Sir Michael Hordern

Michael Murray Hordern
1911 - 1995
British born Berkhampsted

Following a brief teaching career, Michael Hordern made his stage debut in 1937. He made his film debut in 1939, but his career was stalled by WWII. He resumed his acting career in 1946, both in theatre and films. He hit his stride in the 1960s playing befuddled characters, particularly stuffy public officials. He was knighted in 1983. Spouse Grace Eveline Mortimer (1943 - 1986) (her death) 1 daughter.

"Middlemarch" (1994) , "Lovejoy"(1993) , Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) , Now Voyager (1992) , "Chillers" (1992) , Memento Mori (1992) , "Truckers" (1992) , The Green Man (1990) , "Perfect Scoundrels"(1990) , The Fool (1990) , Danny the Champion of the World (1989) , Ending Up (1989) , Diamond Skulls (1989) , The Dog It Was That Died (1988) , The Trouble with Spies (1987) , The Secret Garden (1987) , Comrades (1987) , The Secret World of Polly Flynt (1987) , "Inspector Morse" (1987) , Suspicion (1987) , Scoop (1987) , "Paradise Postponed" (1986) , Labyrinth (1986) , Lady Jane (1986) , Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) ,The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) , "The Wind in the Willows" (1984) , The Wind in the Willows (1983/I) , Yellowbeard (1983) , Cymbeline (1982) , Gandhi (1982) , The Missionary (1982) , King Lear (1982) , Oliver Twist (1982) , Ivanhoe (1982) , The History Man (1981) , All's Well That Ends Well (1981) , Shogun (1980/I) ,, Gauguin the Savage (1980) , The Tempest (1980) , The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) , The Talking Parcel (1978) , Romeo & Juliet (1978) , The Medusa Touch (1978) , Watership Down (1978) , A Christmas Carol (1977) , Joseph Andrews (1977) , The Slipper and the Rose (1976) , "Play of the Month" (1976) , Lucky Lady (1975) , Barry Lyndon (1975) , The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) , Royal Flash (1975) , "Edward the King" (1975) , "Paddington" (1975) , "Cakes and Ale" (1974) , Juggernaut (1974) , "Fall of Eagles" (1974) , England Made Me (1973) , The MacKintosh Man (1973), Theatre of Blood (1973) , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) , Demons of the Mind (1972) , The Pied Piper (1972) , The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) , A Christmas Carol (1971) , "6 Dates with Barker" (1971) , Up Pompeii (1971) , Girl Stroke Boy (1971) , Futtocks End (1970) , Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) , The Bed Sitting Room (1969) , Some Will, Some Won't (1969) , Where Eagles Dare (1968) , Prudence and the Pill (1968) , I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) , How I Won the War (1967) , The Jokers (1967) , The Taming of the Shrew (1967) , The Chemistry of Love (1967) , "On the Margin" (1966) , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) , Khartoum (1966) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame"(1966) , Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) , Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966) , Lamp at Midnight (1966) , The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) , Land of My Dreams (1965) , Genghis Khan (1965) , "The Wednesday Play" (1965) , The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) , "Detective" (1964) , "Disneyland" (1964) , The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964) , "Espionage" (1963) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , Cleopatra (1963) , El Cid (1961) , Macbeth (1960) , Moment of Danger (1960), Without the Grail (1960) , Sink the Bismarck! (1960) , Man in the Moon (1960) , "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) , "Play of the Week" (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1959) , Back to Back (1959) , I Accuse! (1958), Girls at Sea (1958) , The Spaniard's Curse (1958) , I Was Monty's Double (1958) , Windom's Way (1957) , No Time for Tears (1957) , The Spanish Gardener (1957) , The Baby and the Battleship (1956) , Pacific Destiny (1956) , The Man Who Never Was (1956) , Alexander the Great (1956) , Storm Over the Nile (1955) , The Dark Avenger (1955) , The Constant Husband (1955) , The Night My Number Came Up (1955) , The Merchant of Venice (1955) , Forbidden Cargo (1954) , Grand National Night (1954), You Know What Sailors Are (1954) , The Beachcomber (1954) , Personal Affair (1953) , The Heart of the Matter (1953) , Street Corner (1953) , The Hour of 13 (1952) , The Card (1952) , The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) , Scrooge (1951) , The Magic Box (1951) , Flesh & Blood (1951) , Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) , Highly Dangerous (1950) , Trio (1950) , Adventure Story (1950) , Train of Events (1949) , Passport to Pimlico (1949) , The Astonished Heart (1949) , Good Time Girl (1948) , The Small Voice (1948) , Third Time Lucky (1948) , Portrait from Life (1948) , Night Beat (1947) , Mine Own Executioner (1947) , Rebecca (1947) , School for Secrets (1946) , Morning Departure (1946) , A Girl in a Million (1946) , The Years Between (1946) , Girl in the News (1940) , A Girl Must Live (1939) , The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)