Michael Hordern

ActingBorn: October 3, 1911in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UKDied: May 2, 1995

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.

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Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

2008Unknown

as Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

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A Very Open Prison

as Lord Langland

Middlemarch

1994Drama

as Peter Featherstone

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Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993Family

as Narrator

Poster

Movie

The Christmas Collection

1992Unknown

as Badger (voice)

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Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992Animation

as King (voice)

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Truckers

1992Adventure

as The Abbot (voice)

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Memento Mori

1992Drama

as Godfrey Colston

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Beauty and the Beast

1992Animation

as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Poster

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The Fool

1990Drama

as Mr. Tatham

The Green Man

1990Comedy

as Gramps

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Diamond Skulls

1990Thriller

as Lord Crewne

Poster

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More Children's Holiday Favourites

1990Unknown

as Badger (voice)

Perfect Scoundrels

1990Drama

as Sir Norman

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Oh, Mr. Toad

as Badger

Chillers

1990Mystery

as Colonel Eddie Phelps

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The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989Animation

as Badger (voice)

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Danny the Champion of the World

1989Drama

as Lord Claybury

Poster

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More Children's Summer Stories

1989Unknown

as Badger (voice)

Poster

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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1989Unknown

as Badger (voice)

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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989Unknown

as Badger (voice)

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The Dog It Was That Died

1989Unknown

as George

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Ending Up

1989Drama

as George

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Children's Favourites - Volume 1

as Badger (voice)

The Trouble with Spies

1987Comedy

as Jason Locke

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The Secret Garden

1987TV Movie

as Ben Weatherstaff

Poster

Daytime Live

1987Unknown

as Unknown

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Comrades

1987Drama

as Mr. Pitt

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Scoop

1987Comedy

as Uncle Theodor

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The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987Fantasy

as Narrator

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Inspector Morse

1987Crime

as Doctor Starkie

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Suspicion

1987Drama

as Lord McLaidlaw

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The Little Match Girl

1986Drama

as Himself - Introduction

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The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986Animation

as Badger (voice)

Paradise Postponed

1986Drama

as Rev. Simeon Simcox

Labyrinth

1986Adventure

as The Wiseman (voice)

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Paradise Postponed

as Simeon Simcox

Lady Jane

1986Drama

as Dr. Feckenham

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Lovejoy

1986Comedy

as Wilfred Shotley

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Paddington Goes to School

1986Animation

as Unknown

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Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

1986Animation

as Narrator

Movie

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985Mystery

as Older Watson (voice)

Theatre Night

1985Drama

as Unknown

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A Crack in the Ice

1985Unknown

as The Storyteller

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Now Voyager

1985Fantasy

as The Old Man

Screen Two

1985Drama

as Lord Langland

Screen Two

1985Drama

as Godfrey Colston

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The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984Comedy

as Psychoanalyst

The Wind in the Willows

1984Animation

as Badger (voice)

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The Wind in the Willows

1983Fantasy

as Badger

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Cymbeline

1983Drama

as Jupiter

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Yellowbeard

1983Comedy

as Dr. Gilpin

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Group Madness

1983Documentary

as Self / Dr. Gilpin

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Clash of Loyalties

1983Drama

as Narrator

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Gandhi

1982Drama

as Sir George Hodge

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The Missionary

1982Comedy

as Slatterthewaite/Narrator

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King Lear

1982Drama

as King Lear

Wogan

1982Unknown

as Self

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Oliver Twist

1982Crime

as Mr. Brownlow

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Ivanhoe

1982History

as Cedric

American Playhouse

1982Drama

as Lord McLaidlaw

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You're All Right, How Am I?

