Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hordern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

TV

Sunday-Night Play

1960 • as Walter Ormund

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Mr. Posket

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as God

TV

Daytime Live

1987

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 • as Cyril Bixby

Filmography

2008

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
as Squire Thomas Banks
Movie - Released: 11/11/2008

1995

A Very Open Prison
A Very Open Prison
as Lord Langland
Movie - Released: 12/9/1995

1994

Middlemarch
Middlemarch
as Peter Featherstone
TV - Released: 4/10/1994

1993

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/1/1993

1992

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Truckers
Truckers
as The Abbot (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/1/1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as King (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
as Godfrey Colston
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992

1990

Dark Obsession
Dark Obsession
as Lord Crewne
Movie - Released: 2/1/1990
Movie
The Fool
as Mr. Tatham
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Sir Norman
TV - Released: 4/22/1990
Chillers
Chillers
as Colonel Eddie Phelps
TV - Released: 4/14/1990
TV
Oh, Mr. Toad
as Badger
TV - Released: 3/27/1990
The Green Man
The Green Man
as Gramps
TV - Released: 10/28/1990

1989

Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World
as Lord Claybury
Movie - Released: 4/29/1989
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Movie
Ending Up
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989

1988

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Badger (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/6/1988

1987

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
as Ben Weatherstaff
Movie - Released: 11/30/1987
Scoop
Scoop
as Uncle Theodor
Movie - Released: 4/26/1987
The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies
as Jason Locke
Movie - Released: 12/4/1987
The Secret World of Polly Flint
The Secret World of Polly Flint
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/16/1987
Comrades
Comrades
as Mr. Pitt
Movie - Released: 8/23/1987
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Lord McLaidlaw
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Doctor Starkie
TV - Released: 1/6/1987
TV
Daytime Live
TV - Released: 10/21/1987

1986

Paddington Goes to School
Paddington Goes to School
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
as Himself - Introduction
Movie - Released: 12/28/1986
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Lady Jane
Lady Jane
as Dr. Feckenham
Movie - Released: 2/7/1986
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
as The Wiseman (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/27/1986
Movie
Paradise Postponed
as Simeon Simcox
Movie - Released: 6/15/1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Wilfred Shotley
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
as Rev. Simeon Simcox
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

Young Sherlock Holmes
Young Sherlock Holmes
as Older Watson (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/4/1985
Now Voyager
Now Voyager
as The Old Man
Movie - Released: 4/21/1985
TV
Theatre Night
TV - Released: 9/15/1985
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Lord Langland
TV - Released: 1/6/1985
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Godfrey Colston
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Psychoanalyst
Movie - Released: 5/22/1984
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger (voice)
TV - Released: 4/27/1984

1983

Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard
as Dr. Gilpin
Movie - Released: 6/24/1983
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Badger
Movie - Released: 12/30/1983
Clash of Loyalties
Clash of Loyalties
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/2/1983
Group Madness
Group Madness
as Self / Dr. Gilpin
Movie - Released: 6/11/1983

1982

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
as Cedric
Movie - Released: 2/23/1982
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Brownlow
Movie - Released: 3/23/1982
Gandhi
Gandhi
as Sir George Hodge
Movie - Released: 12/1/1982
The Missionary
The Missionary
as Slatterthewaite/Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/2/1982
King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear
Movie - Released: 9/19/1982
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
as Jupiter
Movie - Released: 12/20/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1981

All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well
as Lafeu
Movie - Released: 1/4/1981
You're All Right, How Am I?
You're All Right, How Am I?
as Patient
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981
The History Man
The History Man
as Prof Marvin
TV - Released: 1/4/1981

1980

Gauguin the Savage
Gauguin the Savage
as Durand-Huel
Movie - Released: 4/29/1980
Movie
The Spirit of Cheshire
Movie - Released: 1/2/1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Sir Charles Hackforth
Movie - Released: 9/10/1980
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/15/1980
The Tempest
The Tempest
as Prospero
Movie - Released: 2/27/1980
Shōgun
Shōgun
as Friar Domingo
TV - Released: 9/15/1980

