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Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964)

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Sir Cedric Hardwicke, one of the great character actors in the first decades of the talking picture, was born in Lye, England on February 19, 1893. Hardwicke attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his stage debut in 1912. His career was interrupted by military service in World War I, but he returned to the stage in 1922 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre... See full bio »

Born:

Cedric Webster Hardwicke
in Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK

Died:

(age 71) in New York City, New York, USA
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1964 The Pumpkin Eater
Mr. James - Jo's father
 
1964 The Unknown (TV movie)
Colas
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Colus
– The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) … Colus (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Uncle Simon Polk
– Uncle Simon (1963) … Uncle Simon Polk
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
John Busch
– Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) … John Busch (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Fergusson
 
1961-1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Professor Crayton
– The Bird (1962) … Professor Crayton
– Dad's Day (1962) … Professor Crayton
– Gentleman Caller (1962) … Professor Crayton
– Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight (1962) … Professor Crayton
– One of Our Books Is Missing (1962) … Professor Crayton
See all 26 episodes »
 
1958-1961 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Company Vice President J.R. Williams / Dean Whitney / Dr. Umlauf
– Mr. K Goes to College (1961) … Dean Whitney
– Episode #10.10 (1960) … Company Vice President J.R. Williams
– Appleby and the Ape II (1958) … Dr. Umlauf
 
1961 The Magic Fountain
Narrator
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
– Our American Heritage: Autocrat and Son (1960) … Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
 
1960 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Lowell Chalmers
– Revolt in Hadley (1960)
– The Women of Hadley (1960) … Lowell Chalmers
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Sir Alaric
– The Other Place (1958) … Sir Alaric (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1957 Baby Face Nelson
Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1957 Mr. Adams and Eve (TV series)
Gerald Fortescue
– Man with Raven (1957) … Gerald Fortescue
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
High Judge
 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Lord Hertford
– The Prince and the Pauper (1957) … Lord Hertford
 
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
John Anderson / Mr. Princey
– A Man Greatly Beloved (1957) … John Anderson (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
– Wet Saturday (1956) … Mr. Princey (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Clifton Lattimer / Danielson / Dr, Martin Crandall / …
– Strange Deaths at Burnleigh (1957) … Dr, Martin Crandall
– Flight to Tomorrow (1956) … Danielson
– The Man Who Lost His Head (1956) … Clifton Lattimer
– The Hanging Judge (1956) … Sir Francis Brittain
– Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955) … Mr. Utterson
See all 6 episodes »
 
1956-1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Krane
– Shadow and Substance (1957) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
– Mr. Krane (1956) … Mr. Krane
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Sir Francis Cromarty (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Sethi (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 The Power and the Prize
Mr. Carew (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 The Vagabond King
Tristan
 
1956 Gaby
Mr. Edgar Carrington (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Julius Caesar
– Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) … Julius Caesar (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 Helen of Troy
Priam (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Sir George
– Tunnel of Fear (1956) … Sir George (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1956 Diane
Ruggieri
 
1955 Richard III
King Edward IV of England
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Martin Archer-Shee
– The Archer-Shee Case (1955) … Martin Archer-Shee
 
1955 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
The Inca
– The Inca of Perusalem (1955) … The Inca
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Edward Barrett
– The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1955) … Edward Barrett (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
August Draper
– The $1,000 Window (1955) … August Draper
 
1953-1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Hawkins / The Golux
– Black Chiffon (1954) … Hawkins
– The Thirteen Clocks (1953) … The Golux
 
1954 Bait
Prologue Speaker (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Beard (1953) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 Suspense (TV series)
– The Interruption (1953)
– Death in the Passing (1953)
 
1952-1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
John O'Fell
– In the Pincers (1953) … John O'Fell (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
– Crossroads (1952) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– A Criminal Assignment (1953) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Big Bow Mystery (1953)
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 Botany Bay
Gov. Phillip (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Best Seller (1953)
 
1953 Salome
Tiberius Caesar (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1952 Omnibus (TV series)
Judge
– The Trial of Mr. Pickwick (1952) … Judge
 
1952 Caribbean
Captain Francis Barclay (as Sir Cedrick Hardwicke)
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Robert Malcolm
– The Return of Ulysses (1952) … Robert Malcolm (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1952 Betty Crocker Star Matinee (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 April 1952 (1952)
 
1952 The Gauntlet
Father Goron
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Dr. Karl Strolin
 
1951 Mr. Imperium
Bernand (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1950 The White Tower
Dr. Nicholas Radcliffe (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1949 Now Barabbas
Governor
 
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Lord Pendragon (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) / King Arthur (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow
 
