Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy CBE | |
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Born | Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy 29 October 1925 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 3 August 2017 Northwood, London, England | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1949[1][2]–2017 |
Spouses | Elizabeth Fox (1952–1956)Sally Pearson (1961–1986) |
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy
Early life
Hardy was born in
Hardy was educated at Rugby School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where his studies were interrupted by service in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He trained as a pilot, receiving part of his instruction in the British Flying Training School Program in Terrell, Texas.[citation needed] Although he visited Los Angeles[8] when on leave from flight training at Terrell, his later acting career never gained a foothold in Hollywood.[1] After service in the RAF, he returned to gain a BA (Hons) in English.[9] On BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs he described the degree he obtained as "shabby", although he treasured the time spent studying under C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.[2]
Career
Hardy began his career as a classical actor.
He was seen as the irascible senior veterinary surgeon
Hardy played both
His big screen roles included Professor Krempe in
His voice performance as
Awards
Hardy was appointed a
Personal life
His first marriage, in 1952, was to Elizabeth Fox, the daughter of Sir Lionel Fox; they had a son, Paul.[1] This marriage ended in 1956. In 1961 he married Sally Pearson, the daughter of the baronet Sir Neville Pearson and Dame Gladys Cooper as well as a half-sister of John Buckmaster and a sister-in-law of Robert Morley. From this marriage, which ended in 1986, Hardy had two other children,[1] one of whom is Justine Hardy, a journalist, activist and psychotherapist who founded Healing Kashmir.[20][21]
He was a close friend of actor
While playing Henry V, Hardy developed an interest in medieval warfare, and in 1963 he wrote and presented an acclaimed television documentary on the subject of the Battle of Agincourt.[23] He also wrote two books on the subject of the longbow, Longbow: A Social and Military History[24] and The Great Warbow: From Hastings to the Mary Rose with Matthew Strickland.[25] He was one of the experts consulted by the archaeologist responsible for raising the Mary Rose. He was Master of the Worshipful Company of Bowyers of the City of London from 1988 to 1990. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[26]
In February 2013, Hardy withdrew from his scheduled performance as Winston Churchill in Peter Morgan's play, The Audience, after suffering cracked ribs as the result of a fall.[27]
Hardy died on 3 August 2017, aged 91, at Denville Hall, a home for retired actors.[13]
TV and filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | Torpedo Run | Lieutenant Redley | |
1962 | A Question of Fact | Colin Gardiner | with Ursula Jeans |
1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | Dick Carlton | |
1967 | How I Won the War | British General | |
Berserk! | Detective Supt. Brooks | ||
1971 | 10 Rillington Place | Malcolm Morris | |
1972 | Young Winston | Prep School Headmaster | |
Demons of the Mind | Zorn | ||
1973 | Psychomania | Chief Inspector Hesseltine | |
Esacpe to Nowhere | Chief of M.I.5's assistant | ||
Gawain and the Green Knight | Sir Bertilak | ||
Yellow Dog | Alexander | ||
Dark Places | Edward Foster/Andrew Marr | ||
1974 | The Slap | Robert | |
1984 | The Shooting Party | Lord Bob Lilburn | |
1988 | Paris by Night | Adam Gillvray | |
1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Professor Krempe | |
1995 | A Feast at Midnight | Headmaster | |
Sense and Sensibility | Sir John Middleton | ||
1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | Sir William Bradshaw | |
1998 | The Tichborne Claimant | Lord Rivers | |
The Barber of Siberia | Forsten | ||
An Ideal Husband | Lord Caversham | ||
2002 | Thunderpants | Doctor | |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Cornelius Fudge |
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The Gathering | The Bishop | ||
2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Cornelius Fudge | |
Making Waves | Father Parry | ||
2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Cornelius Fudge | |
Lassie | Judge Murray | ||
2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Cornelius Fudge | |
2008 | Framed | Provost | |
2009 | Old Harry | Old Harry | |
2015 | Joseph's Reel | Old Joseph | Short film |
2017 | Snapshot Wedding | Donald | Pre-production |
In Familia | Ashton Leonard |
Television
- David Copperfield (1956) ... David Copperfield
- The Buccaneers (1957 TV serial)
- An Age of Kings (1960)
- The Spread of the Eagle (1963) .... Coriolanus
- The Troubleshooters (1966–1970)
- The Baron (1966), episode "A Memory of Evil"
