Robert Hardy

Also known as Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy

British actor (1925–2017)

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Acting · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances. Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in 1949, he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Television viewers most fondly remember him as the…

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Snapshot Wedding — Donald2017
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain — Winston Churchill2015
Joseph's Reel — Old Joseph2015
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis — Self - Interviewee2013
Ghosts in the Machine — Narrator2009
Margaret — Willie Whitelaw2009
Centenary: The BP Story — George Reynolds (voice)2009

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Article

Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter film series, and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for All Creatures Great and Small in 1980 and Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years in 1982. Aside from acting, Hardy was an acknowledged expert on the medieval English longbow and wrote two books on the subject.

Early life