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Overview
Mini Biography:
Sir Michael Hordern established himself as one of the premier stage actors... moreTrivia:
Notable stage work for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and in London... moreAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
Bradford International Film Festival Diary Day 2: "This Is Cinerama", "The Taming Of The Shrew" And "Where Eagles Dare"(From CinemaRetro. 27 March 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir Michael HordernUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 18 | 9:00 PM | PBS | How I Won the War | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" (1997) TV series (voice) .... Narrator (1997-2001)
... aka "Les aventures de l'ours Paddington" (France) - "Middlemarch" .... Peter Featherstone (3 episodes, 1994)
- Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone
- Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone
- Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone - "Lovejoy" .... Wilfred Shotley (1 episode, 1993)
- Fly the Flag (1993) TV episode .... Wilfred Shotley - Beauty and the Beast (1993) (V) (voice) .... Monsieur Du Bois
... aka La bella y la bestia (USA: Spanish title) - Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... King
... aka Freddie the Frog (USA: video title) - "Chillers" .... Colonel Eddie Phelps (1 episode, 1992)
... aka "Cadavres exquis" (France: short title)
... aka "Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith" (France)
... aka "Mistress of Suspense" (UK)
... aka "Patricia Highsmith's Tales" (International: English title: complete title)
- The Cat Brought It In (1992) TV episode .... Colonel Eddie Phelps - "Truckers" (1992) TV series (voice) .... The Abbot
- Beauty and the Beast (1992) (V) (voice) .... Monsieur Du Bois
- Memento Mori (1992) (TV) .... Godfrey Colston
- The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Tatham
- "The Green Man" .... Gramps (2 episodes, 1990)
- Episode #1.3 (1990) TV episode .... Gramps
- Episode #1.1 (1990) TV episode .... Gramps - "Oh! Mr. Toad" .... Badger (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Toad: Film Maker (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
- Toad in Love (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
- Oarsman Toad (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
- A Toad in Time (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
- Happy Birthday (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
(9 more) - "Perfect Scoundrels" (1 episode, 1990)
- The Play's the Sting (1990) TV episode - Diamond Skulls (1989) .... Lord Crewne
... aka Dark Obsession (USA) - Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (1989) (TV) .... Lord Claybury
... aka Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (UK: complete title) - The Dog It Was That Died (1989) (TV) .... George
- Ending Up (1989) (TV) .... George
- "The Wind in the Willows" .... Badger (18 episodes, 1984-1988)
- Remember, Remember (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
- Monster of the Wild Wood (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
- The Lost River (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
- Paperchase (1986) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
- The Great Golfing Gamble (1986) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
(13 more) - The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Jason Locke
... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK) - The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Ben Weatherstaff
- The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Inspector Morse" .... Doctor Starkie (1 episode, 1987)
- Service of All the Dead (1987) TV episode .... Doctor Starkie - Suspicion (1987) (TV) .... Lord McLaidlaw
- Scoop (1987) (TV) .... Uncle Theodore
- "Paradise Postponed" .... Rev. Simeon Simcox (10 episodes, 1986)
- The Simcox Inheritance (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
- The Gods of the Copy Book Headings (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
- Enigma Variations (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
- And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
- The Lost Leader (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
(5 more) - Labyrinth (1986) (voice) .... The Wiseman
- Lady Jane (1986) .... Doctor Feckenham
- Comrades (1986) .... Mr. Pitt
- Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (voice) .... Older Watson
... aka Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK: video title) (USA: original script title)
... aka Pyramid of Fear - Now Voyager (1985) (V) .... Old man
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) (TV)
- The Wind in the Willows (1983/I) (TV) (voice) .... Badger
- Yellowbeard (1983) .... Dr. Gilpin
- Cymbeline (1982) (TV) .... Jupiter
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline (USA: video title) - Gandhi (1982) .... Sir George Hodge
... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title) - The Missionary (1982) .... Slatterthwaite/Narrator
- King Lear (1982) (TV) .... King Lear
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear (USA: video title) - A Dream of Alice (1982) (TV)
- Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV) .... Mr. Brownlow
- Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Cedric
- "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Patient (1 episode, 1981)
- You're All Right, How Am I? (1981) TV episode .... Patient - All's Well That Ends Well (1981) (TV) .... Lafeu
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well (USA: video title) - The History Man (1981) (TV) .... Prof. Marvin
... aka Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man - Shogun (1980/I) (TV) .... Friar Domingo
... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title) - "Shogun" (1980) TV mini-series .... Friar Domingo
... aka "James Clavell's Shogun" - The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980) .... Sir Charles Hackforth
- Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Durand-Huel
- The Tempest (1980) (TV) .... Prospero
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest (USA: video title) - "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Cyril Bixby (1 episode, 1979)
... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
- Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1979) TV episode .... Cyril Bixby - The Talking Parcel (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Oswald, the Sea Serpent