1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Cyril Bixby
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
as Atropos - Fortune Teller
Movie - Released: 4/13/1978
The Talking Parcel
The Talking Parcel
as Oswald, the Sea Serpent
Movie - Released: 12/26/1978
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Frith (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/14/1978
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Capulet
Movie - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Capulet
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Jupiter
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Prospero
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Lafeu
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
as Parson Adams
Movie - Released: 3/9/1977
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Movie - Released: 12/24/1977

1976

The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose
as King
Movie - Released: 3/25/1976
Movie
Paddington Bear
as Narrator / All
Movie - Released: 1/5/1976
Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear
as Narrator
TV - Released: 1/5/1976

1975

Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady
as Captain Rockwell
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Edward Trent
Movie - Released: 11/7/1975
King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear
Movie - Released: 3/23/1975
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
as Headmaster
Movie - Released: 10/10/1975
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1975
Edward the Seventh
Edward the Seventh
TV - Released: 4/1/1975

1974

Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Mr. Baker
Movie - Released: 9/25/1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/15/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Patient
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man
as Mr. Brown
Movie - Released: 11/8/1973
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
as George Maxwell
Movie - Released: 3/16/1973
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Treville (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/11/1973
England Made Me
England Made Me
as F. Minty
Movie - Released: 6/1/1973

1972

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
Movie - Released: 11/20/1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Justin
Movie - Released: 5/24/1972
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind
as Priest
Movie - Released: 11/5/1972
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
as Melius, Alchemist
Movie - Released: 12/27/1972

1971

Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii
as Ludicrus Sextus
Movie - Released: 3/11/1971
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1971
Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy
as George Mason
Movie - Released: 8/12/1971
Six Dates with Barker
Six Dates with Barker
as Arch Funster
TV - Released: 1/8/1971
TV
Tall Stories
TV - Released: 11/20/1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Professor Parkins
TV - Released: 12/24/1971

1970

Futtocks End
Futtocks End
as The Butler
Movie - Released: 2/1/1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't
as Denniston Russell
Movie - Released: 4/1/1970

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Thomas Boleyn
Movie - Released: 12/18/1969
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
as Bules Martin
Movie - Released: 6/1/1969

1968

Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
as Adm. Rolland
Movie - Released: 12/4/1968
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
as Dr. Morley (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/23/1968
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Whistle and I'll Come to You
as Professor Parkins
Movie - Released: 5/7/1968

1967

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
as Baptista
Movie - Released: 3/8/1967
The Jokers
The Jokers
as Sir Matthew
Movie - Released: 5/15/1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Headmaster
Movie - Released: 12/18/1967
How I Won the War
How I Won the War
as Grapple
Movie - Released: 10/18/1967
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self
TV - Released: 10/13/1967
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/13/1967

1966

Khartoum
Khartoum
as Lord Granville
Movie - Released: 6/9/1966
Movie
Turner
as Reads recollections
Movie - Released: 1/1/1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
as British Ambassador
Movie - Released: 3/30/1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Senex
Movie - Released: 10/16/1966

1965

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
as Geen
Movie - Released: 4/15/1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Ashe
Movie - Released: 12/16/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Mr. Posket
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as God
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Harnsworth
Movie - Released: 12/31/1964
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Banquo
Movie - Released: 3/16/1964
Detective
Detective
as Detective Inspector Rason
TV - Released: 3/30/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police
TV - Released: 9/30/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Sir Jocelyn Symonds
TV - Released: 9/30/1964

1963

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
as Cicero
Movie - Released: 6/12/1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Squire Thomas Banks
Movie - Released: 12/6/1963
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
as Airport Director
Movie - Released: 9/1/1963

1961

Movie
The Square
as The Man
Movie - Released: 9/7/1961
El Cid
El Cid
as Don Diego
Movie - Released: 10/24/1961

1960

Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Movie - Released: 2/11/1960
Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon
as Dr. Davidson
Movie - Released: 10/31/1960
Moment of Danger
Moment of Danger
as Inspector Farrell
Movie - Released: 1/26/1960
TV
Sunday-Night Play
as Walter Ormund
TV - Released: 9/25/1960

