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.
Filmography
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Movies 70
TV Shows 53
self 8
Narrator 2
Producer 1
Voice 1
Pamela's Garden of Eden (2022)
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees (2017)
Snapshot Wedding (2017)
Joseph's Reel (2015)
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015)
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis (2013)
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
Margaret (2009)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Lewis (2007)
Goodbye Mr Snuggles (2006)
Le Grand Charles (2006)
Lassie (2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Making Waves (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Death in Holy Orders (2003)
Lucky Jim (2003)
The Gathering (2003)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Foyle's War (2002)
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
Thunderpants (2002)
Spooks (2002)
The Falklands Play (2002)
Shackleton (2002)
The Lost World (2001)
The Lost World (2001)
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
An Ideal Husband (1999)
Nancherrow (1999)
Nancherrow (1999)
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
Castle Ghosts of Wales (1997)
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)
Abraham (1996)
Castle Ghosts of Scotland (1996)
Castle Ghosts of Ireland (1996)
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Castle Ghosts of England (1995)
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
Bramwell (1995)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
A Feast At Midnight (1994)
Middlemarch (1994)
The Master Blackmailer (1992)
Bomber Harris (1989)
Paris by Night (1989)
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)
War and Remembrance (1988)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
The Woman He Loved (1988)
The Death of the Heart (1987)
Northanger Abbey (1987)
Inspector Morse (1987)
Make and Break (1987)
Paying Guests (Part 2) (1986)
Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)
Hot Metal (1986)
Jenny's War (1985)
The Shooting Party (1985)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
The Far Pavilions (1984)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
Natural World (1983)
The Cleopatras (1983)
Countdown (1982)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980)
Twelfth Night (1980)
Speed King (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Mrs. Columbo (1979)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
Supernatural (1977)
Raffles (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
Victorian Scandals (1976)
Bill Brand (1976)
Caesar and Claretta (1975)
Edward the Seventh (1975)
The Gathering Storm (1974)
The Slap (1974)
Petrocelli (1974)
Yellow Dog (1973)
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Dark Places (1973)
The Silent One (1973)
Psychomania (1973)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
Young Winston (1972)
The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Elizabeth R (1971)
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Manhunt (1970)
Son of Man (1969)
Berserk! (1967)
How I Won the War (1967)
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
The Troubleshooters (1965)
The Saint (1962)
The Dark Island (1962)
An Age of Kings (1960)
Torpedo Run (1958)
The Veil (1958)
The Buccaneers (1956)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
Othello (1955)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1925-10-29
Deathday2017-08-03 (91 years old)
Birth NameTimothy Sydney Robert Hardy
Birth PlaceCheltenham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsTimothy Sydney Robert Hardy, Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди, Роберт Харди, Robert Khardi
AwardsFellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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