Robert Hardy

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    Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди, Robert Khardi

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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 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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1925-10-29
  • event Death Date 2017-08-03
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 8.1
  • info Birth Place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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7.9

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005-11-16

7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007-07-08

6.5

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994-11-04

7.4

Sense and Sensibility

1995-12-13

5.4

The Gathering

2003-02-23

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James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984-01-01

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Snapshot Wedding

2017-01-01

7.1

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

1965-12-16

5.6

Berserk!

1967-11-01

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Ghosts in the Machine

2009-10-27

5.6

Mrs. Dalloway

1997-09-01

5.4

Demons of the Mind

1972-11-05

5.9

Torpedo Run

1958-10-24

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The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

1972-10-06

6

Castle Ghosts of England

1995-07-10

5

Castle Ghosts of Wales

1997-10-31

5

Castle Ghosts of Ireland

1996-08-13

7.2

The Silent One

1973-02-10

6.8

Bomber Harris

1989-09-03

6.1

A Feast At Midnight

1994-11-01

6.7

The Slap

1974-10-23

5.6

Dark Places

1973-05-01

7

The Gathering Storm

1974-11-29

6.4

The Stalls of Barchester

1971-12-24

6

Nancherrow

1999-01-01

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Speed King

1979-12-19

1

Caesar and Claretta

1975-05-08

6.5

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1980-03-12

6.6

An Ideal Husband

1999-05-18

6.7

The Shooting Party

1985-02-01

6

Jenny's War

1985-10-25

3.5

Thunderpants

2002-05-24

6.7

Twelfth Night

1980-01-06

4.6

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973-06-01

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Make and Break

1987-01-02

6

Making Waves

2004-07-26

7.2

The Barber of Siberia

1998-11-11

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Paying Guests (Part 1)

1986-10-01

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Paying Guests (Part 2)

1986-10-02

10

The Woman He Loved

1988-04-03

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Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

1988-12-19

7.1

The Master Blackmailer

1992-02-02

5.8

Margaret

2009-03-26

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Old Man's Fancy

1965-01-01

5.7

Northanger Abbey

1987-02-15

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Warm Feet, Warm Heart

1970-09-22

7.4

The Falklands Play

2002-04-10

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Lucky Jim

2003-04-11

5.9

The Lost World

2001-12-25

5.6

Bertie and Elizabeth

2002-06-04

6.3

Young Winston

1972-07-20

8.5

Othello

1955-12-15

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Black Legend

1949-01-10

7.3

10 Rillington Place

1971-02-10

5.7

Psychomania

1973-03-01

7.8

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002-11-13

8.1

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004-05-31

6.4

Lassie

2005-12-16

4.6

Paris by Night

1989-04-18

8

The Tichborne Claimant

1998-08-01

0

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain

2015-01-25

5.5

How I Won the War

1967-10-18

5

Joseph's Reel

2015-06-18

2.2

Yellow Dog

1973-08-11

5.7

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984-05-22

6.2

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

2013-11-27

0

The Death of the Heart

1987-05-03

7

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

2006-08-15

6

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988-09-20

7.6

Midsomer Murders

1997-03-23

7.4

Elizabeth R

1971-02-17

7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976-10-03

6.9

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979-09-20

5.6

Countdown

1982-11-02

7.9

Inspector Morse

1987-01-06

7.8

Foyle's War

2002-10-27

7.3

The Saint

1962-10-04

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951-12-24

8

Raffles

1977-02-25

4

The Dark Island

1962-07-08

6

The Buccaneers

1956-09-19

6.7

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956-09-15

7

Petrocelli

1974-09-11

3

The Cleopatras

1983-01-19

6.8

Edward the Seventh

1975-04-01

7.1

Gulliver's Travels

1996-02-04

7.6

The Veil

1958-01-01

7.2

Supernatural

1977-06-11

3.7

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007-09-03

8

Middlemarch

1994-04-10

4.7

An Age of Kings

1960-04-28

5

Mystery and Imagination

1966-01-29

5

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981-09-06

5.9

Hot Metal

1986-02-16

5.2

BBC Television Shakespeare

1978-12-03

0

Victorian Scandals

1976-09-03

8

War and Remembrance

1988-11-13

7.5

Death in Holy Orders

2003-08-23

0

Look at the State We're In!

1995-05-20

7

Natural World

1983-10-30

5

The Troubleshooters

1965-07-07

7.6

All Creatures Great and Small

1978-01-08

4.2

Bramwell

1995-05-01

4.2

Bramwell

1995-05-01

6.8

Mrs. Columbo

1979-02-26

7.5

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971-12-24

7.7

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971-10-10

7.9

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976-09-04

8

Sherlock Holmes

1984-04-24

7.7

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004-12-12

6.9

Shackleton

2002-01-02

7.6

The 10th Kingdom

2000-02-27

7.5

Nancherrow

1999-04-04

6.5

Manhunt

1970-01-02

7.7

The Lost World

2001-12-25

6.4

Bill Brand

1976-06-07

7.7

Spooks

2002-05-13

7.7

Lewis

2007-02-18

4.5

The Wednesday Play

1964-09-30

5

Shoulder to Shoulder

1974-04-03

7

Playhouse

1974-03-13

9

The Morecambe and Wise Show

1980-09-03

10

Le Grand Charles

2006-03-27

3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

1950-01-01

7.5

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996-12-11

5.5

Jenny's War

1985-06-03

7.7

The Far Pavilions

1984-04-22

5.5

General Electric Theater

1953-02-01

7

Playhouse

1974-03-13

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