1959

Back to Back
Back to Back
Movie - Released: 11/2/1959

1958

I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double
as Governor of Gibralter
Movie - Released: 10/21/1958
I Accuse!
I Accuse!
as Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
Movie - Released: 3/5/1958
The Spaniard's Curse
The Spaniard's Curse
as Judge Manton
Movie - Released: 6/1/1958
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea
as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
Movie - Released: 10/1/1958

1957

Windom's Way
Windom's Way
as Patterson
Movie - Released: 12/7/1957
The Dock Brief
The Dock Brief
as Morgenhall
Movie - Released: 9/16/1957
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
as Surgeon
Movie - Released: 10/4/1957
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
as Tony Peters
TV - Released: 1/21/1957

1956

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
as Gen. Coburn
Movie - Released: 4/3/1956
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener
as Harrington Brande
Movie - Released: 12/25/1956
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
as Demosthenes
Movie - Released: 3/28/1956
Pacific Destiny
Pacific Destiny
as Resident Commissioner
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship
as Capt. Hugh
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Det. Supt. Coates
TV - Released: 7/8/1956

1955

The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger
as King Edward
Movie - Released: 4/15/1955
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile
as General Faversham
Movie - Released: 12/26/1955
The Night My Number Came Up
The Night My Number Came Up
as Lindsay
Movie - Released: 3/22/1955
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband
as The Judge
Movie - Released: 4/21/1955

1954

You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are
Movie - Released: 2/9/1954
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
as Director of Customs
Movie - Released: 5/4/1954
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber
as The Headman
Movie - Released: 8/10/1954
Svengali
Svengali
as Billy's Uncle
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954
Movie
Tonight in Britain
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Squire Banks
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Grand National Night
Grand National Night
as Inspector Ayling
Movie - Released: 4/15/1953
Personal Affair
Personal Affair
as Headmaster Griffith
Movie - Released: 10/20/1953
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter
as Commissioner
Movie - Released: 11/3/1953
Street Corner
Street Corner
as Insp. Heron
Movie - Released: 3/17/1953

1952

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Scathelock
Movie - Released: 5/26/1952
The Hour of 13
The Hour of 13
as Sir Herbert Frensham
Movie - Released: 11/21/1952
The Card
The Card
as Bank Manager
Movie - Released: 2/25/1952
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Official Receiver
Movie - Released: 1/1/1952

1951

Scrooge
Scrooge
as Jacob Marley
Movie - Released: 11/28/1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Wilkes
Movie - Released: 4/17/1951
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
as Webster
Movie - Released: 3/6/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Banquo
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ben Weatherstaff
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous
as Lab Director Owens
Movie - Released: 12/6/1950
The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart
as Ernest
Movie - Released: 3/17/1950
Trio
Trio
as Vicar
Movie - Released: 10/10/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Epilogue spoken by (voice)
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Jacques
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Hugh Wigmore
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Trigorin
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as General Parmenion
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Christopher Williams
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Major Booth Voysey
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Rev. James Mavor Morell
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Shylock
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Maurice Lammering
TV - Released: 1/1/1950

1949

Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico
as Bashford
Movie - Released: 10/26/1949
Train of Events
Train of Events
as First Plain Clothes Man
Movie - Released: 1/18/1949

1948

The Small Voice
The Small Voice
as Dr. Mennell
Movie - Released: 11/27/1948
Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl
as Seddon
Movie - Released: 4/28/1948
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
as Johnson
Movie - Released: 12/1/1948

1947

Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner
as Co-Counsel at Inquest
Movie - Released: 11/22/1947
Nightbeat
Nightbeat
as Police Training Officer
Movie - Released: 12/22/1947
Movie
Rebecca
as Maxim de Winter
Movie - Released: 1/19/1947

1946

School for Secrets
School for Secrets
as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
Movie - Released: 12/23/1946
Movie
Morning Departure
as Commander Gates
Movie - Released: 12/1/1946
The Years Between
The Years Between
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/8/1946
A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million
as Divorce Counsel
Movie - Released: 10/28/1946

1940

Girl in the News
Girl in the News
as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/28/1940
Band Waggon
Band Waggon
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/1940

1939

A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live
Movie - Released: 9/24/1939