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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.
Most Popular Robert Hardy Trailers
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31 May 2004
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time.
16 November 2005
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament.
08 July 2007
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored.
13 November 2002
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts.
16 December 2005
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
10 February 1971
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
01 January 1999
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.
27 November 2013
C.S. Lewis's biographer A.N. Wilson goes in search of the man behind Narnia, a highly secretive man whose personal life was marked by the loss of the three women he most loved.
01 September 1997
Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh.
01 February 1985
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot.
18 October 1967
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
25 December 2001
This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story.
23 October 1974
A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.
10 April 2002
The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War.
24 October 1958
A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.
13 December 1995
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.
05 November 1972
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father.
03 April 1988
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American.
01 August 1998
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck.
22 May 1984
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and his band of merry men can save him.
26 March 2009
A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power.
11 November 1998
Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia.
01 November 1994
A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
16 December 1965
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
06 January 1980
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino.
24 May 2002
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
20 July 1972
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
08 May 1975
'Caesar and Claretta' dramatises the last few hours in the lives of Benito Mussolini (El Duce, played by Robert Hardy) and his mistress Claretta (played by Helen Mirren).
18 April 1989
Clara Bell is a busy Euro MP with a husband and child at home and a high powered career - but on a trip to Paris her ordered existence is overturned by a murder and a chance encounter.
04 November 1994
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life.
06 October 1972
Written by Terry Nation, Robert Hardy plays the eponymous hero of this 1972 one-off BBC drama; an occult detective who travels around in a lavish, bulletproof locomotive called 'The Tsar'.
04 June 2002
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII.
15 December 1955
The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role.
27 October 2009
Documentary charting the history of the supernatural on British TV, revisiting classic ghost stories and controversial shows.
20 September 1988
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.
02 October 1986
Miss Howard's exhibition of water-colours at the Green Salon falters but then takes off. The season at 'Wentworth' is now drawing to a close, peoples' plans for the winter unfold.
03 May 1987
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her.
11 April 2003
A rollicking adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim stars Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon, a luckless lecturer at a provincial British university, trying to make a splash with his pompous boss, Professor Neddy Welch (Robert Hardy).
29 November 1974
Winston Churchill's life in the years leading up to World War II.
01 June 1973
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
01 October 1986
Spend some time in the company of the guests at 'Wentworth' - all taking the waters except for the Colonel and Miss Howard, who has some leisure for the beginnings of a late romance.
01 January 1965
An aging businessman's squabbling children object to his proposed marriage to his much younger assistant, and each for his or her own selfish reasons manoeuvres against it.
18 May 1999
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Cheveley.
19 December 1979
Biopic of Malcolm Campbell, detailing his tumultuous life and extreme drive as he attempts to break the world speed records on land and water.
15 February 1987
A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family.
01 January 1984
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpts, mainly from his pre-hollywood period.
08 January 1981
John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
12 March 1980
In 1376, the city of Hamelin is freed from a plague of hungry rats by a mysterious Piper who plays a tune and leads the vermin on a mery dance out of town and straight in to the river.
25 October 1985
This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who was shot down over Germany in 1941.
02 January 1987
Lots of pent up business people struggle to balance business with pleasure.
26 July 2004
A romantic comedy about a group of ham-radio enthusiasts who, assuming they will never meet, exaggerate their identities on the airwaves.
01 March 1973
A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town.
11 August 1973
A Japanese cop is sent to join the London police force on a secret investigation.
16 April 1969
Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.
23 February 2003
Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss.
01 May 1973
A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only problem is that the house they plan to hide it in is haunted.
01 November 1967
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
15 August 2006
Two elderly gentlemen go for a day's painting in the beautiful English countryside. A tranquil afternoon turns weird when a gun-toting clown appears on the scene.
02 February 1992
For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is creating, he adopts a campaign to thwart his evil scheming.
13 August 1996
The family locks of Ireland are kept in itself by the certificates of deadly feud, mean murders. In our days, still located on a tableland, locks are a living reminder about the victims of past years.
