Robert Hardy
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Robert Hardy is legendary in his native England for his skill and versatility as an actor. As an interpreter of fictional characters and historical personages, Hardy has received critical acclaim for roles in scores of outstanding films, TV programs, and plays presented throughout the English-speaking world. British, North American, and Australian audiences may remember him best for his roles as Winston Churchill in War and Remembrance (1989), Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small (1990), Arthur Brooke in Middlemarch (1994), Sir Toby Belch in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1981), and the Earl of Leicester in the heralded Elizabeth R (1971). But Hardy has also distinguished himself in many motion pictures, including Mrs. Dalloway (1997), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), The Shooting Party (1984), Young Winston (1972), 10 Rillington Place (1971), and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Hardy brings to all of his roles an acting savvy honed to a fine edge by years of study and training at the best British institutions. Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, on October 29, 1925. At Oxford University, he studied under the great British author C.S. Lewis and graduated with honors, then joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1949. His experience there prepared him for roles in many Shakespeare productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1959), a live-TV production of Henry V (1960), and Coriolanus (BBC, 1963). The rhetorical skills he developed in those roles served him well as a narrator or host of documentary productions such as Castle Ghosts of Ireland, Horses in Our Blood, and The Picardy Affair, about the Battle of Agincourt. His classical training has also enabled him to wear the mantle of historical personages such as Pontius Pilate in The People's Passion (1999), Prince Albert in Edward the King (1975), and Nazi foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop in The Gathering Storm (1974). Hardy has a special interest in medieval history -- in particular, in the use of the longbow. Regarded as one of Britain's leading experts on that weapon, he has written a book about it, serves as a consultant on the longbow for organizations involved in history projects, and handcrafts longbows himself. Hardy, who first performed in stage plays in the late '40s, has always maintained a busy schedule. For example, between 1998 and 2001, he performed in ten film and TV productions. He is married to Sally Pearson, a costume designer.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Great Performances |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Castle Ghosts of the British Isles |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Gardens Of The National Trust |
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— | 2009 |
77% | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
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$292M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | The People's Passion |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Goodbye Mr Snuggles |
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— | 2006 |
93% | Lassie |
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$0.6M | 2006 |
20% | The Gathering |
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— | 2006 |
88% | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
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$290M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | The Second World War |
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— | 2005 |
90% | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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$249.4M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Death in Holy Orders |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Demons Of The Mind |
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— | 2003 |
82% | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
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$261.9M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Bertie and Elizabeth |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The Lost World |
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— | 2001 |
67% | Thunderpants |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (The Barber of Siberia) |
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— | 1999 |
71% | Mrs. Dalloway |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Tichborne Claimant |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Gulliver's Travels |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Castle Ghosts of Scotland |
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— | 1996 |
97% | Sense and Sensibility |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | A Feast at Midnight |
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— | 1995 |
38% | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Middlemarch |
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— | 1994 |
0% | Year of the Comet |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Jenny's War |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Blat |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Paris by Night |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | The Woman He Loved |
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— | 1988 |
100% | The Shooting Party |
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— | 1985 |
No Score Yet | The Far Pavilions |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Twelfth Night |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | Edward the King |
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— | 1975 |
No Score Yet | The Gathering Storm |
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— | 1974 |
No Score Yet | Dark Places |
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— | 1973 |
No Score Yet | Gawain and the Green Knight |
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— | 1973 |
No Score Yet | The Great Manhunt |
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— | 1973 |
8% | Night of the Lepus |
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— | 1972 |
50% | Young Winston |
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— | 1972 |
No Score Yet | Demons of the Mind (Blood Evil)(Nightmare of Terror)(Blood Will Have Blood) |
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— | 1972 |
58% | 10 Rillington Place |
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— | 1971 |
86% | Psychomania |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | Berserk |
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— | 1967 |
44% | How I Won the War |
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— | 1967 |
87% | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold |
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— | 1965 |
No Score Yet | Shakespeare's An Age of Kings |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | Torpedo Run |
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— | 1958 |
TV
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Inspector Lewis
2007-2015
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Masterpiece
1971-2014
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Mystery!
1980-2007
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Foyle's War
2002-2015
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No Score Yet |
Midsomer Murders
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No Score Yet |
War and Remembrance
1988-1989
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Quincy, M.E.
1976-1983
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No Score Yet |
Elizabeth R
1971
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No Score Yet |
Inspector Morse
1987-2000
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No Score Yet |
The 10th Kingdom
2000
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The Saint
1962-1969
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Upstairs Downstairs
1971-1975
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Quotes from Robert Hardy's Characters
Cornelius Fudge: | Not the boys, the Dementors... |
Cornelius Fudge: | He's back. |
Cornelius Fudge: | [just after Buckbeak's escape] We must search the grounds! |
Albus Dumbledore: | Search the *skies* if you must, Minister, but now I think I'll have a nice cup of tea, or a large brandy. Oh, and executioner, your services are no longer required. Thank you. |
Cornelius Fudge: | "He's back!" |
Cornelius Fudge: | He's back! |
Cornelius Fudge: | We don't send people to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts! |