Robert Hardy

Actor, Productor

29 de octubre de 1925 — 3 de agosto de 2017 (91 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • Los asesinatos de Midsomer
    Los asesinatos de Midsomer22 seasons
  • Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
    Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes4 seasons
  • El décimo reino
    El décimo reino4 episodes
  • El estrangulador de Rillington Place
    El estrangulador de Rillington Place1971
  • Visitantes
    Visitantes2003
  • Los viajes de Gulliver
    Los viajes de Gulliver2 episodes
  • El santo
    El santo6 seasons
  • Arriba y abajo
    Arriba y abajo5 seasons
  • Psicomania
    Psicomania1973
  • Demonios de la mente
    Demonios de la mente1972
  • Lugares tenebrosos
    Lugares tenebrosos1973
  • Bramwell
    Bramwell2 seasons
  • The Falklands Play
    The Falklands Play2002
  • The Veil
    The Veil

Conocido por

  • Sentido y sensibilidad
    Sentido y sensibilidad1995
  • Frankenstein de Mary Shelley
    Frankenstein de Mary Shelley1994
  • Todas las criaturas grandes y pequeñas
    Todas las criaturas grandes y pequeñas7 seasons
  • Demonios de la mente
    Demonios de la mente1972
  • El espía que surgió del frío
    El espía que surgió del frío1965
  • Visitantes
    Visitantes2003
  • Los viajes de Gulliver
    Los viajes de Gulliver2 episodes
  • P.D. James. Muerte en el Seminario
    P.D. James. Muerte en el Seminario2 episodes
  • Elizabeth R
    Elizabeth R6 episodes
  • El circo del crimen
    El circo del crimen1967
  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years8 episodes
  • Recuerdos de guerra
    Recuerdos de guerra12 episodes
  • Lugares tenebrosos
    Lugares tenebrosos1973
  • Psicomania
    Psicomania1973
  • El silencioso
    El silencioso1973
  • A Feast at Midnight
    A Feast at Midnight1994
  • El último torpedo
    El último torpedo1958
  • Pamela’s Garden of Eden
    Pamela’s Garden of Eden2 seasons
  • La cacería
    La cacería1985
  • La bofetada
    La bofetada1974

