Person

Michael Hordern

Acting · 1911–1995 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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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  Wogan

  Self

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  Screen Two

  Lord Langland

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  BBC Play of the Month

  Mr. Posket

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  Omnibus

  Self

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  Tales of the Unexpected

  Cyril Bixby

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  Playhouse

  Patient

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  Inspector Morse

  Doctor Starkie

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  The Wednesday Play

  Sir Jocelyn Symonds

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  American Playhouse

  Lord McLaidlaw

• Sunday-Night Play

  Walter Ormund

• 2008Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSquire Thomas Banks (archive footage)
• 1995A Very Open PrisonLord Langland
• 1994MiddlemarchPeter Featherstone
• 1993Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure HuntNarrator
• 1992The Christmas CollectionBadger (voice)
• 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.King (voice)
• 1992TruckersThe Abbot (voice)
• 1992Memento MoriGodfrey Colston
• 1992Beauty and the BeastMonsieur Du Blois (voice)
• 1990The FoolMr. Tatham
• 1990The Green ManGramps
• 1990Diamond SkullsLord Crewne
• 1990More Children's Holiday FavouritesBadger (voice)
• 1990Perfect ScoundrelsSir Norman
• 1990Oh, Mr. ToadBadger
• 1990ChillersColonel Eddie Phelps
• 1989The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsBadger (voice)
• 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldLord Claybury
• 1989More Children's Summer StoriesBadger (voice)
• 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1Badger (voice)
• 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2Badger (voice)
• 1989The Dog It Was That DiedGeorge
• 1989Ending UpGeorge
• 1988Children's Favourites - Volume 1Badger (voice)
• 1987The Trouble with SpiesJason Locke
• 1987The Secret GardenBen Weatherstaff
• 1987Daytime Live
• 1987ComradesMr. Pitt
• 1987ScoopUncle Theodor
• 1987The Secret World of Polly FlintNarrator
• 1987Inspector MorseDoctor Starkie
• 1987SuspicionLord McLaidlaw
• 1986The Little Match GirlHimself - Introduction
• 1986The Wind in the Willows: Winter TalesBadger (voice)
• 1986Paradise PostponedRev. Simeon Simcox
• 1986LabyrinthThe Wiseman (voice)
• 1986Paradise PostponedSimeon Simcox
• 1986Lady JaneDr. Feckenham
• 1986LovejoyWilfred Shotley
• 1986Paddington Goes to School
• 1986Paddington's Birthday BonanzaNarrator
• 1985Young Sherlock HolmesOlder Watson (voice)
• 1985Theatre Night
• 1985A Crack in the IceThe Storyteller
• 1985Now VoyagerThe Old Man
• 1985Screen TwoLord Langland
• 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPsychoanalyst
• 1984The Wind in the WillowsBadger (voice)
• 1983The Wind in the WillowsBadger
• 1983CymbelineJupiter
• 1983YellowbeardDr. Gilpin
• 1983Group MadnessSelf / Dr. Gilpin
• 1983Clash of LoyaltiesNarrator
• 1982GandhiSir George Hodge
• 1982The MissionarySlatterthewaite/Narrator
• 1982King LearKing Lear
• 1982WoganSelf
• 1982Oliver TwistMr. Brownlow
• 1982IvanhoeCedric
• 1982American PlayhouseLord McLaidlaw
• 1981You're All Right, How Am I?Patient
• 1981All's Well That Ends WellLafeu
• 1981The History ManProfessor Marvin
• 1980ShōgunFriar Domingo
• 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sSir Charles Hackforth
• 1980Gauguin the SavageDurand-Huel
• 1980Paddington Bear Goes to the MoviesNarrator (voice)
• 1980The TempestProspero
• 1980The Spirit of Cheshire
• 1979Tales of the UnexpectedCyril Bixby
• 1978The Talking ParcelOswald, the Sea Serpent
• 1978Romeo and JulietCapulet
• 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareCapulet
• 1978Watership DownFrith (voice)
• 1978The Medusa TouchAtropos - Fortune Teller
• 1977A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge
• 1977Joseph AndrewsParson Adams
• 1976The Chester Mystery PlaysGod
• 1976Cakes and AleWillie Ashenden
• 1976The Slipper and the RoseKing
• 1976Paddington BearNarrator / All
• 1976Paddington BearNarrator
• 1976PaddingtonNarrator
• 1975Lucky LadyCaptain Rockwell
• 1975Barry LyndonNarrator (voice)
• 1975The Old Curiosity ShopEdward Trent
• 1975Royal FlashHeadmaster
• 1975Edward the SeventhW. E. Gladstone
• 1975King LearKing Lear
