Michael Hordern

Actor

October 3, 1911 — May 2, 1995 (83 years)
Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Labyrinth
    Labyrinth1986
  • Watership Down
    Watership Down1978
  • A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol1951
  • The Three Musketeers
    The Three Musketeers1973
  • Theater of Blood
    Theater of Blood1973
  • The Medusa Touch
    The Medusa Touch1978
  • Passport to Pimlico
    Passport to Pimlico1949
  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
    The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella1976
  • Demons of the Mind
    Demons of the Mind1972
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland1972
  • Up Pompeii
    Up Pompeii1971
  • Chillers
    Chillers1 season

Known For

  • A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol1951
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965
  • Yellowbeard
    Yellowbeard1983
  • El Cid
    El Cid1961
  • Theater of Blood
    Theater of Blood1973
  • Paddington
    Paddington2 seasons
  • Ivanhoe
    Ivanhoe1982
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966
  • Anne of the Thousand Days
    Anne of the Thousand Days1969
  • Sink the Bismarck!
    Sink the Bismarck!1960
  • Khartoum
    Khartoum1966
  • Lady Jane
    Lady Jane1986
  • The Medusa Touch
    The Medusa Touch1978
  • The Wind in the Willows
    The Wind in the Willows1983
  • The MacKintosh Man
    The MacKintosh Man1973
  • The Bed Sitting Room
    The Bed Sitting Room1969
  • Shogun
    Shogun1980
  • Fall of Eagles
    Fall of Eagles13 episodes
  • A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol1977
  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
    The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella1976

