Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 29, 1925 ( 92 years old )
Place of Birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also Known As
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy
Тимоти Сидни Роберт Харди
Robert Khardi
Robert Hardy
One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances. Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in 1949, he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Television viewers most fondly remember him as the overbearing Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small (1978) but his most critically acclaimed performance was as the title character of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981). His portrayal of Britain's wartime leader was so accurately observed that, in the following years, he was called on to reprise the role in such productions as The Woman He Loved (1988) and War and Remembrance (1988). Unlike some British character actors, Hardy was not a Hollywood name and his work in films was therefore restricted to appearances in predominantly British-based productions such as The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) and Sense and Sensibility (1995). However, in the 21st century, Hardy came to the attention of a whole new generation for his performances in the hugely successful Harry Potter films, while also continuing to make regular appearances in British television series. His co-star from All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Peter Davison, quite simply described Hardy as an "extraordinary" actor who would "never do the same thing twice" when he was acting with him. He was awarded the CBE for services to acting. He died in August 2017.
Known For
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005-11-16Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994-11-04Sense and Sensibility
1995-12-13The Gathering
2003-02-23James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984-01-01Snapshot Wedding
2017-01-01The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965-12-16Berserk!
1967-11-01Ghosts in the Machine
2009-10-27