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Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

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. ~ Mike Cummings, All Movie Guide


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Robert Hardy Trivia

Who did Robert Hardy play in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years?
Robert Hardy was Winston Churchill in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Who did Robert Hardy play in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 07?
Robert Hardy was Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 07

Who did Robert Hardy portray in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 06?
Robert Hardy was Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 06

What role did Robert Hardy play in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 05?
Robert Hardy played Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great & Small: Series 05

Who did Robert Hardy play in Paris by Night?
Robert Hardy was Adam Gillvray in Paris by Night

Who did Robert Hardy play in Northanger Abbey?
Robert Hardy was General Tilney in Northanger Abbey

What role did Robert Hardy play in Making Waves?
Robert Hardy played Father Parry in Making Waves

Who did Robert Hardy play in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Robert Hardy was Professor Krempe in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Who did Robert Hardy play in The Shooting Party?
Robert Hardy was Lord Bob Lilburn in The Shooting Party

Who did Robert Hardy play in The Spy Who Came in From the Cold?
Robert Hardy was Carlton in The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

What role did Robert Hardy play in Bertie & Elizabeth?
Robert Hardy played Franklin D. Roosevelt in Bertie & Elizabeth

Who did Robert Hardy portray in Lassie?
Robert Hardy was Mr. Justice Murray in Lassie

What role did Robert Hardy play in Thunderpants?
Robert Hardy played Doctor in Thunderpants

Who did Robert Hardy portray in How I Won the War?
Robert Hardy was British General in How I Won the War

Who did Robert Hardy portray in The 10th Kingdom?
Robert Hardy was Chancellor Griswold in The 10th Kingdom

What role did Robert Hardy play in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Robert Hardy played Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

What role did Robert Hardy play in The Concise History of World War Two?
Robert Hardy played Host in The Concise History of World War Two

Who did Robert Hardy portray in Death in Holy Orders?
Robert Hardy was Father Martin in Death in Holy Orders

What role did Robert Hardy portray in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?
Robert Hardy played Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

What role did Robert Hardy play in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Robert Hardy played Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

What role did Robert Hardy play in The Lost World?
Robert Hardy played Prof. Illingworth in The Lost World

Who did Robert Hardy portray in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Robert Hardy was Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

What role did Robert Hardy portray in Elizabeth R?
Robert Hardy played Robert Dudley in Elizabeth R

Who did Robert Hardy play in Gulliver's Travels?
Robert Hardy was Dr. Parnell in Gulliver's Travels

Who did Robert Hardy portray in Psychomania?
Robert Hardy was Chief Inspector Hesseltine in Psychomania

Who did Robert Hardy portray in Sense and Sensibility?
Robert Hardy was Sir John Middleton in Sense and Sensibility

What role did Robert Hardy play in Night of the Lepus?
Robert Hardy played Prof. Dirkson in Night of the Lepus

What role did Robert Hardy portray in Demons of the Mind?
Robert Hardy played Zorn in Demons of the Mind


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