1948 Rope
Mr. Henry Kentley (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1948 I Remember Mama
Mr. Hyde (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1948 Song of My Heart
Grand Duke
 
1948 A Woman's Vengeance
Dr. James Libbard
 
1947 Tycoon
Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1947 Lured
Julian Wilde (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1947 Ivy
Insp. Orpington
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Lord Belmont (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Ralph Nickleby
 
1946 Beware of Pity
Dr. Albert Condor
 
1946 Sentimental Journey
Dr. Jim Miller (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Monsignor at Tweedside (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1944 Three Sisters of the Moors (short)
Reverend Bronte
 
1944 Wilson
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1944 Wing and a Prayer
Admiral (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1944 The Lodger
Robert Bonting (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Father Sebastian (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Col. Lanser
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Mr. Dabb
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
Admiral Bowen (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1942 Invisible Agent
Conrad Stauffer
 
1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein
Ludwig Frankenstein (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Lord Warrick (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1941 Suspicion
General McLaidlaw (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1941 Sundown
Bishop Coombes (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1940 Victory
Mr. Jones
 
1940 The Howards of Virginia
Fleetwood Peyton (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1940 Tom Brown's School Days
Dr. Thomas Arnold (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1940 The Invisible Man Returns
Richard Cobb
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Frollo (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1939 Stanley and Livingstone
Dr. David Livingstone (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Mr. Brink (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1937 King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain
 
1937 Green Light
Dean Harcourt (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1936 Calling the Tune
Cameo appearance
 
1936 Laburnum Grove
Mr. Baxley
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen
Earl of Warwick
 
1936 Things to Come
Theotocopulos
 
1935 Peg of Old Drury
David Garrick
 
1935 Becky Sharp
Marquis of Steyne
 
1935 Les Misérables
Bishop Bienvenu
 
1934 Power
Rabbi Gabriel
 
1934 Nell Gwyn
Charles II
 
1934 The Lady Is Willing
Gustav Dupont
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
Brigadier
 
1934 Bella Donna
Dr. Meyer Isaacson
 
1934 The King of Paris
Max Till
 
1933 The Ghoul
Broughton
 
1932 Rome Express
Alistair McBane
 
1931 The Dreyfus Case
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
 
1926 Nelson
Horatio Nelson
 
1913 Riches and Rogues (short)
Six Characters
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
– Mr. Glencannon Takes All (1953) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1943 Forever and a Day
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (performer: "BUSY DOING NOTHING")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1943 Forever and a Day (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 18 March 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 1961 (1961) … Himself (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Charles Coburn (1960) … Himself
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Who Pays? (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
1952-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Koichi Asano - Character in Scene from 'A Majority of One'
– Episode #12.30 (1959) … Koichi Asano - Character in Scene from 'A Majority of One'
– Episode #5.45 (1952) … Himself
 
1959 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 24 March 1959 (1959)
 
1950-1958 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 5 October 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 26 November 1950 (1950) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.23 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Himself
– Around the World in 90 Minutes (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.7 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club (documentary short)
Himself - Celebration Guest (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
 
1952 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 27 August 1952 (1952) … Himself - Contestant
 
1950 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #1.13 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1949 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1949) … Himself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (documentary short)
Himself - Oscar Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
1994-2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (documentary)
Dr. Frankenstein
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982 Coming Soon (video documentary)
edited from 'Invisible Agent' (uncredited)
 

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A Day By The Sea (1955). Written by N.C. Hunter. Directed by Cedric Hardwicke. ANTA Playhouse: 26 Sep 1955- 15 Oct 1955 (24 performances). Cast: John W. Austin, Leo Britt, Veronica Cole, Hume Cronyn (as "Julian Anson"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "David Anson"), Barclay Hodges, Megs Jenkins, Dennis King, Aline MacMahon (as "Laura Anson"), Jessica Tandy (as "Frances Farrer"). Produced by Huntington Hartford and Stephen Mitchell. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sir Cedrick Hardwicke | Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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*[on 'sneak previews'] "Let one dim-witted schoolboy scrawl 'lousy' on his card, and the entire studio may be stampeded the following morning in an executive meeting to discuss slicing and revising the picture to shreds. On Hollywood's theory that the customer must know best, the schoolboy's 'lousy' is regarded as the last word in dramatic criticism." See more »

Trivia:

Hardwicke was a favorite of George Bernard Shaw, having made notable appearances in the playwright's "The Apple Cart," "Too True To Be Good," and " Caesar and Cleopatra." Shaw initially referred to Hardwicke as his fifth favorite actor, the other four being the Marx Brothers. Later, he referred to him as his fourth favorite actor, presumably after Zeppo retired from the act. See more »

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Aquarius