Michael Hordern

Acting

Michael Hordern

Born 3 October 1911 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Died 2 May 1995 at 83

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

Highlights

Gandhi1982 · Film · Sir George Hodge
Labyrinth1986 · Film · The Wiseman (voice)
Where Eagles Dare1968 · Film · Adm. Rolland
Cleopatra1963 · Film · Cicero
Watership Down1978 · Film · Frith (voice)
Young Sherlock Holmes1985 · Film · Older Watson (voice)

Filmography

Movies

132 films

A Very Open Prison1995 · Film · Lord Langland
Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · Film · King (voice)
Truckers1992 · Film · The Abbot (voice)
Memento Mori1992 · Film · Godfrey Colston
Beauty and the Beast1992 · Film · Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
Diamond Skulls1990 · Film · Lord Crewne
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads1989 · Film · Badger (voice)
Danny the Champion of the World1989 · Film · Lord Claybury
The Dog It Was That Died1989 · Film · George
The Trouble with Spies1987 · Film · Jason Locke
The Secret Garden1987 · Film · Ben Weatherstaff
Comrades1987 · Film · Mr. Pitt
Scoop1987 · Film · Uncle Theodor
Suspicion1987 · Film · Lord McLaidlaw
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales1986 · Film · Badger (voice)
Labyrinth1986 · Film · The Wiseman (voice)
Lady Jane1986 · Film · Dr. Feckenham
Paddington Goes to School1986 · Film
Young Sherlock Holmes1985 · Film · Older Watson (voice)
A Crack in the Ice1985 · Film · The Storyteller
Now Voyager1985 · Film · The Old Man
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984 · Film · Psychoanalyst
The Wind in the Willows1983 · Film · Badger
Cymbeline1983 · Film · Jupiter
Yellowbeard1983 · Film · Dr. Gilpin
Gandhi1982 · Film · Sir George Hodge
The Missionary1982 · Film · Slatterthewaite/Narrator
King Lear1982 · Film · King Lear
Oliver Twist1982 · Film · Mr. Brownlow
Ivanhoe1982 · Film · Cedric
You're All Right, How Am I?1981 · Film · Patient
All's Well That Ends Well1981 · Film · Lafeu
The Wildcats of St Trinian's1980 · Film · Sir Charles Hackforth
Gauguin the Savage1980 · Film · Durand-Huel
The Tempest1980 · Film · Prospero
The Talking Parcel1978 · Film · Oswald, the Sea Serpent
Romeo and Juliet1978 · Film · Capulet
Watership Down1978 · Film · Frith (voice)
The Medusa Touch1978 · Film · Atropos - Fortune Teller
A Christmas Carol1977 · Film · Ebenezer Scrooge
Joseph Andrews1977 · Film · Parson Adams
The Chester Mystery Plays1976 · Film · God
The Slipper and the Rose1976 · Film · King
Lucky Lady1975 · Film · Captain Rockwell
The Old Curiosity Shop1975 · Film · Edward Trent
Royal Flash1975 · Film · Headmaster
King Lear1975 · Film · King Lear
Juggernaut1974 · Film · Mr. Baker
The Three Musketeers1973 · Film · Treville (voice)
The MacKintosh Man1973 · Film · Brown
England Made Me1973 · Film · F. Minty
Theatre of Blood1973 · Film · George Maxwell
The Pied Piper1972 · Film · Melius, Alchemist
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland1972 · Film · Mock Turtle
Demons of the Mind1972 · Film · Priest
The Possession of Joel Delaney1972 · Film · Justin
A Christmas Carol1971 · Film · Marley's Ghost (voice)
Girl Stroke Boy1971 · Film · George Mason
Up Pompeii1971 · Film · Ludicrus Sextus
Some Will, Some Won't1970 · Film · Denniston Russell
Futtocks End1970 · Film · The Butler
Anne of the Thousand Days1969 · Film · Thomas Boleyn
The Bed Sitting Room1969 · Film · Bules Martin
Where Eagles Dare1968 · Film · Adm. Rolland
Prudence and the Pill1968 · Film · Dr. Morley (uncredited)
Whistle and I'll Come to You1968 · Film · Professor Parkins
I'll Never Forget What's'isname1967 · Film · Headmaster
How I Won the War1967 · Film · Grapple
The Jokers1967 · Film · Sir Matthew
The Taming of the Shrew1967 · Film · Baptista
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966 · Film · Senex
Khartoum1966 · Film · Lord Granville
Cast a Giant Shadow1966 · Film · British Ambassador
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · Film · Ashe
Genghis Khan1965 · Film · Geen
The Yellow Rolls-Royce1964 · Film · Harnsworth
Macbeth1964 · Film · Banquo
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow1963 · Film · Squire Thomas Banks
The V.I.P.s1963 · Film · Airport Director
Cleopatra1963 · Film · Cicero
El Cid1961 · Film · Don Diego
Man in the Moon1960 · Film · Dr. Davidson
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Moment of Danger1960 · Film · Inspector Farrell
Back to Back1959 · Film
I Was Monty's Double1958 · Film · Governor of Gibralter
Girls at Sea1958 · Film · Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
The Spaniard's Curse1958 · Film · Judge Manton
I Accuse!1958 · Film · Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
Windom's Way1957 · Film · Patterson
No Time for Tears1957 · Film · Surgeon
The Dock Brief1957 · Film · Morgenhall
The Spanish Gardener1956 · Film · Harrington Brande
The Baby and the Battleship1956 · Film · Capt. Hugh
The Man Who Never Was1956 · Film · Gen. Coburn
Alexander the Great1956 · Film · Demosthenes
Pacific Destiny1956 · Film · Resident Commissioner
Storm Over the Nile1955 · Film · General Faversham
The Constant Husband1955 · Film · The Judge
The Dark Avenger1955 · Film · King Edward
The Night My Number Came Up1955 · Film · Lindsay
Svengali1954 · Film · Billy's Uncle
The Beachcomber1954 · Film · The Headman
Forbidden Cargo1954 · Film · Director of Customs
You Know What Sailors Are1954 · Film
The Heart of the Matter1953 · Film · Commissioner
Personal Affair1953 · Film · Headmaster Griffith
Grand National Night1953 · Film · Inspector Ayling
Street Corner1953 · Film · Insp. Heron
The Hour of 131952 · Film · Herbert Frensham
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952 · Film · Scathelock
The Card1952 · Film · Bank Manager
The Magic Box1952 · Film · Official Receiver
Scrooge1951 · Film · Jacob Marley
Tom Brown's Schooldays1951 · Film · Wilkes
Flesh and Blood1951 · Film · Webster
Highly Dangerous1950 · Film · Lab Director Owens
Trio1950 · Film · Vicar
The Astonished Heart1950 · Film · Ernest
Passport to Pimlico1949 · Film · Bashford
Train of Events1949 · Film · First Plain Clothes Man
Portrait from Life1948 · Film · Johnson
The Small Voice1948 · Film · Dr. Mennell
Good-Time Girl1948 · Film · Seddon
Nightbeat1947 · Film · Police Training Officer
Mine Own Executioner1947 · Film · Co-Counsel at Inquest
School for Secrets1946 · Film · Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
A Girl in a Million1946 · Film · Divorce Counsel
The Years Between1946 · Film · Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Girl in the News1940 · Film · Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Band Waggon1940 · Film · (uncredited)
A Girl Must Live1939 · Film

