🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015)	Winston Churchill	-	-
2	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)	Cornelius Fudge		7.7
3	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Oscars 2006	Cornelius Fudge		7.8
4	Lassie (2005)	Judge Murray		7
5	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Top 100 by FilmGator	Cornelius Fudge		8
6	The Gathering (2003)	Bishop		6.3
7	Lucky Jim (2003)	Professor Neddy Welch	-	-
8	Thunderpants (2002)	Doctor		3
9	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)	Cornelius Fudge		7.7
10	The Lost World (2001)	Prof. Illingworth		6
11	The Barber of Siberia (1998)	Forsten		7
12	Mrs. Dalloway (1997)	Sir William Bradshaw		4
13	Sense and Sensibility (1995)	Sir John Middleton		7.2
14	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)	Prof. Krempe		6.5
15	The Shooting Party (1985)	Bob, Lord Lilburn		4
16	The Slap (1974)	Robert Dickinson		5
17	Psychomania (1973)	Chief Inspector Hesseltine		6
18	Demons of the Mind (1972)	Zorn	-	-
19	Young Winston (1972)	Prep School Headmaster	-	-
20	10 Rillington Place (1971)	Malcolm Morris		7.3
21	Berserk! (1967)	Detective Superintendent Brooks	-	-
22	How I Won the War (1967)	British General		6
23	The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)	Dick Carlton		7.5