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Michael Hordern

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Overview

Date of Death:
2 May 1995, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK (kidney disease) more
Mini Biography:
Some of Hordern's finest work was not in films or television but on radio:... more
Trivia:
Made his professional debut in 1937 at the People's Palace, east London... more
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
Alternate Names:
Sir Michael Hordern

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Middlemarch" (1994) TV mini-series .... Peter Featherstone (unknown episodes)
  2. "Lovejoy" .... Wilfred Shotley (1 episode, 1993)
        - Fly the Flag (1993) TV episode .... Wilfred Shotley
  3. Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... King
    ... aka Freddie the Frog
  4. "Chillers" .... Colonel Eddie Phelps (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
        - The Cat Brought It In (1992) TV episode .... Colonel Eddie Phelps
  5. "Truckers" (1992) TV series (voice) .... The Abbot
  6. Beauty and the Beast (1992) (V) (voice) .... Monsieur Du Bois
  7. Memento Mori (1992) (TV) .... Godfrey Colston
  8. The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Tatham
  9. The Green Man (1990) (TV) .... Gramps
  10. "Perfect Scoundrels" (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Play's the Sting (1990) TV episode

  11. Diamond Skulls (1989) .... Lord Crewne
    ... aka Dark Obsession (USA)
  12. Danny the Champion of the World (1989) (TV) .... Lord Claybury
  13. The Dog It Was That Died (1989) (TV) .... George
  14. Ending Up (1989) (TV) .... George
  15. The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Jason Locke
    ... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK)
  16. The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Ben Weatherstaff
  17. The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
  18. "Inspector Morse" .... Dr. Starkie (1 episode, 1987)
        - Service of All the Dead (1987) TV episode .... Dr. Starkie
  19. Suspicion (1987) (TV) .... Lord McLaidlaw
  20. Scoop (1987) (TV) .... Uncle Theodore
  21. "Paradise Postponed" (1986) TV mini-series .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
  22. Labyrinth (1986) (voice) .... The Wiseman
  23. Lady Jane (1986) .... Doctor Feckenham
  24. Comrades (1986) .... Mr. Pitt
  25. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (voice) .... Older Watson
    ... aka Pyramid of Fear
  26. Now Voyager (1985) (V) .... Old man
  27. The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) (TV)
  28. "The Wind in the Willows" (1984) TV series .... Badger (unknown episodes)
  29. The Wind in the Willows (1983/I) (TV) (voice) .... Badger
  30. Yellowbeard (1983) .... Dr. Gilpin
  31. Cymbeline (1982) (TV) .... Jupiter
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline (USA: video title)
  32. Gandhi (1982) .... Sir George Hodge
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
  33. The Missionary (1982) .... Slatterthwaite/Narrator
  34. King Lear (1982) (TV) .... King Lear
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear (USA: video title)
  35. Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV) .... Mr. Brownlow
  36. Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Cedric
  37. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Patient (1 episode, 1981)
        - You're All Right, How Am I? (1981) TV episode .... Patient
  38. All's Well That Ends Well (1981) (TV) .... Lafeu
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well (USA: video title)
  39. The History Man (1981) (TV) .... Prof. Marvin
    ... aka Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man
  40. Shogun (1980/I) (TV) .... Friar Domingo
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title)
  41. "Shogun" (1980) TV mini-series .... Friar Domingo
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun
  42. Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Durand-Huel
  43. The Tempest (1980) (TV) .... Prospero
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest (USA: video title)
  44. The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980) .... Sir Charles Hackforth