- "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare" (1978) TV series .... Capulet
- Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) .... Capulet
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title) - The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Atropos
... aka La grande menace (France) - Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Frith
... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title) - A Christmas Carol (1977) (TV) .... Ebenezer Scrooge
- Joseph Andrews (1977) .... Parson Adams
- "BBC Play of the Month" .... God / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1976)
- Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) TV episode .... God
- King Lear (1975) TV episode .... King Lear
- The Magistrate (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Posket
- Tartuffe (1971) TV episode .... Tartuffe
- Don Juan in Hell (1971) TV episode .... The Devil - The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) .... King
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - "Paddington" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1976)
... aka "Paddington Bear" (USA)
- Please Look After This Bear (1976) TV episode .... Narrator
- Christmas (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices
- Paddington and the Christmas Shopping (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices - Lucky Lady (1975) .... Capt. Rockwell
- Barry Lyndon (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) .... Grandfather/Edward Trent
... aka Mr. Quilp - Royal Flash (1975) .... Headmaster
- "Edward the Seventh" .... W.E. Gladstone / ... (5 episodes, 1975)
... aka "Edward VII" (UK: short title)
... aka "Edward the King" (USA)
... aka "The Royal Victorians"
- The Years of Waiting (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
- Scandal (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
- The Royal Quadrille (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
- The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone
- A Hundred Thousand Welcomes (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone - "Cakes and Ale" .... Willie Ashenden (3 episodes, 1974)
- Part 3 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden
- Part 2 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden
- Part 1 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden - Juggernaut (1974) (uncredited) .... Mr. Baker
... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA) - "Fall of Eagles" .... Narrator (9 episodes, 1974)
- End Game (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Secret War (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
- Tell the King the Sky Is Falling (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Last Tsar (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Honest Broker (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
(4 more) - England Made Me (1973) .... F. Minty
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) .... Brown
- Theater of Blood (1973) .... George Maxwell
... aka Much Ado About Murder - "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... Mock Turtle
... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia) - Demons of the Mind (1972) .... Priest
... aka Blood Evil
... aka Blood Will Have Blood
... aka Nightmare of Terror - The Pied Piper (1972) .... Melius, Alchemist
... aka The Pied Piper of Hamelin - The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) .... Justin
- A Christmas Carol (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Marley's Ghost
- "Six Dates with Barker" .... Arch Funster (1 episode, 1971)
- 2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge (1971) TV episode .... Arch Funster - Up Pompeii (1971) .... Ludicrus Sextus
- Girl Stroke Boy (1971) .... George Mason
- Some Will, Some Won't (1970) .... Denniston Russell
- Futtocks End (1970) .... The Butler
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) .... Count Thomas Boleyn
... aka Anne of a Thousand Days - The Bed Sitting Room (1969) .... Bules Martin
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Adm. Rolland
- Prudence and the Pill (1968) (uncredited) .... Dr. Morley
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Headmaster
... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title) - How I Won the War (1967) .... Grapple
- The Jokers (1967/I) .... Sir Matthew
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) .... Baptista
... aka La bisbetica domata (Italy) - "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" .... Prof. Ainslie Grey (1 episode, 1967)
- The Chemistry of Love (1967) TV episode .... Prof. Ainslie Grey - "On the Margin" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Senex
- Khartoum (1966) .... Lord Granville
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Banquo / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1966)
... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
- Lamp at Midnight (1966) TV episode .... Cardinal Barberini , later Pope Urban VIII
- Macbeth (Second Hallmark Hall of Fame Version) (1960) TV episode .... Banquo - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Andrew Crocker Harris / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1966)
... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
- The Browning Version (1966) TV episode .... Andrew Crocker Harris
- Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966) TV episode .... Lord Minto
- The Quails (1963) TV episode .... Ratcliff
- Flowering Cherry (1960) TV episode
- The Guinea Pig (1957) TV episode .... Hartley - Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) .... British ambassador
- Lamp at Midnight (1966) (TV) .... Pope Urban VIII
... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Lamp at Midnight (USA: series title) - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Ashe
- Genghis Khan (1965) .... Geen
... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
... aka Dzingis-Kan - "The Wednesday Play" .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
- Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word... (1965) TV episode .... Sir Jocelyn Symonds
- A Crack in the Ice (1964) TV episode .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police - The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Harnsworth
- "Detective" .... Detective Inspector Rason (1 episode, 1964)
- The Man Who Murdered in Public (1964) TV episode .... Detective Inspector Rason - Land of My Dreams (1964) (TV)
