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Michael Hordern

Acting

Michael Hordern

Born October 3, 1911 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Died May 2, 1995

Biography

Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War.

Known for

Barry Lyndon

93IMDb8.1

Barry Lyndon

Narrator (voice)

Labyrinth

72IMDb7.3

Labyrinth

The Wiseman (voice)

Gandhi

91IMDb8.0

Gandhi

Sir George Hodge

Where Eagles Dare

81IMDb7.6

Where Eagles Dare

Adm. Rolland

Cleopatra

64IMDb7.0

Cleopatra

Cicero

Watership Down

77IMDb7.5

Watership Down

Frith (voice)

Young Sherlock Holmes

61IMDb6.8

Young Sherlock Holmes

Older Watson (voice)

Scrooge

87IMDb8.1

Scrooge

Jacob Marley

The Three Musketeers

68IMDb7.1

The Three Musketeers

Treville (voice)

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

77IMDb7.5

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Ashe

El Cid

72IMDb7.2

El Cid

Don Diego

Theatre of Blood

72IMDb7.1

Theatre of Blood

George Maxwell

Shōgun

66IMDb8.1

Shōgun

Friar Domingo

The Medusa Touch

65IMDb6.9

The Medusa Touch

Atropos - Fortune Teller

The Taming of the Shrew

65IMDb7.0

The Taming of the Shrew

Baptista

Yellowbeard

36IMDb5.9

Yellowbeard

Dr. Gilpin

Juggernaut

56IMDb6.6

Juggernaut

Mr. Baker

Inspector Morse

82IMDb8.2

Inspector Morse

Doctor Starkie

Anne of the Thousand Days

67IMDb7.4

Anne of the Thousand Days

Thomas Boleyn

Khartoum

70IMDb6.8

Khartoum

Lord Granville

Filmography

  1. 1994MiddlemarchPeter FeatherstoneSeries
  2. 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.King (voice)Movie
  3. 1992TruckersThe Abbot (voice)Movie
  4. 1990The Green ManGrampsSeries
  5. 1990Diamond SkullsLord CrewneMovie
  6. 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldLord ClayburyMovie
  7. 1987The Trouble with SpiesJason LockeMovie
  8. 1987The Secret GardenBen WeatherstaffMovie
  9. 1987ComradesMr. PittMovie
  10. 1987ScoopUncle TheodorMovie
  11. 1987Inspector MorseDoctor StarkieSeries
  12. 1986LabyrinthThe Wiseman (voice)Movie
  13. 1986Lady JaneDr. FeckenhamMovie
  14. 1986LovejoyWilfred ShotleySeries
  15. 1985Young Sherlock HolmesOlder Watson (voice)Movie
  16. 1985Screen TwoLord Langland, Godfrey ColstonSeries
  17. 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPsychoanalystMovie
  18. 1984The Wind in the WillowsBadger (voice)Series
  19. 1983The Wind in the WillowsBadgerMovie
  20. 1983CymbelineJupiterMovie
  21. 1983YellowbeardDr. GilpinMovie
  22. 1982GandhiSir George HodgeMovie
  23. 1982The MissionarySlatterthewaite/NarratorMovie
  24. 1982WoganSelfSeries
  25. 1982Oliver TwistMr. BrownlowMovie
  26. 1982IvanhoeCedricMovie
  27. 1982American PlayhouseLord McLaidlawSeries
  28. 1981The History ManProfessor MarvinSeries
  29. 1980ShōgunFriar DomingoSeries
  30. 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sSir Charles HackforthMovie
  31. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedCyril BixbySeries
  32. 1978Romeo and JulietCapuletMovie
  33. 1978Watership DownFrith (voice)Movie
  34. 1978The Medusa TouchAtropos - Fortune TellerMovie
  35. 1977A Christmas CarolEbenezer ScroogeMovie
  36. 1977Joseph AndrewsParson AdamsMovie
  37. 1976The Slipper and the RoseKingMovie
  38. 1976Paddington BearNarratorSeries
  39. 1975Lucky LadyCaptain RockwellMovie
  40. 1975Barry LyndonNarrator (voice)Movie
  41. 1975Royal FlashHeadmasterMovie
  42. 1975Edward the SeventhW. E. GladstoneSeries
  43. 1974JuggernautMr. BakerMovie
  44. 1974Fall of EaglesNarrator, Narrator (voice)Series
  45. 1973The Three MusketeersTreville (voice)Movie
  46. 1973The MacKintosh ManBrownMovie
  47. 1973England Made MeF. MintyMovie
  48. 1973Theatre of BloodGeorge MaxwellMovie
  49. 1972The Pied PiperMelius, AlchemistMovie
