Robert Hardy

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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	28.289
Birthday	1925-10-29
Place of Birth	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also Known As	Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди, Robert Khardi,

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Sense and Sensibility

The Gathering

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Berserk!

Mrs. Dalloway

Demons of the Mind

Torpedo Run

The Silent One

Bomber Harris

A Feast At Midnight

The Slap

Dark Places

The Gathering Storm

The Stalls of Barchester

Nancherrow

Speed King

Caesar and Claretta

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

An Ideal Husband

Twelfth Night

Gawain and the Green Knight

The Shooting Party

Thunderpants

Make and Break

Making Waves

The Barber of Siberia

The Woman He Loved

The Master Blackmailer

Margaret

Northanger Abbey

The Falklands Play

The Lost World

Lucky Jim

Bertie and Elizabeth

Young Winston

Othello

10 Rillington Place

Psychomania

Jenny's War

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Lassie

Paris by Night

Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain

Joseph's Reel

How I Won the War

The Tichborne Claimant

Yellow Dog

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

The Death of the Heart

Goodbye Mr Snuggles

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Ghosts in the Machine

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

Paying Guests (Part 1)

Paying Guests (Part 2)

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Snapshot Wedding

Castle Ghosts of England

Castle Ghosts of Wales

Castle Ghosts of Ireland

Old Man's Fancy

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Black Legend