Michael Hordern(1911-1995)

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The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.

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Lady Jane (1986)

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.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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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 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)

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)

Known for:

Where Eagles Dare

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Adm. Rolland

1968

Watership Down

7.6

Frith(voice)

1978

Barry Lyndon

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Narrator(voice)

1975

The Slipper and the Rose

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King

1976

Credits

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Actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- (voice)
- Video
- 2007
Screen Two
- Lord Langland
- Godfrey Colston
- TV Series
- 1992–1995
Middlemarch
- Peter Featherstone
- TV Mini Series
- 1994
Paddington
- Narrator
- Voices
- TV Series
- 1976–1993
Lovejoy
- Wilfred Shotley
- TV Series
- 1993
Beauty and the Beast
- Monsieur Du Bois (voice)
- Video
- 1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
- King (voice, as Sir Michael Hordern)
- 1992
Truckers
- Abbot of the Stationeri (voice)
- TV Series
- 1992
The Fool
- Mr. Tatham
- 1990
The Green Man
- Gramps
- TV Mini Series
- 1990
Oh! Mr Toad!
- Badger (voice)
- TV Series
- 1989–1990
Perfect Scoundrels
- Sir Norman
- TV Series
- 1990
Chiller's
- Colonel Eddie Phelps
- TV Series
- 1990
Ending Up
- George
- TV Movie
- 1989
Diamond Skulls
- Lord Crewne
- 1989

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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
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).