Filmography

2013
MR James: Ghost Writer · as Professor Parkins
1997
1994
Middlemarch · as Peter Featherstone
1992
The Christmas Collection · as Badger (voice)
1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7. · as King (voice)
1992
Truckers · as The Abbot (voice)
1992
Memento Mori · as Godfrey Colston
1992
Terry Pratchett's Truckers · as Abbot Of The Stationeri
1992
Beauty and the Beast · as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
1990
The Fool · as Mr. Tatham
1990
The Green Man · as Gramps
1990
1990
Perfect Scoundrels · as Sir Norman
1990
Chillers · as Colonel Eddie PhelpsOn Plex
1989
Oh! Mr. Toad! · as Badger
1989
A Tale of Two Toads · as Badger (voice)
1989
Dark Obsession · as Lord Crewne
1989
More Children's Summer Stories · as Badger (voice)
1989
1989
1989
1989
Ending Up · as George
1988
1987
The Trouble with Spies · as Jason Locke
1987
The Secret Garden · as Ben Weatherstaff
1987
Scoop · as Uncle Theodor
1987
1987
Inspector Morse · as Doctor Starkie
1986
Comrades · as Mr. Pitt
1986
The Story of English · as Bible Readings
1986
Paradise Postponed · as Rev. Simeon Simcox
1986
Labyrinth · as The Wiseman (voice)On Plex
1986
Lady Jane · as Dr. Feckenham
1986
Lovejoy · as Wilfred Shotley
1986
1986
1985
Young Sherlock Holmes · as Older Watson (voice)
1985
1985
Now Voyager · as The Old Man
1984
Screen Two · as Godfrey Colston
1984
1984
The Wind in the Willows · as Badger (voice)
1984
The Wind in the Willows · as Badger (voice)
1983
1983
1983
Yellowbeard · as Dr. Gilpin
1983
Clash of Loyalties · as Narrator
1982
Cymbeline · as Jupiter
1982
Gandhi · as Sir George Hodge
1982
The Missionary · as Slatterthewaite/narrator
1982
King Lear · as King Lear
1982
Oliver Twist · as Mr. Brownlow
1982
Ivanhoe · as Cedric
1981
1981
The History Man · as Professor Marvin
1980
American Playhouse · as Lord Mclaidlaw
1980
Shogun · as Friar Domingo
1980
Shogun · as Friar Domingo
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's · as Sir Charles Hackforth
1980
Gauguin the Savage · as Durand-Huel
1980
The Tempest · as Prospero
1979
Tales of the Unexpected · as Cyril Bixby
1978
The Talking Parcel · as Oswald, The Sea Serpent
1978
Romeo and Juliet · as Capulet
1978
1978
Watership Down · as Frith (voice)On Plex
1978
The Medusa Touch · as Atropos - Fortune TellerOn Plex
1978
The South Bank Show · as Creation Performer
1977
A Christmas Carol · as Ebenezer Scrooge
1977
Joseph Andrews · as Parson Adams
1976
1976
1976
Paddington · as Narrator
1976
Paddington · as Narrator
1975
Lucky Lady · as Captain Rockwell
1975
Barry Lyndon · as Narrator (voice)
1975
Mr. Quilp · as Edward Trent
1975
Royal Flash · as Headmaster
1975
Arena (1975) · as Mr. A
1975
Edward the Seventh · as W. E. Gladstone
1974
Juggernaut · as Mr. Baker
1974
Fall of Eagles · as Narrator
1973
Playhouse · as Patient
1973
The Three Musketeers · as Treville (voice)On Plex
1973
The MacKintosh Man · as Mr. Brown
1973
England Made Me · as F. Minty
1973
Theater of Blood · as George MaxwellOn Plex
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · as Mock TurtleOn Plex
1972
Demons of the Mind · as PriestOn Plex
1972
The Pied Piper · as Melius, Alchemist
1972
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas · as Professor Parkins
1971
A Christmas Carol · as Marley's Ghost (voice)
1971
Girl Stroke Boy · as George Mason
1971
Up Pompeii · as Ludicrus SextusOn Plex
1971
Six Dates with Barker · as Arch Funster
1970
Some Will, Some Won't · as Denniston Russell
1970
Futtocks End · as The Butler
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days · as Thomas Boleyn
1969
The Bed Sitting Room · as Bules Martin
1968
Where Eagles Dare · as Adm. Rolland
1968
Prudence and the Pill · as Dr. Morley (uncredited)
1968
Whistle and I'll Come to You · as Professor Parkins
1967
1967
How I Won the War · as Grapple
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Professor Parkins
1967
The Jokers · as Sir Matthew
1967
1966
1966
Khartoum · as Lord Granville
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow · as British Ambassador
1966
Turner · as Recollections Of The Artist Read By
1965
1965
Jackanory · as Storyteller
1965
Play of the Month · as The Devil
1965
Court Martial · as Col. Gordon Miller
1965
Genghis Khan · as Geen
1964
NET Playhouse · as General Kokoshkin
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as Harnsworth
1964
The Wednesday Play · as Sir Jocelyn Symonds
1964
1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow · as Squire Thomas Banks
1963
Espionage · as Minister
1963
First Night · as Arthur Walmer
1963
The V.I.P.s · as Airport Director
1963
Cleopatra · as Cicero
1962
The Scales Of Justice · as Opening Narration
1961
El Cid · as Don Diego
1961
First Left Past Aden · as Commentator
1960
Macbeth · as Banquo
1960
Man in the Moon · as Dr. Davidson
1960
Moment of Danger · as Inspector Farrell
1960
Sink the Bismarck! · as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-In-Chief - 'king George'
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play · as Walter Ormund
1959
The Play of the Week · as Caroline)
1958
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken · as Governor Of Gibralter
1958
Girls at Sea · as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
1958
The Spaniard's Curse · as Judge Manton
1958
I Accuse! · as Prosecutor At Second Dreyfus Trial
1958
Monitor · as Preacher (the Sermon)
1957
Windom's Way · as Patterson
1957
No Time for Tears · as Surgeon
1957
The DuPont Show of the Month · as Mr. Brownlow
1957
Theatre Night · as Tony Peters
1956
The Spanish Gardener · as Harrington Brande
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Griffith
1956
Armchair Theatre · as Det. Supt. Coates
1956
1956
Alexander the Great · as Demosthenes
1956
The Man Who Never Was · as Gen. Coburn
1956
Pacific Destiny · as Resident Commissioner
1955
Storm Over the Nile · as General Faversham
1955
ITV Play of the Week · as Absolon
1955
1955
The Warriors · as King Edward
1955
1955
Marriage a la Mode · as The Judge
1954
Forbidden Cargo · as Director Of Customs
1954
Disneyland · as Squire Banks
1954
Svengali · as Billy's Uncle
1954
The Beachcomber · as The Headman
1954
1953
Personal Affair · as Headmaster Griffith
1953
The Heart of the Matter · as Commissioner
1953
Both Sides of the Law · as Insp. Heron
1953
Wicked Wife · as Inspector Ayling
1952
The Hour of 13 · as Sir Herbert Frensham
1952
The Promoter · as Bank Manager
1952
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Ben Weatherstaff
1951
A Christmas Carol · as Jacob MarleyOn Plex
1951
1951
Flesh and Blood · as Webster
1951
The Magic Box · as Official Receiver
1950
Trio · as Vicar
1950
Highly Dangerous · as Lab Director Owens
1950
1950
Sunday Night Theatre · as Jacques
1949
Train of Events · as First Plain Clothes Man
1949
Third Time Lucky · as 2nd Doctor
1949
Passport to Pimlico · as BashfordOn Plex
1949
Lost Daughter · as Johnson
1948
The Hideout · as Dr. Mennell
1948
Good-Time Girl · as Seddon
1947
Mine Own Executioner · as Co-Counsel At Inquest
1947
Nightbeat · as Police Training Officer
1947
Unconquered · as Court Bailiff
1946
Secret Flight · as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
1946
Morning Departure · as Commander Gates
1946
A Girl in a Million · as Divorce Counsel
1946
The Years Between · as Member Of Parliament (uncredited)
1940
The Girl in the News · as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
1940
Band Waggon · as (uncredited)
1939

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