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Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 03, 1911
Died May 02, 1995 (83)
Birthplace Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Apr 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hordern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on W ... ikipedia

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A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

1995

as Lord Langland

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1992

as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992

as Godfrey Colston

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as King (voice)

Truckers

Truckers

1992

as The Abbot (voice)

Dark Obsession

Dark Obsession

1990

as Lord Crewne

The Fool

The Fool

1990

as Mr. Tatham

Ending Up

Ending Up

1989

as George

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

as Lord Claybury

The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

1989

as George

Scoop

Scoop

1987

as Uncle Theodor

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1987

as Ben Weatherstaff

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

1987

as Jason Locke

Suspicion

Suspicion

1987

as Lord McLaidlaw

Comrades

Comrades

1987

as Mr. Pitt

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

1986

as Simeon Simcox

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986

as Dr. Feckenham

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

1986

as The Wiseman (voice)

Now Voyager

Now Voyager

1985

as The Old Man

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

as Older Watson (voice)

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

as Psychoanalyst

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983

as Badger

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983

as Dr. Gilpin

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

1983

as Narrator

King Lear

King Lear

1982

as King Lear

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1982

as Mr. Brownlow

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1982

as Cedric

The Missionary

The Missionary

1982

as Slatterthewaite

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

1982

as Jupiter

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Sir George Hodge

The Tempest

The Tempest

1980

as Prospero

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980

as Narrator (voice)

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

as Sir Charles Hackforth

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980

as Durand-Huel

The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

1978

as Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

1978

as Capulet

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978

as Atropos - Fortune Teller

Watership Down

Watership Down

1978

as Frith (voice)

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1977

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Parson Adams

King Lear

King Lear

1975

as King Lear

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975

as Edward Trent

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

1975

as Captain Rockwell

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975

as Headmaster

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

1975

as Narrator (voice)

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

1974

as Mr. Baker

England Made Me

England Made Me

1973

as F. Minty

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973

as Mr. Brown

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973

as George Maxwell

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Treville (voice)

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1972

as Melius, Alchemist

Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

1972

as Priest

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

as Mock Turtle

Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

1971

as Ludicrus Sextus

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

1971

as George Mason

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1971

as Marley's Ghost (voice)

Futtocks End

Futtocks End

1970

as The Butler

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

as Denniston Russell

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Thomas Boleyn

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

as Bules Martin

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968

as Professor Parkins

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968

as Adm. Rolland

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

as Dr. Morley (uncredited)

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

as Headmaster

The Jokers

The Jokers

1967

as Sir Matthew

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967

as Grapple

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

as Baptista

Khartoum

Khartoum

1966

as Lord Granville

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

as British Ambassador

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965

as Geen

Macbeth

Macbeth

1964

as Banquo

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

as Harnsworth

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

as Squire Thomas Banks

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

as Airport Director

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Cicero

El Cid

El Cid

1961

as Don Diego

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

1960

as Dr. Davidson

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

1960

as Inspector Farrell

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

1958

as Judge Manton

Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

1958

as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958

as Governor of Gibralter

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

as Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957

as Surgeon

Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

1956

as Resident Commissioner

The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

1956

as Harrington Brande

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

as Capt. Hugh

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

as Demosthenes

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Gen. Coburn

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955

as King Edward

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955

as General Faversham

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

1955

as Lindsay

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955

as The Judge

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954

as The Headman

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954

as Director of Customs

Svengali

Svengali

1954

as Billy's Uncle

Grand National Night

Grand National Night

1953

as Inspector Ayling

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953

as Headmaster Griffith

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

1953

as Commissioner

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Insp. Heron

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

1952

as Sir Herbert Frensham

The Card

The Card

1952

as Bank Manager

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Official Receiver

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951

as Wilkes

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

as Jacob Marley

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

1951

as Webster

The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

1950

as Ernest

Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

1950

as Lab Director Owens

Trio

Trio

1950

as Vicar

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

1949

as Bashford

Train of Events

Train of Events

1949

as First Plain Clothes Man

The Small Voice

The Small Voice

1948

as Dr. Mennell

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948

as Johnson

Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948

as Seddon

Rebecca

Rebecca

1947

as Maxim de Winter

Nightbeat

Nightbeat

1947

as Police Training Officer

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

1947

as Co-Counsel at Inquest

School for Secrets

School for Secrets

1946

as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940

as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Band Waggon

Band Waggon

1940

as (uncredited)

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Television Credits

The Wind in the Willows

as Badger (voice)

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Apr 27, 1984

Paddington Bear

as Narrator

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Jan 05, 1976

Paradise Postponed

as Rev. Simeon Simcox

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Fall of Eagles

as Narrator

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 15, 1974

Oh, Mr. Toad

as Badger

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 27, 1990

Middlemarch

as Peter Featherstone

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 10, 1994

Shōgun

as Friar Domingo

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 15, 1980

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Capulet

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

The History Man

as Prof Marvin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 04, 1981

The Green Man

as Gramps

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 28, 1990

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Squire Banks

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Sunday Night Theatre

as Jacques

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

Tales of the Unexpected

as Cyril Bixby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Inspector Morse

as Doctor Starkie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Lovejoy

as Wilfred Shotley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Banquo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

BBC Play of the Month

as Mr. Posket

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Perfect Scoundrels

as Sir Norman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

BBC Play of the Month

as God

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Chillers

as Colonel Eddie Phelps

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1990

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ben Weatherstaff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Professor Parkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1971

Sunday Night Theatre

as Epilogue spoken by (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

Screen Two

as Lord Langland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Screen Two

as Godfrey Colston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Edward the Seventh

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 01, 1975

Tall Stories

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 20, 1971

Six Dates with Barker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1971

Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1964

Daytime Live

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1987

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

Theatre Night

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1985

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2024 7 18 36 7
2024 8 14 27 6
2024 9 10 21 3
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2025 1 15 34 8
2025 2 8 13 2
2025 3 6 12 1
2025 4 0 0 0
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2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 2 0
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