Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
Birthdayoct. 29, 1925
Death2017-08-03
BiographyTimothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter film series, and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for All Creatures Great and Small in 1980 and Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years in 1982. Aside from acting, Hardy was an acknowledged expert on the medieval English longbow and wrote two books on the subject.

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Known For

All Creatures Great and Small
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All Creatures Great and Small

as Siegfried Farnon
Castle Ghosts
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Castle Ghosts

as Narrator
Edward VII
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Edward VII

as Prince Albert
Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance
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Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance

as Winston Churchill
Hot Metal
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Hot Metal

as Terence 'Twiggy' Rathbone
Jenny's War
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Jenny's War

as Klein
Middlemarch
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Middlemarch

as Arthur Brooke
The Cleopatras
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The Cleopatras

as Julius Caesar
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Ended

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Winston Churchill

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