  45. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Cyril Bixby (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1979) TV episode .... Cyril Bixby
  46. The Talking Parcel (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Oswald, the Sea Serpent
  47. Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) .... Capulet
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)
  48. The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Atropos
    ... aka Grande menace, La (France)
  49. Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Frith
    ... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title)
  50. A Christmas Carol (1977) (TV) .... Ebenezer Scrooge
  51. Joseph Andrews (1977) .... Parson Adams
  52. "Play of the Month" .... God / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1976)
        - Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) TV episode .... God
        - King Lear (1975) TV episode .... King Lear
        - The Magistrate (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Posket
        - Tartuffe (1971) TV episode .... Tartuffe
        - Don Juan in Hell (1971) TV episode .... The Devil
  53. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) .... King
    ... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
  54. "Paddington" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1976)
    ... aka Paddington Bear (USA)
        - Please Look After This Bear (1976) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Christmas (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices
        - Paddington and the Christmas Shopping (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices
  55. Lucky Lady (1975) .... Capt. Rockwell
  56. Barry Lyndon (1975) .... Narrator
  57. The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) .... Grandfather/Edward Trent
    ... aka Mr. Quilp
  58. Royal Flash (1975) .... Headmaster
  59. "Edward the Seventh" .... W. E. Gladstone (2 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka Edward VII (UK: short title)
    ... aka Edward the King (USA)
    ... aka The Royal Victorians
        - The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone
        - A Hundred Thousand Welcomes (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone
  60. "Cakes and Ale" (1974) TV mini-series .... Willie Ashenden
  61. Juggernaut (1974) (uncredited) .... Mr. Baker
    ... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
  62. "Fall of Eagles" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1974)
        - Tell the King the Sky Is Falling (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
  63. England Made Me (1973) .... F. Minty
  64. The MacKintosh Man (1973) .... Brown
  65. Theater of Blood (1973) .... George Maxwell
    ... aka Much Ado About Murder
  66. "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series
  67. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... Mock Turtle
  68. Demons of the Mind (1972) .... Priest
    ... aka Blood Evil
    ... aka Blood Will Have Blood
    ... aka Nightmare of Terror
  69. The Pied Piper (1972) .... Melius, Alchemist
    ... aka The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  70. The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) .... Justin
  71. A Christmas Carol (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Marley's Ghost
  72. "Six Dates with Barker" .... Arch Funster (1 episode, 1971)
        - 2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge (1971) TV episode .... Arch Funster
  73. Up Pompeii (1971) .... Ludicrus Sextus
  74. Girl Stroke Boy (1971) .... George Mason
  75. Some Will, Some Won't (1970) .... Denniston Russell
  76. Futtocks End (1970) .... The Butler

  77. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) .... Count Thomas Boleyn
    ... aka Anne of a Thousand Days
  78. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) .... Bules Martin
  79. Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Adm. Rolland
  80. Prudence and the Pill (1968) .... Dr. Morley
  81. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Headmaster
    ... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title)
  82. How I Won the War (1967) .... Grapple
  83. The Jokers (1967/I) .... Sir Matthew
  84. The Taming of the Shrew (1967) .... Baptista
    ... aka Bisbetica domata, La (Italy)
  85. The Chemistry of Love (1967) (TV)
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Chemistry of Love (UK: series title)
  86. "On the Margin" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
  87. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Senex
  88. Khartoum (1966) .... Lord Granville
  89. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Banquo / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1966)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Lamp at Midnight (1966) TV episode .... Cardinal Barberini , later Pope Urban VIII
        - Macbeth II (1960) TV episode .... Banquo
  90. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) .... British ambassador
  91. Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966) (TV) .... Lord Minto
  92. Lamp at Midnight (1966) (TV) .... Pope Urban VIII
    ... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Lamp at Midnight (USA: series title)
  93. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Ashe
  94. Land of My Dreams (1965) (TV)
  95. Genghis Khan (1965) .... Geen
    ... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
    ... aka Dzingis-Kan
  96. "The Wednesday Play" .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word... (1965) TV episode .... Sir Jocelyn Symonds
        - A Crack in the Ice (1964) TV episode .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police
  97. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Harnsworth
  98. "Detective" .... Detective Inspector Rason (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Man Who Murdered in Public (1964) TV episode .... Detective Inspector Rason
  99. "Disneyland" .... Squire Banks / ... (3 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Thomas Banks
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks
  100. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Hartley / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1963)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Quails (1963) TV episode .... Ratcliff
        - The Guinea Pig (1957) TV episode .... Hartley
  101. "Espionage" .... Minister (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Gentle Spies (1963) TV episode .... Minister
  102. The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Airport Director
    ... aka International Hotel
  103. Cleopatra (1963) .... Cicero
  104. El Cid (1961) .... Don Diego
  105. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Man (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Square (1961) TV episode .... Man
  106. Macbeth (1960/I) (TV) .... Banquo
  107. Man in the Moon (1960) .... Dr. Davidson
  108. Moment of Danger (1960) .... Inspector Farrell
    ... aka Malaga (USA)
  109. Without the Grail (1960) (TV)
  110. Sink the Bismarck! (1960) .... Commander-in-Chief - 'King George V'

