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Michael Hordern(1911-1995)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Michael Hordern
The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.
Play trailer1:47
Lady Jane (1986)
13 Videos
41 Photos
Following a brief teaching career, Michael Hordern made his stage debut in 1937. He made his film debut in 1939, but his career was stalled by WWII. He resumed his acting career in 1946, both in theatre and films. He hit his stride in the 1960s playing befuddled characters, particularly stuffy public officials. He was knighted in 1983.
BornOctober 3, 1911
DiedMay 2, 1995(83)
BornOctober 3, 1911
DiedMay 2, 1995(83)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Photos41

Michael Hordern and Clifton Webb in The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Alec Guinness and Michael Hordern in The Card (1952)
Michael Hordern and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Michael Hordern and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Michael Hordern and Michael Redgrave in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Michael Hordern in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
John Fabian, Michael Hordern, and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Michael Hordern in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
John Fabian and Michael Hordern in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Michael Hordern, Patricia Jessel, and Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern, and Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern, and Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Known for:

Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, and Mary Ure in Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Where Eagles Dare
7.6
  • Adm. Rolland
  • 1968
Watership Down (1978)
Watership Down
7.6
  • Frith(voice)
  • 1978
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon
8.1
  • Narrator(voice)
  • 1975
Richard Chamberlain in The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9
  • King
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2007)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • (voice)
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Joanne Whalley, Phil Daniels, Iain Glen, and Tilly Vosburgh in Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987)
    Screen Two
    • Lord Langland
    • Godfrey Colston
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1995
  • Middlemarch (1994)
    Middlemarch
    • Peter Featherstone
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1994
  • Paddington (1976)
    Paddington
    • Narrator
    • Voices
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1993
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    • Wilfred Shotley
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Beauty and the Beast (1992)
    Beauty and the Beast
    • Monsieur Du Bois (voice)
    • Video
    • 1992
  • Jenny Agutter, Brian Blessed, Ben Kingsley, Phyllis Logan, Victor Maddern, John Sessions, and Billie Whitelaw in Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
    Freddie as F.R.O.7.
    • King (voice, as Sir Michael Hordern)
    • 1992
  • Truckers (1992)
    Truckers
    • Abbot of the Stationeri (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • The Fool (1990)
    The Fool
    • Mr. Tatham
    • 1990
  • The Green Man (1990)
    The Green Man
    • Gramps
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • Oh! Mr Toad! (1989)
    Oh! Mr Toad!
    • Badger (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1990
  • Perfect Scoundrels (1990)
    Perfect Scoundrels
    • Sir Norman
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins in Chiller's (1990)
    Chiller's
    • Colonel Eddie Phelps
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Ending Up (1989)
    Ending Up
    • George
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Gabriel Byrne and Amanda Donohoe in Diamond Skulls (1989)
    Diamond Skulls
    • Lord Crewne
    • 1989

Soundtrack

  • Richard Chamberlain in The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
    The Slipper and the Rose
    • performer: "What Has Love To Do With Getting Married?", "Protocoligorically Correct"
    • 1976
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    • performer: "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail"
    • 1972
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    • performer: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", "Comedy Tonight" (reprise)
    • 1966

Videos13

Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:29
Teaser Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Official Trailer
The Taming of the Shrew
Trailer 0:56
The Taming of the Shrew
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Trailer 1:18
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Missionary
Trailer 1:36
The Missionary
Sink The Bismarck!
Trailer 3:00
Sink The Bismarck!
Demons of the Mind
Trailer 2:57
Demons of the Mind
Where Eagles Dare
Trailer 2:19
Where Eagles Dare
The Wind In The Willows
Trailer 1:47
The Wind In The Willows
Wind In The Willows: Clip 2
Trailer 0:54
Wind In The Willows: Clip 2
Wind In The Willows: Clip 1
Trailer 0:49
Wind In The Willows: Clip 1
The Wind In The Willows: Season 2
Trailer 0:50
The Wind In The Willows: Season 2

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sir Michael Hordern
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • October 3, 1911
    • Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 2, 1995
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(kidney disease)
  • Spouse
    • Eve MortimerJune 1943 - April 19, 1986 (her death, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Edward Joseph Calverly Hordern
  • Other works
    "Hallmark Hall of Fame/Lamp at Midnight", 27 April 1966 as Cardinal Barberini
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He appeared in three different adaptations of Charles Dickens's 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol". He played Jacob Marley in both Scrooge (1951) and A Christmas Carol (1971) and Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1977).

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