Acting
Michael Hordern
Born 3 October 1911 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Died 2 May 1995
200 credits
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
Acting 199
- 2008Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshFilmSquire Thomas Banks (archive footage)
- 1995A Very Open PrisonFilmLord Langland
- 1994MiddlemarchSeriesPeter Featherstone
- 1993Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure HuntFilmNarrator
- 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.FilmKing (voice)
- 1992TruckersFilmThe Abbot (voice)
- 1992Beauty and the BeastFilmMonsieur Du Blois (voice)
- 1992Memento MoriFilmGodfrey Colston
- 1992The Christmas CollectionFilmBadger (voice)
- 1990ChillersSeriesColonel Eddie Phelps
- 1990The Green ManSeriesGramps
- 1990Diamond SkullsFilmLord Crewne
- 1990The FoolFilmMr. Tatham
- 1990Perfect ScoundrelsSeriesSir Norman
- 1990More Children's Holiday FavouritesFilmBadger (voice)
- 1990Oh, Mr. ToadSeriesBadger
- 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldFilmLord Claybury
- 1989The Dog It Was That DiedFilmGeorge
- 1989The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsFilmBadger (voice)
- 1989Ending UpFilmGeorge
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1FilmBadger (voice)
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2FilmBadger (voice)
- 1989More Children's Summer StoriesFilmBadger (voice)
- 1988Children's Favourites - Volume 1FilmBadger (voice)
- 1987Inspector MorseSeriesDoctor Starkie
- 1987The Secret GardenFilmBen Weatherstaff
- 1987ComradesFilmMr. Pitt
- 1987The Trouble with SpiesFilmJason Locke
- 1987Daytime LiveSeries
- 1987ScoopFilmUncle Theodor
- 1987SuspicionFilmLord McLaidlaw
- 1987The Secret World of Polly FlintFilmNarrator
- 1987The Secret World of Polly FlintSeriesNarrator
- 1986LabyrinthFilmThe Wiseman (voice)
- 1986LovejoySeriesWilfred Shotley
- 1986Lady JaneFilmDr. Feckenham
- 1986Paradise PostponedSeriesRev. Simeon Simcox
- 1986The Little Match GirlFilmHimself - Introduction
- 1986Paddington Goes to SchoolFilm
- 1986Paradise PostponedFilmSimeon Simcox
- 1986The Wind in the Willows: Winter TalesFilmBadger (voice)
- 1986Paddington's Birthday BonanzaFilmNarrator
- 1985Young Sherlock HolmesFilmOlder Watson (voice)
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesGodfrey Colston, Lord Langland
- 1985Now VoyagerFilmThe Old Man
- 1985Theatre NightSeries
- 1985A Crack in the IceFilmThe Storyteller
- 1984The Wind in the WillowsSeriesBadger (voice)
- 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodFilmPsychoanalyst
- 1983YellowbeardFilmDr. Gilpin
- 1983The Wind in the WillowsFilmBadger
- 1983CymbelineFilmJupiter
- 1983Clash of LoyaltiesFilmNarrator
- 1983Group MadnessFilmSelf / Dr. Gilpin
- 1982GandhiFilmSir George Hodge
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesLord McLaidlaw
- 1982IvanhoeFilmCedric
- 1982The MissionaryFilmSlatterthewaite/Narrator
- 1982Oliver TwistFilmMr. Brownlow
- 1982King LearFilmKing Lear
- 1981The History ManSeriesProfessor Marvin
- 1981All's Well That Ends WellFilmLafeu
- 1981You're All Right, How Am I?FilmPatient
- 1980ShōgunSeriesFriar Domingo
- 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sFilmSir Charles Hackforth
- 1980The TempestFilmProspero
- 1980Paddington Bear Goes to the MoviesFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1980Gauguin the SavageFilmDurand-Huel
- 1980The Spirit of CheshireFilm
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesCyril Bixby
- 1978Watership DownFilmFrith (voice)
- 1978The Medusa TouchFilmAtropos - Fortune Teller
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeriesCapulet, Lafeu, Prospero
- 1978Romeo and JulietFilmCapulet
- 1978The Talking ParcelFilmOswald, the Sea Serpent
- 1977A Christmas CarolFilmEbenezer Scrooge
- 1977Joseph AndrewsFilmParson Adams
- 1976The Slipper and the RoseFilmKing
- 1976Paddington BearSeriesNarrator
- 1976Cakes and AleSeriesWillie Ashenden
- 1976The Chester Mystery PlaysFilmGod
- 1976Paddington BearFilmNarrator / All
- 1976PaddingtonSeriesNarrator
- 1975Barry LyndonFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1975Royal FlashFilmHeadmaster
- 1975Lucky LadyFilmCaptain Rockwell
- 1975Edward the SeventhSeriesW. E. Gladstone
- 1975The Old Curiosity ShopFilmEdward Trent
- 1975King LearFilmKing Lear
- 1974JuggernautFilmMr. Baker
- 1974Fall of EaglesSeriesNarrator, Narrator (voice)
- 1974PlayhouseSeriesPatient
- 1973The Three MusketeersFilmTreville (voice)
- 1973Theatre of BloodFilmGeorge Maxwell
- 1973The MacKintosh ManFilmBrown
- 1973England Made MeFilmF. Minty
- 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFilmMock Turtle
- 1972Demons of the MindFilmPriest
- 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyFilmJustin
- 1972The Pied PiperFilmMelius, Alchemist
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1971A Christmas CarolFilmMarley's Ghost (voice)
