Robert Hardy
Acting
151 titles
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
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
Centenary: The BP Story
2009
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007
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
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
An Ideal Husband
1999
Nancherrow
1999
Nancherrow
1999
The Barber of Siberia
1998
Castle Ghosts of Wales
1997
Mrs. Dalloway
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Testament: The Bible in Animation
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
Blat
1987
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
ScreenPlay
1986
The Demon Lover
1986
Hot Metal
1986
Jenny's War
1985
Jenny's War
1985
The Shooting Party
1985
Screen Two
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
Shades of Darkness
1983
The Cleopatras
1983
Countdown
1982
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Fothergill
1981
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1980
Twelfth Night
1980
Speed King
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Supernatural
1977
Raffles
1977
The Velvet Glove
1977
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Victorian Scandals
1976
Bill Brand
1976
The Secret Agent
1975
Caesar and Claretta
1975
Private Affairs
1975
Edward the Seventh
1975
Churchill's People
1974
The Gathering Storm
1974
The Slap
1974
Shoulder to Shoulder
1974
Playhouse
1974
Yellow Dog
1973
European Heritage
1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
Between the Wars
1973
Dark Places
1973
Psychomania
1973
The Silent One
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
Getting In
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Elizabeth R
1971
10 Rillington Place
1971
Great Performances
1971
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
1970
Big Brother
1970
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970
Manhunt
1970
Strange Report
1969
Son of Man
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Berserk!
1967
How I Won the War
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
Mystery and Imagination
1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The Troubleshooters
1965
Old Man's Fancy
1965
Thursday Theatre
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
Theatre 625
1964
The Spread of the Eagle
1963
The Saint
1962
The Dark Island
1962
Drama 61-67
1961
An Age of Kings
1960
Torpedo Run
1958
The Veil
1958
The Buccaneers
1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Othello
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Black Legend
1949