• 1974JuggernautMr. Baker
• 1974Fall of EaglesNarrator
• 1974PlayhousePatient
• 1973The Three MusketeersTreville (voice)
• 1973The MacKintosh ManMr. Brown
• 1973England Made MeF. Minty
• 1973Theatre of BloodGeorge Maxwell
• 1972The Pied PiperMelius, Alchemist
• 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMock Turtle
• 1972Demons of the MindPriest
• 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyJustin
• 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasProfessor Parkins
• 1971A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice)
• 1971Tall Stories
• 1971Film '72Self
• 1971Girl Stroke BoyGeorge Mason
• 1971Up PompeiiLudicrus Sextus
• 1971Six Dates with BarkerArch Funster
• 1970Some Will, Some Won'tDenniston Russell
• 1970Futtocks EndThe Butler
• 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas Boleyn
• 1969The Bed Sitting RoomBules Martin
• 1968Where Eagles DareAdm. Rolland
• 1968Prudence and the PillDr. Morley (uncredited)
• 1968Whistle and I'll Come to YouProfessor Parkins
• 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameHeadmaster
• 1967How I Won the WarGrapple
• 1967OmnibusSelf
• 1967The JokersSir Matthew
• 1967The Taming of the ShrewBaptista
• 1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleProf. Ainslie Grey
• 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumSenex
• 1966KhartoumLord Granville
• 1966Cast a Giant ShadowBritish Ambassador
• 1966TurnerReads recollections
• 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdAshe
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthMr. Posket
• 1965Genghis KhanGeen
• 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceHarnsworth
• 1964The Wednesday PlaySir Jocelyn Symonds
• 1964Story ParadeAnatol Stiller
• 1964DetectiveDetective Inspector Rason
• 1964MacbethBanquo
• 1964The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSquire Banks
• 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowSquire Thomas Banks
• 1963FestivalSir Augustus Thwaites
• 1963EspionageMinister
• 1963The V.I.P.sAirport Director
• 1963CleopatraCicero
• 1961El CidDon Diego
• 1961The SquareThe Man
• 1960Man in the MoonDr. Davidson
• 1960Sunday-Night PlayWalter Ormund
• 1960Sink the Bismarck!Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
• 1960Moment of DangerInspector Farrell
• 1959Back to Back
• 1958I Was Monty's DoubleGovernor of Gibralter
• 1958Girls at SeaAdmiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
• 1958The Spaniard's CurseJudge Manton
• 1958I Accuse!Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
• 1957Windom's WayPatterson
• 1957No Time for TearsSurgeon
• 1957The Dock BriefMorgenhall
• 1956The Spanish GardenerHarrington Brande
• 1956Armchair TheatreDet. Supt. Coates
• 1956The Baby and the BattleshipCapt. Hugh
• 1956The Man Who Never WasGen. Coburn
• 1956Alexander the GreatDemosthenes
• 1956Pacific DestinyResident Commissioner
• 1955Storm Over the NileGeneral Faversham
• 1955The Constant HusbandThe Judge
• 1955The Dark AvengerKing Edward
• 1955The Night My Number Came UpLindsay
• 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySquire Banks
• 1954SvengaliBilly's Uncle
• 1954The BeachcomberThe Headman
• 1954Forbidden CargoDirector of Customs
• 1954You Know What Sailors Are
• 1954Tonight in BritainSelf
• 1953The Heart of the MatterCommissioner
• 1953Personal AffairHeadmaster Griffith
• 1953Grand National NightInspector Ayling
• 1953Street CornerInsp. Heron
• 1952The Hour of 13Sir Herbert Frensham
• 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenScathelock
• 1952The CardBank Manager
• 1952The Magic BoxOfficial Receiver
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameBanquo
• 1951ScroogeJacob Marley
• 1951Tom Brown's SchooldaysWilkes
• 1951Flesh and BloodWebster
• 1950Highly DangerousLab Director Owens
• 1950TrioVicar
• 1950The Astonished HeartErnest
• 1950Sunday Night TheatreEpilogue spoken by (voice)
• 1949Passport to PimlicoBashford
• 1949Train of EventsFirst Plain Clothes Man
• 1948Portrait from LifeJohnson
• 1948The Small VoiceDr. Mennell
• 1948Good-Time GirlSeddon
• 1947NightbeatPolice Training Officer
• 1947Mine Own ExecutionerCo-Counsel at Inquest
• 1947RebeccaMaxim de Winter
• 1946School for SecretsLt. Cmdr. Lowther
• 1946Morning DepartureCommander Gates
• 1946A Girl in a MillionDivorce Counsel
• 1946The Years BetweenMember of Parliament (uncredited)
• 1940Girl in the NewsAssistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
• 1940Band Waggon(uncredited)
• 1939A Girl Must Live