  50. 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMock TurtleMovie
  51. 1972Demons of the MindPriestMovie
  52. 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyJustinMovie
  53. 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasProfessor ParkinsSeries
  54. 1971A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice)Movie
  55. 1971Film '72SelfSeries
  56. 1971Girl Stroke BoyGeorge MasonMovie
  57. 1971Up PompeiiLudicrus SextusMovie
  58. 1970Futtocks EndThe ButlerMovie
  59. 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas BoleynMovie
  60. 1969The Bed Sitting RoomBules MartinMovie
  61. 1968Where Eagles DareAdm. RollandMovie
  62. 1968Prudence and the PillDr. Morley (uncredited)Movie
  63. 1968Whistle and I'll Come to YouProfessor ParkinsMovie
  64. 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameHeadmasterMovie
  65. 1967How I Won the WarGrappleMovie
  66. 1967OmnibusSelf, Self - Narrator (voice), Professor ParkinsSeries
  67. 1967The JokersSir MatthewMovie
  68. 1967The Taming of the ShrewBaptistaMovie
  69. 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumSenexMovie
  70. 1966KhartoumLord GranvilleMovie
  71. 1966Cast a Giant ShadowBritish AmbassadorMovie
  72. 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdAsheMovie
  73. 1965BBC Play of the MonthMr. Posket, God, The Devil, Tartuffe, LearSeries
  74. 1965Genghis KhanGeenMovie
  75. 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceHarnsworthMovie
  76. 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowSquire Thomas BanksMovie
  77. 1963The V.I.P.sAirport DirectorMovie
  78. 1963CleopatraCiceroMovie
  79. 1961El CidDon DiegoMovie
  80. 1960Man in the MoonDr. DavidsonMovie
  81. 1960Sink the Bismarck!Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'Movie
  82. 1958I Was Monty's DoubleGovernor of GibralterMovie
  83. 1958The Spaniard's CurseJudge MantonMovie
  84. 1958I Accuse!Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus TrialMovie
  85. 1957Windom's WayPattersonMovie
  86. 1956The Spanish GardenerHarrington BrandeMovie
  87. 1956The Baby and the BattleshipCapt. HughMovie
  88. 1956The Man Who Never WasGen. CoburnMovie
  89. 1956Alexander the GreatDemosthenesMovie
  90. 1955Storm Over the NileGeneral FavershamMovie
  91. 1955The Constant HusbandThe JudgeMovie
  92. 1955The Dark AvengerKing EdwardMovie
  93. 1955The Night My Number Came UpLindsayMovie
  94. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySquire BanksSeries
  95. 1954SvengaliBilly's UncleMovie
  96. 1954The BeachcomberThe HeadmanMovie
  97. 1954Forbidden CargoDirector of CustomsMovie
  98. 1953The Heart of the MatterCommissionerMovie
  99. 1953Personal AffairHeadmaster GriffithMovie
  100. 1953Grand National NightInspector AylingMovie
  101. 1953Street CornerInsp. HeronMovie
  102. 1952The Hour of 13Herbert FrenshamMovie
  103. 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenScathelockMovie
  104. 1952The CardBank ManagerMovie
  105. 1952The Magic BoxOfficial ReceiverMovie
  106. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameBanquo, Ben Weatherstaff, Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIIISeries
  107. 1951ScroogeJacob MarleyMovie
  108. 1951Tom Brown's SchooldaysWilkesMovie
  109. 1950Highly DangerousLab Director OwensMovie
  110. 1950TrioVicarMovie
  111. 1950The Astonished HeartErnestMovie
  112. 1949Passport to PimlicoBashfordMovie
  113. 1949Train of EventsFirst Plain Clothes ManMovie
  114. 1948Portrait from LifeJohnsonMovie
  115. 1948The Small VoiceDr. MennellMovie
  116. 1948Good-Time GirlSeddonMovie
  117. 1947Mine Own ExecutionerCo-Counsel at InquestMovie
  118. 1940Girl in the NewsAssistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)Movie
  119. 1940Band Waggon(uncredited)Movie
  120. 1939A Girl Must LiveMovie