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeriesProfessor Parkins
- 1971Up PompeiiFilmLudicrus Sextus
- 1971Six Dates with BarkerSeriesArch Funster
- 1971Girl Stroke BoyFilmGeorge Mason
- 1971Tall StoriesSeries
- 1970Futtocks EndFilmThe Butler
- 1970Some Will, Some Won'tFilmDenniston Russell
- 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysFilmThomas Boleyn
- 1969The Bed Sitting RoomFilmBules Martin
- 1968Where Eagles DareFilmAdm. Rolland
- 1968Whistle and I'll Come to YouFilmProfessor Parkins
- 1968Prudence and the PillFilmDr. Morley (uncredited)
- 1967The Taming of the ShrewFilmBaptista
- 1967OmnibusSeriesProfessor Parkins, Self, Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1967How I Won the WarFilmGrapple
- 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameFilmHeadmaster
- 1967The JokersFilmSir Matthew
- 1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSeriesProf. Ainslie Grey
- 1966KhartoumFilmLord Granville
- 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumFilmSenex
- 1966Cast a Giant ShadowFilmBritish Ambassador
- 1966TurnerFilmReads recollections
- 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdFilmAshe
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesGod, Lear, Mr. Posket, Tartuffe, The Devil
- 1965Genghis KhanFilmGeen
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesGen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police, Sir Jocelyn Symonds
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceFilmHarnsworth
- 1964Story ParadeSeriesAnatol Stiller
- 1964DetectiveSeriesDetective Inspector Rason
- 1964MacbethFilmBanquo
- 1964The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSeriesSquire Banks
- 1963CleopatraFilmCicero
- 1963The V.I.P.sFilmAirport Director
- 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowFilmSquire Thomas Banks
- 1963EspionageSeriesMinister
- 1963FestivalSeriesSir Augustus Thwaites
- 1961El CidFilmDon Diego
- 1961The SquareFilmThe Man
- 1960Sink the Bismarck!FilmAdmiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
- 1960Man in the MoonFilmDr. Davidson
- 1960Moment of DangerFilmInspector Farrell
- 1960Sunday-Night PlaySeriesWalter Ormund
- 1959Back to BackFilm
- 1958I Was Monty's DoubleFilmGovernor of Gibralter
- 1958The Spaniard's CurseFilmJudge Manton
- 1958I Accuse!FilmProsecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
- 1958Girls at SeaFilmAdmiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
- 1957Windom's WayFilmPatterson
- 1957No Time for TearsFilmSurgeon
- 1957The Dock BriefFilmMorgenhall
- 1956Alexander the GreatFilmDemosthenes
- 1956The Man Who Never WasFilmGen. Coburn
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesDet. Supt. Coates
- 1956The Spanish GardenerFilmHarrington Brande
- 1956The Baby and the BattleshipFilmCapt. Hugh
- 1956Pacific DestinyFilmResident Commissioner
- 1955The Night My Number Came UpFilmLindsay
- 1955The Dark AvengerFilmKing Edward
- 1955Storm Over the NileFilmGeneral Faversham
- 1955The Constant HusbandFilmThe Judge
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesSquire Banks
- 1954SvengaliFilmBilly's Uncle
- 1954Forbidden CargoFilmDirector of Customs
- 1954The BeachcomberFilmThe Headman
- 1954You Know What Sailors AreFilm
- 1954Tonight in BritainFilmSelf
- 1953The Heart of the MatterFilmCommissioner
- 1953Personal AffairFilmHeadmaster Griffith
- 1953Street CornerFilmInsp. Heron
- 1953Grand National NightFilmInspector Ayling
- 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenFilmScathelock
- 1952The CardFilmBank Manager
- 1952The Magic BoxFilmOfficial Receiver
- 1952The Hour of 13FilmHerbert Frensham
- 1951ScroogeFilmJacob Marley
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesBanquo, Ben Weatherstaff, Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII
- 1951Tom Brown's SchooldaysFilmWilkes
- 1951Flesh and BloodFilmWebster
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreSeriesChristopher Williams, Epilogue spoken by (voice), General Parmenion, Hugh Wigmore, Jacques, Major Booth Voysey, Maurice Lammering, Rev. James Mavor Morell, Shylock, Trigorin
- 1950Highly DangerousFilmLab Director Owens
- 1950TrioFilmVicar
- 1950The Astonished HeartFilmErnest
- 1949Passport to PimlicoFilmBashford
- 1949Train of EventsFilmFirst Plain Clothes Man
- 1948Good-Time GirlFilmSeddon
- 1948Portrait from LifeFilmJohnson
- 1948The Small VoiceFilmDr. Mennell
- 1947Mine Own ExecutionerFilmCo-Counsel at Inquest
- 1947NightbeatFilmPolice Training Officer
- 1947RebeccaFilmMaxim de Winter
- 1946School for SecretsFilmLt. Cmdr. Lowther
- 1946The Years BetweenFilmMember of Parliament (uncredited)
- 1946A Girl in a MillionFilmDivorce Counsel
- 1946Morning DepartureFilmCommander Gates
- 1940Girl in the NewsFilmAssistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
- 1940Band WaggonFilm(uncredited)
- 1939A Girl Must LiveFilm
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