1981Unknown

as Patient

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All's Well That Ends Well

1981Drama

as Lafeu

The History Man

as Professor Marvin

Shōgun

1980Unknown

as Friar Domingo

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The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980Comedy

as Sir Charles Hackforth

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Gauguin the Savage

1980TV Movie

as Durand-Huel

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Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980Animation

as Narrator (voice)

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The Tempest

1980Fantasy

as Prospero

Poster

Movie

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980Fantasy

as Unknown

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Drama

as Cyril Bixby

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The Talking Parcel

1978Animation

as Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Movie

Romeo and Juliet

1978Drama

as Capulet

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Drama

as Capulet

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Drama

as Prospero

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Drama

as Lafeu

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Watership Down

1978Adventure

as Frith (voice)

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The Medusa Touch

1978Horror

as Atropos - Fortune Teller

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A Christmas Carol

1977Family

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Movie

Joseph Andrews

1977Romance

as Parson Adams

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The Chester Mystery Plays

1976Drama

as God

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Cakes and Ale

1976Drama

as Willie Ashenden

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The Slipper and the Rose

1976Fantasy

as King

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Paddington Bear

1976Unknown

as Narrator / All

Paddington Bear

1976Animation

as Narrator

Paddington

1976Unknown

as Narrator

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Lucky Lady

1975Crime

as Captain Rockwell

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Barry Lyndon

1975Drama

as Narrator (voice)

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The Old Curiosity Shop

1975Comedy

as Edward Trent

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Royal Flash

1975Adventure

as Headmaster

Edward the Seventh

1975Drama

as W. E. Gladstone

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King Lear

1975Drama

as King Lear

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Juggernaut

1974Thriller

as Mr. Baker

Fall of Eagles

1974Drama

as Narrator

Fall of Eagles

1974Drama

as Narrator (voice)

Playhouse

1974Drama

as Patient

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The Three Musketeers

1973Action

as Treville (voice)

Movie

The MacKintosh Man

1973Thriller

as Mr. Brown

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England Made Me

1973Drama

as F. Minty

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Theatre of Blood

1973Comedy

as George Maxwell

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The Pied Piper

1972Fantasy

as Melius, Alchemist

Movie

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972Family

as Mock Turtle

Movie

Demons of the Mind

1972Horror

as Priest

Movie

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972Horror

as Justin

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971Drama

as Professor Parkins

Movie

A Christmas Carol

1971Animation

as Marley's Ghost (voice)

Poster

Tall Stories

1971Unknown

as Unknown

Poster

Film '72

1971Unknown

as Self

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Girl Stroke Boy

1971Comedy

as George Mason

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Up Pompeii

1971Comedy

as Ludicrus Sextus

Six Dates with Barker

1971Comedy

as Arch Funster

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Some Will, Some Won't

1970Comedy

as Denniston Russell

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Futtocks End

1970Comedy

as The Butler

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Anne of the Thousand Days

1969Drama

as Thomas Boleyn

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The Bed Sitting Room

as Bules Martin

Where Eagles Dare

1968Adventure

as Adm. Rolland

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Prudence and the Pill

1968Comedy

as Dr. Morley (uncredited)

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Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968TV Movie

as Professor Parkins

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I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967Comedy

as Headmaster

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How I Won the War

1967Comedy

as Grapple

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Self

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Professor Parkins

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The Jokers

1967Comedy

as Sir Matthew

Movie

The Taming of the Shrew

1967Comedy

as Baptista

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967Drama

as Prof. Ainslie Grey

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966Music

as Senex

Movie

Khartoum

1966History

as Lord Granville

Movie

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966War

as British Ambassador

Poster

Movie

Turner

1966Documentary

as Reads recollections

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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965Drama

as Ashe

fuboTV

BBC Play of the Month

1965Drama

as Mr. Posket

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BBC Play of the Month

1965Drama

as God

fuboTV

BBC Play of the Month

1965Drama

as The Devil

fuboTV

BBC Play of the Month

1965Drama

as Tartuffe

fuboTV

BBC Play of the Month

1965Drama

as Lear

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Genghis Khan

1965History

as Geen

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964Drama

as Harnsworth

The Wednesday Play

1964Drama

as Sir Jocelyn Symonds

The Wednesday Play

1964Drama

as Gen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police

Poster

Story Parade

1964Unknown

as Anatol Stiller

Detective

1964Crime

as Detective Inspector Rason

Movie

Macbeth

1964TV Movie

as Banquo

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

1964Unknown

as Squire Banks

Movie

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963Adventure

as Squire Thomas Banks

Poster

Festival

1963Drama

as Sir Augustus Thwaites

Espionage

1963Unknown

as Minister

Movie

The V.I.P.s

as Airport Director

Cleopatra

1963Drama

as Cicero

Movie

El Cid

1961Action

as Don Diego

Poster

Movie

The Square

1961Unknown

as The Man

Movie

Man in the Moon

1960Comedy

as Dr. Davidson

Poster

Sunday-Night Play

1960Unknown

as Walter Ormund

Movie

Sink the Bismarck!