- "First Night" .... Arthur Walmer (1 episode, 1964)
- Land of My Dreams (1964) TV episode .... Arthur Walmer - "Festival" .... Sir Augustus Thwaites (1 episode, 1964)
- August for the People (1964) TV episode .... Sir Augustus Thwaites - "Disneyland" .... Squire Banks / ... (3 episodes, 1963)
... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Thomas Banks
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks - "Espionage" .... Minister (1 episode, 1963)
- The Gentle Spies (1963) TV episode .... Minister - The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Airport Director
... aka International Hotel - Cleopatra (1963) .... Cicero
- El Cid (1961) .... Don Diego
- "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Man (1 episode, 1961)
- The Square (1961) TV episode .... Man - Man in the Moon (1960) .... Dr. Davidson
- Without the Grail (1960) (TV)
- "BBC Sunday-Night Play" .... Walter Ormund (1 episode, 1960)
- Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before (1960) TV episode .... Walter Ormund - Sink the Bismarck! (1960) .... Commander-in-Chief - 'King George V'
- Moment of Danger (1960) .... Inspector Farrell
... aka Malaga (USA) - "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Mr. Sowerberry (1 episode, 1959)
- Oliver Twist (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Sowerberry - "Play of the Week" .... Morganhall (1 episode, 1959)
- Back to Back: The Dock Brief and What Shall We Tell Caroline? (1959) TV episode .... Morganhall - "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Christopher Williams / ... (9 episodes, 1950-1959)
- Farewell My City (1959) TV episode .... Maurice Lammering
- The Merchant of Venice (1955) TV episode .... Shylock
- Candida (1955) TV episode .... Rev. James Mavor Morell
- As You Like It (1953) TV episode .... Jacques
- The Voysey Inheritance (1951) TV episode .... Major Booth Voysey
(4 more) - "Playhouse 90" .... Griffith (1 episode, 1959)
- Dark as the Night (1959) TV episode .... Griffith - Back to Back (1959) (TV)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) .... Governor of Gibraltar
... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken - The Spaniard's Curse (1958) .... Judge Manton
- I Accuse! (1958) .... Prosecutor, second Dreyfus trial
- Girls at Sea (1958) .... Adm. Reginald Victor Hewitt
- Windom's Way (1957) .... Patterson
- No Time for Tears (1957) .... The Surgeon
- The Indifferent Shepherd (1957) (TV) .... Henry Aspen
- "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Witness (1957) TV episode - The Spanish Gardener (1956) .... Harrington Brande
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Capt. Hugh
- Pacific Destiny (1956) .... Resident Commissioner
- Alexander the Great (1956) .... Demosthenes
... aka Alejandro Magno (Spain) - The Man Who Never Was (1956) .... Gen. Coburn
- "London Playhouse" .... Mr. Frisby (1 episode, 1956)
- The Guv'nor (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Frisby - Storm Over the Nile (1955) .... General Faversham
- The Constant Husband (1955) .... Judge
... aka Marriage a la Mode (USA) - The Dark Avenger (1955) .... King Edward
... aka The Warriors (USA) - The Night My Number Came Up (1955) .... Commander Lindsay
- The Beachcomber (1954) .... The Headman
- Forbidden Cargo (1954) .... Director of Customs
- You Know What Sailors Are (1954) .... Captain Hamilton
- The Heart of the Matter (1953) .... Commissioner
- Personal Affair (1953) .... Headmaster
- Grand National Night (1953) .... Insp. Ayling
... aka Wicked Wife (USA) - Street Corner (1953) .... Det. Insp. Heron
... aka Both Sides of the Law (USA) - The Hour of 13 (1952) .... Sir Herbert Frensham
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) .... Scathelock
... aka The Story of Robin Hood (Philippines: English title) (USA) - The Card (1952) (uncredited) .... Bank Manager
... aka The Promoter (USA) - The Magic Box (1952) .... Official Receiver
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) .... Wilkes
- Scrooge (1951) .... Jacob Marley / Marley's Ghost
... aka A Christmas Carol (USA) - Flesh & Blood (1951) .... Webster
- Highly Dangerous (1950) .... Lab Director Owens
- Trio (1950) .... Vicar (in segment The Verger)
- The Astonished Heart (1950) .... Ernest
- Train of Events (1949) .... Plainclothesman (segment "The Actor")
- Passport to Pimlico (1949) .... Inspector Bashford
- Portrait from Life (1948) .... Johnson
... aka Lost Daughter (USA)
... aka The Girl in the Painting (USA) - Good-Time Girl (1948) .... Seddon
- Morning Departure (1948) (TV) .... Captain
- The Small Voice (1948) .... Dr. Mennell
... aka The Hideout (USA) - Third Time Lucky (1948) (uncredited) .... Doctor
- Night Beat (1947) (uncredited)
- Mine Own Executioner (1947) (uncredited) .... Co-counsel at Felix's Hearing
- Rebecca (1947) (TV) .... Maxim de Winter
- School for Secrets (1946) .... Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
... aka Secret Flight (USA) - Morning Departure (1946) (TV) .... Commander Gates
- A Girl in a Million (1946) .... Divorce Counsel
- The Years Between (1946) (uncredited) .... Member Of Parliament
- Girl in the News (1940) (uncredited) .... Assistant Prosecuting Counsel
- Band Waggon (1940) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
- A Girl Must Live (1939)
... aka A Girl Has to Live (UK)
Soundtrack:
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (performer: "What Has Love To Do With Getting Married?", "Protocoligorically Correct")
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) (performer: "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail")
... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID")
Self:
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- "Horizon" .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1991)
- Colonizing Cyberspace (1991) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Himself - Narrator - "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode #6.5 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Group Madness (1983) .... Himself/Dr. Gilpin
- "Omnibus" .... Professor Parkins (1 episode, 1968)
- Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) TV episode .... Professor Parkins
Archive Footage:
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"Disneyland"
- The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock
- The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock
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Other Works:
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