Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Snapshot Wedding Snapshot Wedding 2017 Joseph's Reel ★ 5.0 Joseph's Reel 2015 Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain 2015 Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis ★ 6.9 Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis 2013 Ghosts in the Machine Ghosts in the Machine 2009 Margaret ★ 5.7 Margaret 2009 Centenary: The BP Story Centenary: The BP Story 2009 Elementary My Dear Viewer Elementary My Dear Viewer 2007 The Alan Titchmarsh Show ★ 4.5 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ★ 7.7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 Lewis ★ 7.6 Lewis 2007 Goodbye Mr Snuggles ★ 7.0 Goodbye Mr Snuggles 2006 Le Grand Charles ★ 10.0 Le Grand Charles 2006 Lassie ★ 6.4 Lassie 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ★ 7.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 Agatha Christie's Marple ★ 7.8 Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 Making Waves ★ 6.8 Making Waves 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ★ 8.0 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Death in Holy Orders ★ 6.9 Death in Holy Orders 2003 Lucky Jim ★ 7.0 Lucky Jim 2003 The Gathering ★ 5.6 The Gathering 2003 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ★ 7.7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 Foyle's War ★ 7.8 Foyle's War 2002 Bertie and Elizabeth ★ 6.4 Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 Thunderpants ★ 3.4 Thunderpants 2002 Spooks ★ 7.7 Spooks 2002 The Falklands Play ★ 7.0 The Falklands Play 2002 Shackleton ★ 7.2 Shackleton 2002 The Lost World ★ 6.1 The Lost World 2001 The Lost World ★ 7.5 The Lost World 2001 The 10th Kingdom ★ 7.6 The 10th Kingdom 2000 The Tichborne Claimant ★ 8.7 The Tichborne Claimant 1999 An Ideal Husband ★ 6.5 An Ideal Husband 1999 Nancherrow ★ 8.0 Nancherrow 1999 Nancherrow ★ 6.2 Nancherrow 1999 The Barber of Siberia ★ 7.1 The Barber of Siberia 1998 Castle Ghosts of Wales ★ 7.0 Castle Ghosts of Wales 1997 Mrs. Dalloway ★ 5.7 Mrs. Dalloway 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Testament: The Bible in Animation ★ 7.0 Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996 Castle Ghosts of Ireland ★ 6.7 Castle Ghosts of Ireland 1996 Gulliver's Travels ★ 7.2 Gulliver's Travels 1996 Sense and Sensibility ★ 7.4 Sense and Sensibility 1995 Castle Ghosts of England ★ 6.5 Castle Ghosts of England 1995 Look at the State We're In! Look at the State We're In! 1995 Bramwell ★ 4.2 Bramwell 1995 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ★ 6.4 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 A Feast at Midnight ★ 6.2 A Feast at Midnight 1994 Middlemarch ★ 7.9 Middlemarch 1994 The Master Blackmailer ★ 7.0 The Master Blackmailer 1992 Bomber Harris ★ 7.8 Bomber Harris 1989 Paris by Night ★ 4.8 Paris by Night 1989 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair ★ 9.0 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair 1988 War and Remembrance ★ 7.9 War and Remembrance 1988 In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton ★ 6.0 In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988 The Woman He Loved ★ 10.0 The Woman He Loved 1988 Blat Blat 1987 The Death of the Heart ★ 8.5 The Death of the Heart 1987 Northanger Abbey ★ 6.3 Northanger Abbey 1987 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 Make and Break Make and Break 1987 Paying Guests (Part 2) Paying Guests (Part 2) 1986 Paying Guests (Part 1) Paying Guests (Part 1) 1986 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986 The Demon Lover ★ 7.0 The Demon Lover 1986 Hot Metal ★ 5.4 Hot Metal 1986 Jenny's War ★ 6.0 Jenny's War 1985 Jenny's War ★ 6.7 Jenny's War 1985 The Shooting Party ★ 6.6 The Shooting Party 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood ★ 6.2 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984 Sherlock Holmes ★ 8.2 Sherlock Holmes 1984 The Far Pavilions ★ 7.5 The Far Pavilions 1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate 1984 Natural World ★ 7.4 Natural World 1983 Shades of Darkness ★ 7.7 Shades of Darkness 1983 The Cleopatras ★ 3.8 The Cleopatras 1983 Countdown ★ 6.1 Countdown 1982 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years ★ 6.3 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981 Fothergill Fothergill 1981