1960War

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

Movie

Moment of Danger

1960Crime

as Inspector Farrell

Movie

Back to Back

1959Comedy

as Unknown

Movie

I Was Monty's Double

1958War

as Governor of Gibralter

Movie

Girls at Sea

1958Comedy

as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

Movie

The Spaniard's Curse

1958Thriller

as Judge Manton

Movie

I Accuse!

1958Drama

as Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

Movie

Windom's Way

1957Drama

as Patterson

Movie

No Time for Tears

1957Drama

as Surgeon

Movie

The Dock Brief

1957Drama

as Morgenhall

Movie

The Spanish Gardener

1956Drama

as Harrington Brande

Armchair Theatre

1956Drama

as Det. Supt. Coates

Movie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956Comedy

as Capt. Hugh

Movie

The Man Who Never Was

1956Thriller

as Gen. Coburn

Movie

Alexander the Great

1956Adventure

as Demosthenes

Movie

Pacific Destiny

1956Drama

as Resident Commissioner

Movie

Storm Over the Nile

1955Adventure

as General Faversham

Movie

The Constant Husband

1955Comedy

as The Judge

Movie

The Dark Avenger

1955Action

as King Edward

Movie

The Night My Number Came Up

1955Thriller

as Lindsay

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Unknown

as Squire Banks

Movie

Svengali

1954Romance

as Billy's Uncle

Movie

The Beachcomber

1954Drama

as The Headman

Movie

Forbidden Cargo

1954Crime

as Director of Customs

Movie

You Know What Sailors Are

1954Comedy

as Unknown

Poster

Movie

Tonight in Britain

1954Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Heart of the Matter

1953Drama

as Commissioner

Movie

Personal Affair

1953Crime

as Headmaster Griffith

Movie

Grand National Night

1953Crime

as Inspector Ayling

Movie

Street Corner

1953Thriller

as Insp. Heron

Movie

The Hour of 13

1952Crime

as Sir Herbert Frensham

Movie

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952Adventure

as Scathelock

Movie

The Card

1952Comedy

as Bank Manager

Movie

The Magic Box

1952Drama

as Official Receiver

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Drama

as Banquo

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Drama

as Ben Weatherstaff

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Drama

as Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII

Movie

Scrooge

1951Fantasy

as Jacob Marley

Movie

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951Drama

as Wilkes

Movie

Flesh and Blood

1951Drama

as Webster

Movie

Highly Dangerous

1950Thriller

as Lab Director Owens

Movie

Trio

1950Drama

as Vicar

Movie

The Astonished Heart

1950Drama

as Ernest

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Epilogue spoken by (voice)

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Jacques

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Hugh Wigmore

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Trigorin

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as General Parmenion

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Christopher Williams

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Major Booth Voysey

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Rev. James Mavor Morell

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Shylock

Sunday Night Theatre

1950Drama

as Maurice Lammering

Movie

Passport to Pimlico

1949Comedy

as Bashford

Movie

Train of Events

1949Drama

as First Plain Clothes Man

Movie

Portrait from Life

1948Drama

as Johnson

Movie

The Small Voice

1948Thriller

as Dr. Mennell

Movie

Good-Time Girl

1948Drama

as Seddon

Movie

Nightbeat

1947Drama

as Police Training Officer

Movie

Mine Own Executioner

1947Thriller

as Co-Counsel at Inquest

Poster

Movie

Rebecca

1947Mystery

as Maxim de Winter

Movie

School for Secrets

1946Drama

as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Poster

Movie

Morning Departure

1946Drama

as Commander Gates

Movie

A Girl in a Million

1946Comedy

as Divorce Counsel

Movie

The Years Between

1946Drama

as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Movie

Girl in the News

1940Crime

as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Movie

Band Waggon

1940Comedy

as (uncredited)

Movie

A Girl Must Live

1939Comedy

as Unknown