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Cedric Hardwicke(1893-1964)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Cedric Hardwicke
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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, distinguishing himself as Caesar in George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, which was his ticket to the London stage. For his distinguished work on the stage and in films, he was knighted by King George V in 1934, a time when very few actors received such an honor.

Hardwicke first performed on the American stage in 1936 and emigrated to the United States permanently after spending the 1948 season with the Old Vic. Hardwicke's success on stage and in films and television was abetted by his resonant voice and aristocratic bearing. Among the major films he appeared in were Les Misérables (1935), Stanley and Livingstone (1939), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), Suspicion (1941), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956).

His last film was The Pumpkin Eater (1964) in 1964. Cedric Hardwicke died on August 6, 1964 in New York City, New York.
BornFebruary 19, 1893
DiedAugust 6, 1964(71)
BornFebruary 19, 1893
DiedAugust 6, 1964(71)
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Lucille Ball and Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Charles Coburn and Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Lucille Ball and Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Lucille Ball and Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke, and Isabel La Mal in Lured (1947)
Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)
Joan Chandler, Constance Collier, Douglas Dick, and Cedric Hardwicke in Rope (1948)
John Dall and Cedric Hardwicke in Rope (1948)
James Stewart, Constance Collier, and Cedric Hardwicke in Rope (1948)

Known for:

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
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  • Sethi(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
  • 1956
David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
  • Sir Francis Cromarty - Bombay to Calcutta Train(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
  • 1956
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds
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  • Commentary(voice, as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
  • 1953
James Stewart, Joan Chandler, and John Dall in Rope (1948)
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  • Mr. Kentley(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
  • 1948

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Actor

  • The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
    The Pumpkin Eater
    • Jo's Father
    • 1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    • Colus (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • David McCallum in The Unknown (1964)
    The Unknown
    • Colas
    • TV Movie
    • 1964
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    • Uncle Simon Polk
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Gene Barry in Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    • John Busch (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Peter Lorre, Red Buttons, Barbara Eden, Fabian, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Haydn, BarBara Luna, and Chester the Chimp in Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    • Fergusson
    • 1962
  • Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke in The Gertrude Berg Show (1961)
    The Gertrude Berg Show
    • Professor Crayton
    • Prof. Crayton
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962
  • John Fraser, Louis Hayward, and Susan Oliver in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1961)
    Golden Showcase
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • The Magic Fountain (1961)
    The Magic Fountain
    • Narrator
    • 1961
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    • Company Vice President J.R. Williams
    • Dr. Umlauf
    • TV Series
    • 1958–1960
  • Our American Heritage (1959)
    Our American Heritage
    • Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    • Lowell Chalmers
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    • Koichi Asano - Character in Scene from 'A Majority of One'
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    • Sir Alaric (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    • TV Series
    • 1958

Director

  • The Plymouth Playhouse (1953)
    The Plymouth Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
    • Director
    • 1943

Producer

  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
    • producer
    • 1943

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sir Cedrick Hardwicke
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • February 19, 1893
    • Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 6, 1964
    • New York City, New York, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Mary ScottJuly 27, 1950 - November 15, 1961 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Edward Hardwicke
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Cap'n Andy") in "Show Boat", London, England. NOTE: This was the first London stage production of the show.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When he died his money was so eaten up by hospital expenses incurred during his final illness that there was no money left to pay for a funeral. Several actors' funds, in honor of his long, distinguished career, donated the money.
  • Quotes
    I can't act. I have never acted. And I shall never act. What I can do is suspend my audience's power of judgement till I've finished.
  • Trademarks
      Rich baritone voice
  • Nicknames
    • Butch
    • Badger
  • Salary
    • Baby Face Nelson
      (1957)
      $3,000

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