Filmography

Series

29 shows

Middlemarch1994 · Series · Peter Featherstone
The Green Man1990 · Series · Gramps
Perfect Scoundrels1990 · Series · Sir Norman
Chillers1990 · Series · Colonel Eddie Phelps
Inspector Morse1987 · Series · Doctor Starkie
Paradise Postponed1986 · Series · Rev. Simeon Simcox
Lovejoy1986 · Series · Wilfred Shotley
Theatre Night1985 · Series · Sir William Gower
Screen Two1985 · Series · Lord Langland
The Wind in the Willows1984 · Series · Badger (voice)
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Lord McLaidlaw
The History Man1981 · Series · Professor Marvin
Shōgun1980 · Series · Friar Domingo
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Cyril Bixby
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · Series · Capulet
Edward the Seventh1975 · Series · W. E. Gladstone
Playhouse1974 · Series · Patient
A Ghost Story for Christmas1971 · Series · Professor Parkins
Six Dates with Barker1971 · Series · Arch Funster
Omnibus1967 · Series · Professor Parkins
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1967 · Series · Prof. Ainslie Grey
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Mr. Posket
The Wednesday Play1964 · Series · Sir Jocelyn Symonds
Detective1964 · Series · Detective Inspector Rason
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh1964 · Series · Squire Banks
Espionage1963 · Series · Minister
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Det. Supt. Coates
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Squire Banks
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Epilogue spoken by (voice)