- The Saint (1968), series 6, episode 4, "The Desperate Diplomat" .... Walter Faber
- Manhunt (1969) .... Abwehr Sgt. Graz
- Elizabeth R (1971) .... Robert Dudley
- The Stalls of Barchester (1971)... Dr. Haynes
- The Incredible Robert Baldick (1972) .... Sir Robert Baldick
- The Gathering Storm (1974) .... Joachim von Ribbentrop
- Albert, Prince Consort
- Such A Lovely Man"
- The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) Episode: "A Lady of Virtue" ... George Duggan
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1980 and 1988–1990; entire series) .... Siegfried Farnon
- Play for Today (1979) Sir Malcolm Campbell
- Twelfth Night (1980)
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980), narrator of BAFTA winning animation by Cosgrove Hall Films
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), Winston Churchill
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) .... King Richard
- Jenny's War (1985) .... Klein
- Hot Metal (1986–1988) .... Terence "Twiggy" Rathbone
- Northanger Abbey (1987) .... General Tilney
- War and Remembrance (1988) .... Winston Churchill
- Bomber Harris (1989) .... Winston Churchill
- The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, episode "The Master Blackmailer" (1992) .... Charles Augustus Milverton
- Middlemarch (1994) .... Mr. Brooke
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) ....TV Mini-Series, Dr. Parnell
- Castle Ghosts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (1997) .... Host
- Twilight of the Gods"
- Midsomer Murders (1999), series 2, episode 3, "Dead Man's Eleven" - Robert Cavendish
- The 10th Kingdom (2000) .... Chancellor Griswold
- The Lost World (2001) .... Professor Illingworth
- Foyle's War, "The German Woman"
- The Falklands Play (2002) .... Anthony Parsons (HM Ambassador to the UN)
- Lucky Jim (2003) .... Professor Neddy Welch
- Spooks (2003), second series, episode 4, "Blood and Money" .... Governor of the Bank of England
- Making Waves (2004)
- Agatha Christie's Marple, series 2, episode 4, "The Sittaford Mystery" (2006) .... Winston Churchill
- Little Dorrit (2008) .... Tite Barnacle
- Margaret (2009) .... Willie Whitelaw
- Lewis, series 4, episode 2, "Dark Matter" (2010)
- Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015) .... Winston Churchill
References
- ^ a b c d e f Coveney, Michael (3 August 2017). "Robert Hardy obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Robert Hardy". Desert Island Discs. 20 November 2011. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ The Schoolmasters' Yearbook and Educational Directory, Year Book Press, 1922, p. 13
- ^ Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, sixth edition, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910, p. 484
- ^ Visitation of England and Wales vol. 2, ed. Joseph Jackson Howard and Frederick Arthur Crisp, 1894, p. 107
- ^ Robert Hardy Biography (1925–)
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post, Saturday, 27 December 1958, p. 5, "Obituary- Maj. H. H. Hardy"
- ^ "ROBERT HARDY'S PATH TO 'MIDDLEMARCH'". Los Angeles Times. 10 April 1994. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Cocks, Claire (19 May 2011). "A word & whisky with Robert Hardy". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380251. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "ROB WILTON THEATRICALIA Stratford 1955–60". Phyllis.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ All Memories Great & Small, Oliver Crocker (2016; MIWK)
- ^ a b c "Harry Potter actor Robert Hardy dies at 91". BBC News. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Hot Metal – ITV Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Bradford, Richard (19 April 2003). "Filming Lucky Jim". Spectator archive. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Lawless, Jill. "70 years on from WWII, Britain remembers 'the few'". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- IMDb
- ^ "Tale Spinners for Children: Robin Hood" UAC 11001: "Starring Robert Hardy as Robin Hood with the Famous Theater Company and the Hollywood Studio Orchestra"; cf. also Arts Reformation Archived 13 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Robert Hardy". BBC News. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Meneses, Geeta Alvares (2009). "A Humane Being" (PDF). Libas International: 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2016 – via Justine Hardy website.
- ^ "Kashmiris have felt isolated during conflict". The Times of India. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Aled (4 August 2017). "Harry Potter actor Robert Hardy dies aged 91". GloucestershireLive.
- ^ "The Picardy Affair". BBC. 25 October 1963. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Longbow: A Social and Military History
- ISBN 978-0750931670
- ^ "List of Fellows – H". Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ "Robert Hardy withdraws from Churchill role in Helen Mirren play". BBC News. BBC. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
External links
- Robert Hardy at IMDb