Filmography

2013
MR James: Ghost Writer · as Archdeacon Haynes
2009
Margaret · as Willie Whitelaw
2008
Little Dorrit · as Tite Barnacle
2007
2006
Charles De Gaulle · as Franklin D. Roosevelt
2006
Lewis · as Sir Arnold Raeburn
2005
Lassie · as Judge Murray
2005
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple · as Winston Churchill
2004
Making Waves · as Father Parry
2004
2003
Death in Holy Orders · as Father Martin Petrie
2003
The Gathering · as BishopEn Plex
2003
Lucky Jim · as Professor Neddy Welch
2002
2002
Foyle's War · as Henry Beaumont
2002
Thunderpants · as Doctor
2002
Spooks · as Sir John Barry
2002
The Falklands Play · as Sir Anthony ParsonsEn Plex
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth · as President Roosevelt
2002
Shackleton · as Sir James Caird
2002
The Lost World · as Prof. Illingworth
2001
The Lost World · as Professor Illingworth
2000
2000
The 10th Kingdom · as Chancellor GriswoldEn Plex
1999
An Ideal Husband · as Lord Caversham
1999
1998
The Barber of Siberia · as Forsten
1998
The Tichborne Claimant · as Lord Rivers
1997
Mrs Dalloway · as Sir William Bradshaw
1997
Midsomer Murders · as Robert CavendishEn Plex
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation · as Abraham (voice)
1996
Gulliver's Travels (1996) · as Dr. ParnellEn Plex
1995
Sense and Sensibility · as Sir John Middleton
1995
Bramwell · as Sir Herbert HamiltonEn Plex
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein · as Prof. Krempe
1994
A Feast at Midnight · as Headmaster
1994
Middlemarch · as Arthur Brooke
1992
The Master Blackmailer · as Charles Augustus Milverton
1991
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) · as Charles Augustus Milverton
1989
Bomber Harris · as Winston Churchill
1988
Paris by Night · as Adam Gillvray
1988
1988
War and Remembrance · as Winston Churchill
1988
The Woman He Loved · as Winston Churchill
1987
Inspector Morse · as Andrew Baydon
1986
Northanger Abbey · as General Tilney
1986
Sunday Premiere · as Sidney Tolland
1986
Screenplay (1986) · as Colonel Chase
1986
1985
The Death of the Heart · as Major Brutt
1985
Theatre Night · as John Garrard
1985
Bulman · as Lord Jonathan Fairfax
1985
Jenny's War · as Klein
1985
The Shooting Party · as Bob, Lord Lilburn
1984
Screen Two · as General Tilney
1984
1984
Sherlock Holmes (1984) · as Charles Augustus MilvertonEn Plex
1984
The Far Pavilions · as The Commandant
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate · as Lord Bob Lilburn (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1983
Natural World · as Narrator
1983
Shades of Darkness (1983) · as William Drover
1983
The Cleopatras · as Julius Caesar
1982
1981
1981
The Pied Piper of Hamelin · as Narrator (voice)
1980
Between the Covers · as Bruce Baxter
1980
Twelfth Night · as Sir Toby Belch
1979
1979
Mrs. Columbo · as Stuart
1978
BBC Television Shakespeare · as Sir Toby Belch
1978
All Creatures Great and Small · as Siegfried Farnon
1977
Supernatural (1977) · as Adrian Gall
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street · as George Duggan
1976
Bill Brand · as Mr. Marples
1975
The Secret Agent · as The Assistant Commissioner
1975
1975
Edward the Seventh · as Prince Albert
1974
The Gathering Storm · as Joachim Von Ribbentrop
1974
The Slap · as Robert Dickinson
1974
Shoulder to Shoulder · as Asquith
1974
Dark Places · as Edward Foster / Andrew MarrEn Plex
1973
Playhouse · as John Fothergill
1973
Yellow Dog · as Alexander
1973
Gawain and the Green Knight · as Sir Bertilak
1973
The Death Wheelers · as Chief Inspector HesseltineEn Plex
1973
Escape to Nowhere · as Assistant
1972
Demons of the Mind · as ZornEn Plex
1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night · as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
1972
Young Winston · as Prep School Headmaster
1971
The Stalls of Barchester · as Archdeacon Haynes
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas · as Archdeacon Haynes
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs · as Sir Guy PaynterEn Plex
1971
Elizabeth R · as Robert Dudley
1971
10 Rillington Place · as Malcolm MorrisEn Plex
1970
1970
Manhunt · as Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
1969
Strange Report · as Doctor Michael Sanders
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre · as Christopher Moore
1967
Berserk · as Detective Superintendent Brooks
1967
How I Won the War · as British General
1967
ITV Playhouse · as Ray Malcolm
1966
Mystery and Imagination · as William Oke
1966
The Baron · as Curt Hoffman
1965
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre · as The Official
1965
The Troubleshooters · as Alec Stewart
1964
The Wednesday Play · as Pontius Pilate
1964
Theatre 625 · as Adriano
1963
1962
The Saint · as Walter FaberEn Plex
1961
Drama 61-67 · as Philip Weathers
1960
An Age of Kings · as Henry, Prince Of Wales
1959
1958
Torpedo Run · as Lt. Redley
1958
Buckskin · as Sir Nagel
1958
1958
The Veil · as George BosworthEn Plex
1956
The Buccaneers · as Lord Hinch
1956
1956
Armchair Theatre · as Albert Purvis
1955
Othello · as Cassio
1955
Matinee Theater · as Col. Girard
1953
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Joachim Von Ribbentrop
1950
1948
Studio One · as Cast

2017
2013
2011
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 6: Magical Effects · as Self - 'minister Cornelius Fudge'
2007
2006
The ONE Show · as Self
1996
Castle Ghosts of Scotland · as Self - Host
1996
1995
1991
Comic Relief · as Self
1988
1987
Biography · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News · as Self
1982
Wogan · as Self
1978
1972
Record Breakers · as Self
1971
The Generation Game · as Self - Surprise Guest
1971
1967
The World About Us · as Self - Narrator
1966
Chronicle (1966) · as Self - Narrator
1965
Call My Bluff · as Self
1955

2022
Pamela’s Garden of Eden · as Executive Producer