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Michael Hordern

Actor | * 10/03/1911 († 83, 05/02/1995) | Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to leading roles; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 films. His later work was predominantly in television and radio. Born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, into a family with no theatrical connections, Hordern was educated at Windlesham House School in Pulborough, West Sussex. He went on to Brighton College, where his interest in the theatre developed. After leaving the college he joined an amateur dramatics company, and came to the notice of several influential Shakespearean directors who cast him in minor roles in Othello and Macbeth. During the Second World War he served on HMS Illustrious, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. Upon demobilisation he resumed his acting career and made his television debut, becoming a bit-part actor in many films, particularly in the war film genre. Hordern came to prominence in the early 1950s when he took part in a theatrical competition at the Arts Theatre in Lon... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Michael Hordern

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Knight Bachelor
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Movies with Michael Hordern as Actor(132)

as Lord Langland1995 A Very Open Prison
as Godfrey Colston1992 Memento Mori
as The Abbot (voice)1992 Truckers
as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)1992 Beauty and the Beast
as King (voice)1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as Lord Claybury1989 Danny the Champion of the World
as Lord Crewne1989 Dark Obsession
as George1989 Ending Up
as Jason Locke1987 The Trouble with Spies
as Lord McLaidlaw1987 Suspicion
as Mr. Pitt1987 Comrades
as Ben Weatherstaff1987 The Secret Garden
as Uncle Theodor1987 Scoop
as The Wiseman (voice)1986 Labyrinth
as Himself - Introduction1986 The Little Match Girl
as Dr. Feckenham1986 Lady Jane
as Simeon Simcox1986 Paradise Postponed
as Older Watson (voice)1985 Young Sherlock Holmes
as The Old Man1985 Now Voyager
as Dr. Gilpin1983 Yellowbeard
as Self / Dr. Gilpin1983 Group Madness
as King Lear1982 King Lear
as Cedric1982 Ivanhoe
as Sir George Hodge1982 Gandhi
as Slatterthewaite1982 The Missionary
as Mr. Brownlow1982 Oliver Twist
as Jupiter1982 Cymbeline
as Prospero1980 The Tempest
as Narrator (voice)1980 Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
as Durand-Huel1980 Gauguin the Savage
as Sir Charles Hackforth1980 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Capulet1978 Romeo & Juliet
as Frith (voice)1978 Watership Down
as Atropos - Fortune Teller1978 The Medusa Touch
as Oswald, the Sea Serpent1978 The Talking Parcel
as Ebenezer Scrooge1977 A Christmas Carol
as Parson Adams1977 Joseph Andrews
as Narrator (voice)1975 Barry Lyndon
as Edward Trent1975 The Old Curiosity Shop
as Headmaster1975 Royal Flash
as Mr. Baker1974 Juggernaut
as F. Minty1973 England Made Me
as Mr. Brown1973 The MacKintosh Man
as George Maxwell1973 Theatre of Blood
as Priest1972 Demons of the Mind
as Melius, Alchemist1972 The Pied Piper
as George Mason1971 Girl Stroke Boy
as Marley's Ghost1971 A Christmas Carol
as Ludicrus Sextus1971 Up Pompeii
as The Butler1970 Futtocks End
as Denniston Russell1970 Some Will, Some Won't
as Bules Martin1969 The Bed Sitting Room
as Thomas Boleyn1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
as Professor Parkins1968 Whistle and I'll Come to You
as Adm. Rolland1968 Where Eagles Dare
as Dr. Morley (uncredited)1968 Prudence and the Pill
as Grapple1967 How I Won the War
as Sir Matthew1967 The Jokers
as Baptista1967 The Taming of the Shrew
as British Ambassador1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
as Lord Granville1966 Khartoum
as Geen1965 Genghis Khan
as Harnsworth1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Banquo1964 Macbeth
as Airport Director1963 The V.I.P.s
as Squire Thomas Banks1963 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Cicero1963 Cleopatra
as Don Diego1961 El Cid
as Dr. Davidson1960 Man in the Moon
as Inspector Farrell1960 Moment of Danger
as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'1960 Sink the Bismarck!
as Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial1958 I Accuse!
as Judge Manton1958 The Spaniard's Curse
as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt1958 Girls at Sea
as Governor of Gibralter1958 I Was Monty's Double
as Surgeon1957 No Time for Tears
as Patterson1957 Windom's Way
as Demosthenes1956 Alexander the Great
as Gen. Coburn1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Harrington Brande1956 The Spanish Gardener
as Resident Commissioner1956 Pacific Destiny
as Capt. Hugh1956 The Baby and the Battleship
as King Edward1955 The Dark Avenger
as The Judge1955 The Constant Husband
as General Faversham1955 Storm Over the Nile
as Billy's Uncle1954 Svengali
as Director of Customs1954 Forbidden Cargo
as The Headman1954 The Beachcomber
as Commissioner1953 The Heart of the Matter
as Inspector Ayling1953 Grand National Night
as Insp. Heron1953 Street Corner
as Headmaster Griffith1953 Personal Affair
as Bank Manager1952 The Card
as Official Receiver1952 The Magic Box
as Sir Herbert Frensham1952 The Hour of 13
as Webster1951 Flesh and Blood
as Jacob Marley1951 Scrooge
as Vicar1950 Trio
as Ernest1950 The Astonished Heart
as Lab Director Owens1950 Highly Dangerous
as First Plain Clothes Man1949 Train of Events
as Bashford1949 Passport to Pimlico
as Seddon1948 Good-Time Girl
as Johnson1948 Portrait from Life
as Dr. Mennell1948 The Small Voice
as uncredited1947 Nightbeat
as Co-Counsel at Inquest1947 Mine Own Executioner
as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther1946 School for Secrets
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)1946 The Years Between
as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)1940 Girl in the News
as (uncredited)1940 Band Waggon

TV Shows/Series with Michael Hordern as Actor(20)

as Peter Featherstone1994 Middlemarch
as Colonel Eddie Phelps1990 Chillers
as Gramps1990 The Green Man
as Doctor Starkie1987 Inspector Morse
as Wilfred Shotley1986 Lovejoy
as himself1982 Wogan
as Prof Marvin1981 The History Man
as Friar Domingo1980 Shogun
as Cyril Bixby1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Narrator1976 Paddington Bear
as Narrator1974 Fall of Eagles
as Mr. Posket1965 Play of the Month
as Banquo1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ben Weatherstaff1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Michael Hordern as Crew(1)

Sound/Vocals1986 Paddington Goes to School

Full Name: Michael Hordern
Born: Tuesday, 10/03 1911 (October) in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 05/02 1995 (May) in Oxford (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Brighton College, Windlesham House School
Other names for Michael Hordern (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sir Michael Hordern"
"Sir Michael Murray Hordern"
"Michael Murray Hordern"
"Майкл Хордерн"
Michael Hordern frequently works together with these people:
Muir Mathieson (16x, Crew)
Cyril Cusack (13x, Actor)
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Sydney Box (10x, Crew)
John Gielgud (9x, Actor)
Richard Burton (9x, Actor)
Roy Kinnear (9x, Actor)
Harry Andrews (8x, Actor)
James Hayter (8x, Actor)
Sam Kydd (8x, Actor)
Andrew Ray (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8005, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024