Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Deceased · Born: Oct 3, 1911 · Died: May 2, 1995

Known For

Where Eagles Dare Where Eagles Dare
Watership Down Watership Down
Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

Personal Details

Born Oct 3, 1911 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Parents
  • Edward Joseph Calverly Hordern
  • Margaret Emily Murray

Biography

Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hordern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

1995
A Very Open Prison
A Very Open Prison as Lord Langland
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1994
Middlemarch
Middlemarch as Peter Featherstone
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1992
Screen Two
Screen Two as Godfrey Colston
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Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie as F.R.O.7. as King (voice)
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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
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1990
Diamond Skulls
Diamond Skulls as Lord Crewne
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The Green Man
The Green Man as Gramps
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1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World as Lord Claybury
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Ending Up
Ending Up as George
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1987
Comrades
Comrades as Mr. Pitt
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American Playhouse
American Playhouse as Lord McLaidlaw
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The Secret World of Polly Flint
The Secret World of Polly Flint as Narrator
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Scoop
Scoop as Uncle Theodor
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The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies as Jason Locke
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The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden as Ben Weatherstaff
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Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse as Doctor Starkie
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ben Weatherstaff
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1986
Lady Jane
Lady Jane as Dr. Feckenham
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Paddington Goes to School
Paddington Goes to School
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Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed as Rev. Simeon Simcox
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1985
Now Voyager
Now Voyager as The Old Man
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1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Psychoanalyst
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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
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1983
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows as Badger
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Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard as Dr. Gilpin
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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist as Mr. Brownlow
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1982
King Lear
King Lear as King Lear
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe as Cedric
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Cymbeline
Cymbeline as Jupiter
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The Missionary
The Missionary as Slatterthewaite
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1981
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well as Lafeu
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Shogun
Shogun as Friar Domingo
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The History Man
The History Man as Prof Marvin
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1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Sir Charles Hackforth
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The Tempest
The Tempest as Prospero
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Gauguin the Savage
Gauguin the Savage as Durand-Huel
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Shogun
Shogun as Friar Domingo
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as Cyril Bixby
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1978
The Talking Parcel
The Talking Parcel as Oswald, the Sea Serpent
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare as Capulet
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The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch as Atropos - Fortune Teller
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1977
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews as Parson Adams
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
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1976
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella as King
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Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear as Narrator
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1975
Mr. Quilp
Mr. Quilp as Edward Trent
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Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady as Capt. Rockwell
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Edward the King
Edward the King
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1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles as Narrator
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1973
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man as Mr. Brown
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Theater of Blood
Theater of Blood as George Maxwell
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England Made Me
England Made Me as F. Minty
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1972
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind as Priest
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The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney as Justin
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The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper as Melius, Alchemist
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1971
Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy as George Mason
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost
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Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii as Ludicrus Sextus
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1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't as Denniston Russell
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Futtocks End
Futtocks End as The Butler
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1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days as Thomas Boleyn
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The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room as Bules Martin
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1968
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare as Adm. Rolland
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Omnibus
Omnibus as Professor Parkins
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1967
The Jokers
The Jokers as Sir Matthew
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I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Headmaster
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How I Won the War
How I Won the War as Grapple
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The Taming of The Shrew
The Taming of The Shrew as Baptista
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1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow as British Ambassador
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Khartoum
Khartoum as Lord Granville
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Senex
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1965
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan as Geen
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as Ashe
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1964
Macbeth
Macbeth as Banquo
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1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Squire Thomas Banks
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Disneyland
Disneyland as Squire Banks
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1961
El Cid
El Cid as Don Diego
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1960
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
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Malaga
Malaga as Inspector Farrell
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Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon as Dr. Davidson
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1959
Back to Back
Back to Back
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1958
The Spaniard's Curse
The Spaniard's Curse as Judge Manton
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Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
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Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken as Governor of Gibralter
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1957
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears as The Surgeon
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1956
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship as Capt. Hugh
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The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener as Harrington Brande
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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great as Demosthenes
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Pacific Destiny
Pacific Destiny as Resident Commissioner
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1955
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile as General Faversham
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The Warriors
The Warriors as King Edward
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The Night My Number Came Up
The Night My Number Came Up as Lindsay
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1954
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are
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The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber as The Headman
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Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo as Director of Customs
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1953
Wicked Wife
Wicked Wife as Inspector Ayling
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Personal Affair
Personal Affair as Headmaster Griffith
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The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter as Commissioner
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1952
The Hour of 13
The Hour of 13 as Sir Herbert Frensham
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1951
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Jacob Marley
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays as Wilkes
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Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood as Webster
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1950
Trio
Trio as Vicar (segment "The Verger")
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Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous as Lab Director Owens
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The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart as Ernest
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1946
Secret Flight
Secret Flight as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
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1986
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
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1985
Wogan
Wogan
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