Rose, Michael ... See more »Alternate Names:
Robert KhardiHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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