  111. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Mr. Sowerberry (1 episode, 1959)
        - Oliver Twist (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Sowerberry
  112. "Play of the Week" .... Morganhall (1 episode, 1959)
        - Back to Back: The Dock Brief and What Shall We Tell Caroline? (1959) TV episode .... Morganhall
  113. "BBC Sunday Night Theatre" .... General Parmenion / ... (4 episodes, 1950-1959)
        - Farewell My City (1959) TV episode .... Maurice Lammering
        - The Merchant of Venice (1955) TV episode .... Shylock
        - As You Like It (1953) TV episode .... Jacques
        - Adventure Story (1950) TV episode .... General Parmenion
  114. "Playhouse 90" .... Griffith (1 episode, 1959)
        - Dark as the Night (1959) TV episode .... Griffith
  115. Back to Back (1959) (TV)
  116. I Was Monty's Double (1958) .... Governor of Gibraltar
    ... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
  117. The Spaniard's Curse (1958) .... Judge Manton
  118. I Accuse! (1958) .... Prosecutor, second Dreyfus trial
  119. Girls at Sea (1958) .... Adm. Reginald Victor Hewitt
  120. Windom's Way (1957) .... Patterson
  121. No Time for Tears (1957)
  122. The Indifferent Shepherd (1957) (TV) .... Henry Aspen
  123. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Witness (1957) TV episode
  124. The Spanish Gardener (1956) .... Harrington Brande
  125. The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Capt. Hugh
  126. Pacific Destiny (1956) .... Resident Commissioner
  127. The Man Who Never Was (1956) .... Gen. Coburn
  128. Alexander the Great (1956) .... Demosthenes
    ... aka Alejandro Magno (Spain)
  129. "London Playhouse" .... Mr. Frisby (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Guv'nor (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Frisby
  130. Storm Over the Nile (1955) .... General Faversham
  131. The Dark Avenger (1955) .... King Edward
    ... aka The Warriors (USA)
  132. The Constant Husband (1955) .... Judge
    ... aka Marriage a la Mode (USA)
  133. The Night My Number Came Up (1955) .... Commander Lindsay
  134. The Beachcomber (1954) .... The Headman
  135. Forbidden Cargo (1954) .... Director of Customs
  136. You Know What Sailors Are (1954) .... Captain Hamilton
  137. Personal Affair (1953) .... Headmaster
  138. The Heart of the Matter (1953) .... Commissioner
  139. Grand National Night (1953) .... Insp. Ayling
    ... aka Wicked Wife (USA)
  140. Street Corner (1953) .... Det. Insp. Heron
    ... aka Both Sides of the Law (USA)
  141. The Hour of 13 (1952) .... Sir Herbert Frensham
  142. The Card (1952) (uncredited) .... Bank Manager
    ... aka The Promoter (USA)
  143. The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) .... Scathelock
    ... aka The Story of Robin Hood (Philippines: English title) (USA)
  144. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) .... Wilkes
  145. Scrooge (1951) .... Jacob Marley / Marley's Ghost
    ... aka A Christmas Carol (USA)
  146. The Magic Box (1951) .... Official Receiver
  147. Flesh & Blood (1951) .... Webster
  148. Highly Dangerous (1950) .... Lab Director Owens
  149. Trio (1950) .... Vicar (in segment The Verger)

  150. Train of Events (1949) .... Plainclothesman (segment The Actor)
  151. Passport to Pimlico (1949) .... Inspector Bashford
  152. The Astonished Heart (1949) .... Ernest
  153. Good-Time Girl (1948) .... Seddon
  154. Morning Departure (1948) (TV) .... Captain
  155. The Small Voice (1948)
    ... aka The Hideout (USA)
  156. Portrait from Life (1948)
    ... aka The Girl in the Painting (USA)
  157. Third Time Lucky (1948) (uncredited) .... Doctor
  158. Night Beat (1947) (uncredited)
  159. Mine Own Executioner (1947) (uncredited)
  160. Rebecca (1947) (TV) .... Maxim de Winter
  161. School for Secrets (1946) .... Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
    ... aka Secret Flight (USA)
  162. Morning Departure (1946) (TV) .... Commander Gates
  163. A Girl in a Million (1946) .... Divorce Counsel
  164. The Years Between (1946) (uncredited) .... Member Of Parliament
  165. Girl in the News (1940) (uncredited) .... Assistant Prosecuting Counsel

  166. A Girl Must Live (1939)
    ... aka A Girl Has to Live (UK)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (performer: "What Has Love To Do With Getting Married?", "Protocoligorically Correct")
    ... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)

  2. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID")
Self:
  1. "Horizon" .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1991)
        - Colonizing Cyberspace (1991) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Himself - Narrator

  2. "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #6.5 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Group Madness (1983) .... Himself/Dr. Gilpin

  4. "Omnibus" .... Professor Parkins (1 episode, 1968)
        - Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) TV episode .... Professor Parkins
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock
        - The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock


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Other Works:
"Hallmark Hall of Fame/Lamp at Midnight", 27 April 1966 as Cardinal Barberini more
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