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.

Фільмографія

• 2017Snapshot Wedding — Donald
• 2015Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain — Winston Churchill
• 2015Joseph's Reel — Old Joseph
• 2009Centenary: The BP Story — George Reynolds (voice)
• 2009Ghosts in the Machine — Narrator
• 2009Margaret — Willie Whitelaw
• Lewis — Sir Arnold Raeburn
• 2007Гаррі Поттер та Орден Фенікса — Cornelius Fudge
• 2006Goodbye Mr Snuggles — Mr. Stiles
• Le Grand Charles — Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 2005Гаррі Поттер і келих вогню — Cornelius Fudge
• 2005Лессі — Judge Murray
• 2004Making Waves — Father Parry
• 2004Гаррі Поттер і в’язень Азкабану — Cornelius Fudge
• Міс Марпл — Winston Churchill
• Death in Holy Orders — Father Martin Petrie
• 2003Lucky Jim — Professor Neddy Welch
• 2003The Gathering — Bishop
• 2002Bertie and Elizabeth — President Roosevelt
• Shackleton — Sir James Caird
• Spooks — Sir John Barry
• 2002The Falklands Play — Sir Anthony Parsons
• 2002Thunderpants — Doctor
• Війна Фойла — Henry Beaumont
• 2002Гаррі Поттер і таємна кімната — Cornelius Fudge
• 2001The Lost World — Prof. Illingworth
• The Lost World — Professor Illingworth
• 2000Justice in Wonderland — Mr. Justice Morland
• The 10th Kingdom — Chancellor Griswold
• 1999An Ideal Husband — Lord Caversham
• 1999Nancherrow — Viscount Berryan
• Nancherrow
• 1999The Tichborne Claimant — Lord Rivers
• 1998The Barber of Siberia — Forsten
• 1997Mrs. Dalloway — Sir William Bradshaw
• Суто англійські вбивства — Robert Cavendish
• Gulliver's Travels — Dr. Parnell
• Testament: The Bible in Animation — Abraham (voice)
• Bramwell — Sir Herbert Hamilton, Sir Herbert Hamilton
• Look at the State We're In! — Judge Sutcliffe
• 1995Розум і почуття — Sir John Middleton
• 1994A Feast at Midnight — Headmaster
• Middlemarch — Arthur Brooke
• 1994Франкенштейн Мері Шеллі — Prof. Krempe
• 1992The Master Blackmailer — Charles Augustus Milverton
• 1989Bomber Harris — Winston Churchill
• 1989Paris by Night — Adam Gillvray
• 1988Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair — Dr. Price
• 1988The Woman He Loved — Winston Churchill
• War and Remembrance — Winston Churchill
• 1987Blat — Sidney Tolland
• Inspector Morse — Andrew Baydon
• 1987Make and Break — John Garrard
• 1987Northanger Abbey — General Tilney
• 1987The Death of the Heart — Major Brutt
• Hot Metal — Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam
• 1986Paying Guests (Part 1) — Colonel Chase
• 1986Paying Guests (Part 2) — Colonel Chase
• ScreenPlay — Colonel Chase
• Sunday Premiere — Sidney Tolland
• 1986The Demon Lover — William Drover
• 1985Jenny's War — Klein
• Jenny's War — Klein
• Screen Two — General Tilney
• 1985The Shooting Party — Bob, Lord Lilburn
• 1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate — Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Far Pavilions — The Commandant
• 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood — King Richard
• Шерлок Голмс — Charles Augustus Milverton
• Shades of Darkness — William Drover
• The Cleopatras — Julius Caesar
• Світ природи — Narrator
• Countdown
• 1981Fothergill — John Fothergill
• Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years — Winston Churchill
• 1980The Pied Piper of Hamelin — Narrator (voice)
• 1980Twelfth Night — Sir Toby Belch
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — Clayton
• 1979Speed King — Dorothy Campbell
• All Creatures Great and Small — Siegfried Farnon
• The BBC Television Shakespeare — Sir Toby Belch
• Raffles
• Supernatural — Adrian Gall
• The Velvet Glove — Charles Bradlaugh
• Bill Brand — Mr. Marples
• The Duchess of Duke Street — George Duggan
• Victorian Scandals — Arthur Munby
• 1975Caesar and Claretta — Benito Mussolini
• Edward the Seventh — Prince Albert
• Private Affairs — Benito Mussolini
• 1975The Secret Agent — The Assistant Commissioner
• Churchill's People — King Oswy
• Playhouse — John Fothergill, Sir Malcolm Campbell
• Shoulder to Shoulder — Asquith
• 1974The Gathering Storm — Joachim von Ribbentrop
• 1974The Slap — Robert Dickinson
• Between the Wars — Col. Tonge
• 1973Dark Places — Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
• European Heritage — Narrator (voice)
• 1973Gawain and the Green Knight — Sir Bertilak
• 1973Psychomania — Chief Inspector Hesseltine
• 1973The Silent One — Assistant
• 1973Yellow Dog — Alexander
• 1972Demons of the Mind — Zorn
• 1972The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night — Doctor Sir Robert Baldick
• 1972Young Winston — Prep School Headmaster
• 197110 Rillington Place — Malcolm Morris
• A Ghost Story for Christmas — Archdeacon Haynes
• Elizabeth R — Robert Dudley
• 1971Getting In — Official
• 1971The Stalls of Barchester — Archdeacon Haynes
• Upstairs, Downstairs — Sir Guy Paynter
• Big Brother — John Edge
• Manhunt — Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
• 1970Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary — Narrator
• 1970Warm Feet, Warm Heart — Albert Purvis
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Christopher Moore
• 1969Son of Man — Pontius Pilate
• Strange Report — Doctor Michael Sanders
• 1967Berserk! — Detective Superintendent Brooks
• 1967How I Won the War — British General
• ITV Playhouse — Ray Malcolm
• Mystery and Imagination — William Oke
• 1965Old Man's Fancy — Jason
• 1965The Spy Who Came In from the Cold — Dick Carlton
• The Troubleshooters — Alec Stewart
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — The Official
• The Wednesday Play — Nick Prockter, Pontius Pilate
• Theatre 625 — Adriano
• Thursday Theatre — Anatol
• The Spread of the Eagle — Caius Martius Coriolanus
• The Dark Island
• The Saint — Walter Faber
• Drama 61-67 — Adam Irwin, Philip Weathers
• An Age of Kings — Henry, Prince of Wales, Henry V
• The Veil
• 1958Torpedo Run — Lt. Redley
• Armchair Theatre — Albert Purvis
• David Copperfield — David Copperfield
• The Adventures of Sir Lancelot — Sir Rupert
• The Buccaneers — Lord Hinch
• 1955Othello — Cassio
• General Electric Theater
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Joachim von Ribbentrop
• Sunday Night Theatre — Orsino, Admetus, William Herndon
• 1949Black Legend — Mad Thomas

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (8)

• 2013Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis — Self - Interviewee
• 2007Elementary My Dear Viewer — Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• 1997Castle Ghosts of Wales — Self
• 1996Castle Ghosts of Ireland — Self
• 1995Castle Ghosts of England — Self
• 1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton — Self
• Great Performances — Self