1925Born, Cheltenham
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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. 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…
Known for
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsCornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanCornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireCornelius Fudge
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixCornelius Fudge
Sense and SensibilitySir John Middleton2017Snapshot WeddingDonaldMovie
2015Joseph's ReelOld JosephMovie
2015Churchill: 100 Days That Saved BritainWinston ChurchillMovie
2009Ghosts in the MachineNarratorMovie
2009MargaretWillie WhitelawMovie
2009Centenary: The BP StoryGeorge Reynolds (voice)Movie
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixCornelius FudgeMovie
2007LewisSir Arnold Raeburn · 1 episodeShow
2006Goodbye Mr SnugglesMr. StilesMovie
2006Le Grand CharlesFranklin D. Roosevelt · 2 episodesShow
2005LassieJudge MurrayMovie
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireCornelius FudgeMovie
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleWinston Churchill · 1 episodeShow
2004Making WavesFather ParryMovie
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanCornelius FudgeMovie
2003Death in Holy OrdersFather Martin Petrie · 2 episodesShow
2003Lucky JimProfessor Neddy WelchMovie
2003The GatheringBishopMovie
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsCornelius FudgeMovie
2002Foyle's WarHenry Beaumont · 1 episodeShow
2002Bertie and ElizabethPresident RooseveltMovie
2002ThunderpantsDoctorMovie
2002SpooksSir John Barry · 1 episodeShow
2002The Falklands PlaySir Anthony ParsonsMovie
2002ShackletonSir James Caird · 1 episodeShow
2001The Lost WorldProf. IllingworthMovie
2001The Lost WorldProfessor Illingworth · 2 episodesShow
2000Justice in WonderlandMr. Justice MorlandMovie
2000The 10th KingdomChancellor Griswold · 5 episodesShow
1999The Tichborne ClaimantLord RiversMovie
1999An Ideal HusbandLord CavershamMovie
1999Nancherrow2 episodesShow
1999NancherrowViscount BerryanMovie
1998The Barber of SiberiaForstenMovie
1997Mrs. DallowaySir William BradshawMovie
1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationAbraham (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1996Gulliver's TravelsDr. Parnell · 2 episodesShow
1995Sense and SensibilitySir John MiddletonMovie
1995Look at the State We're In!Judge Sutcliffe · 1 episodeShow
1995BramwellSir Herbert Hamilton, Sir Herbert Hamilton · 1 episodeShow
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinProf. KrempeMovie
1994A Feast at MidnightHeadmasterMovie
1994MiddlemarchArthur Brooke · 6 episodesShow
1992The Master BlackmailerCharles Augustus MilvertonMovie
1989Bomber HarrisWinston ChurchillMovie
1989Paris by NightAdam GillvrayMovie
1988Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday AffairDr. PriceMovie
1988War and RemembranceWinston Churchill · 12 episodesShow
1988The Woman He LovedWinston ChurchillMovie
1987BlatSidney TollandMovie
1987The Death of the HeartMajor BruttMovie
1987Northanger AbbeyGeneral TilneyMovie
1987Inspector MorseAndrew Baydon · 1 episodeShow
1987Make and BreakJohn GarrardMovie
1986Paying Guests (Part 2)Colonel ChaseMovie
1986Paying Guests (Part 1)Colonel ChaseMovie
1986Sunday PremiereSidney Tolland · 1 episodeShow
1986ScreenPlayColonel Chase · 2 episodesShow
1986The Demon LoverWilliam DroverMovie
1986Hot MetalTwiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam · 13 episodesShow
1985Jenny's WarKleinMovie
1985Theatre NightJohn Garrard · 1 episodeShow
1985Jenny's WarKlein · 4 episodesShow
1985The Shooting PartyBob, Lord LilburnMovie
1985Screen TwoGeneral Tilney · 1 episodeShow
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodKing RichardMovie
1984Sherlock HolmesCharles Augustus Milverton · 1 episodeShow
1984The Far PavilionsThe Commandant · 3 episodesShow
1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateLord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1983Natural WorldNarrator · 1 episodeShow
1983Shades of DarknessWilliam Drover · 1 episodeShow
1983The CleopatrasJulius Caesar · 3 episodesShow
1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsWinston Churchill · 8 episodesShow
1981FothergillJohn FothergillMovie
1980The Pied Piper of HamelinNarrator (voice)Movie
1980Twelfth NightSir Toby BelchMovie
1979Speed KingDorothy CampbellMovie
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyClayton · 1 episodeShow
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSir Toby Belch · 1 episodeShow
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