Person
Cedric Hardwicke
Acting · 1893–1964
Biography
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Hardwicke's theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cedric Hardwicke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Red Skelton Show
Dr. Umlauf
The Twilight Zone
Simon Polk
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
What's My Line?
Self
Matinee Theater
1955
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Climax!
Professor Robertson
Studio One
Sir Alaric
Four Star Playhouse
Sir George
Burke's Law
John Busch
Filmography
- 2003The Making of The Ten CommandmentsSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Rope UnleashedSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookDr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 1964The Pumpkin EaterMr. James - Jo's father
- 1964The UnknownColas
- 1963Burke's LawJohn Busch
- 1963The Outer LimitsColas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
- 1962Five Weeks in a BalloonFergusson
- 1961The Gertrude Berg ShowProfessor Crayton
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSimon Polk
- 1957Baby Face NelsonDoc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
- 1957The Story of MankindHigh Judge
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthLord Hertford
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFrancis Cromarty
- 1956The Ten CommandmentsSethi
- 1956The Power and the PrizeMr. Carew
- 1956Dr. Fu Manchu
- 1956The Vagabond KingTristan
- 1956GabyMr. Edgar Carrington
- 1956Helen of TroyPriam
- 1956DianeRuggieri
- 1955Richard IIIKing Edward IV of England
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. Princey
- 1955MGM ParadeSelf
- 1955Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMr. George Utterson
- 1954Climax!Professor Robertson
- 1954BaitPrologue Speaker
- 1953The Motorola Television Hour
- 1953The War of the WorldsCommentary (voice)
- 1953SalomeTiberius Caesar
- 1953General Electric Theater
- 1952Botany BayGov. Phillip
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseSir George
- 1952CaribbeanCaptain Francis Barclay
- 1952The Green GloveFather Goron
- 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelDr. Karl Strolin
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowDr. Umlauf
- 1951Mr. ImperiumBernand
- 1950Lux Video TheatreRobert Malcolm
- 1950The White TowerNicholas Radcliffe
- 1950Cameo TheatreThe Inca
- 1950Your Show of Shows
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949Now BarabbasGovernor
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtKing Arthur
- 1949Suspense
- 1948Studio OneSir Alaric
- 1948The Winslow BoyArthur Winslow
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1948I Remember MamaMr. Hyde
- 1948A Woman's VengeanceDr. James Libbard
- 1948RopeMr. Henry Kentley
- 1948Song of My HeartGrand Duke
- 1947TycoonFrederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v
- 1947LuredJulian Wilde
- 1947IvyInspector Orpington
- 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
- 1946The Imperfect LadyLord Belmont
- 1946Beware of PityDr. Albert Condor
- 1946Sentimental JourneyDr. Jim Miller
- 1945The Picture of Dorian GrayNarrator (voice)
- 1945French Town...Narrator
- 1944The Keys of the KingdomMonsignor at Tweedside
- 1944WilsonSenator Henry Cabot Lodge
- 1944The LodgerRobert Bonting
- 1944Wing and a PrayerAdmiral
- 1943The Cross of LorraineFather Sebastian
- 1943The Moon Is DownCol. Lanser
- 1943Forever and a DayMr. Dabb
- 1942Commandos Strike at DawnAdmiral Bowen
- 1942Invisible AgentConrad Stauffer
- 1942The Ghost of FrankensteinDr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
- 1942Valley of the SunLord Warrick
- 1941SuspicionGeneral McLaidlaw
- 1941Sundownl'évêque Coombes
- 1940VictoryMr. Jones
- 1940The Howards of VirginiaFleetwood Peyton
- 1940Tom Brown's School DaysDr. Thomas Arnold
- 1940The Invisible Man ReturnsRichard Cobb
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameFrollo
- 1939Stanley and LivingstoneDr. David Livingstone
- 1939On Borrowed TimeMr. Brink
- 1937King Solomon's MinesAllan Quartermain
- 1937Green LightDean Harcourt
- 1936Laburnum GroveMr. Baxley
- 1936Tudor RoseEarl of Warwick
- 1936Things to ComeTheotocopulos
- 1935Peg of Old DruryDavid Garrick
- 1935Becky SharpMarquis of Steyne
- 1935Les MisérablesBishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
- 1934Bella DonnaDr. Meyer Isaacson
- 1934The King of ParisMax Till
- 1934Jew SüssRabbi Gabriel
- 1934The Lady Is WillingGustav Dupont
- 1934Nell GwynCharles II
- 1933The GhoulBroughton
- 1933Orders Is OrdersBrigadier
- 1932Rome ExpressAlistair McBane
- 1931DreyfusCaptain Alfred Dreyfus
- 1926NelsonHoratio Nelson
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