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Michael Hordern
Sir Michael Murray Hordern CBE (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was a celebrated English actor known for his roles in various media, especially stage and film. He made his mark in Shakespeare roles such as King Lear and is remembered for his work in nearly 140 films. Hordern was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, to a family with no theatrical connections and educated at Windlesham House School and Brighton College, where his interest in the theatre developed. After college, he joined an amateur dramatics company and subsequently caught the attention of several influential Shakespearean directors who cast him in minor roles in Othello and Macbeth. During World War II, Hordern served on HMS Illustrious, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. After demobilisation, he resumed his acting career and television debut.
Hordern came into prominence in the early 1950s when he participated in a theatrical competition at the Arts Theatre in London. This led to a season-long contract at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre where he played major parts including Caliban in The Tempest, Jaques in As You Like It, and Sir Politick Would-Be in Ben Jonson's comedy Volpone. Later in the 1960s, he met British theatre director Jonathan Miller and made several notable performances. Hordern suffered from kidney disease during the 1990s and died from it in 1995 at age 83.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Michael Murray Hordern
Born: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birthday: October 3, 1911
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1937-1995
Children: 1
Spouses: Eve Mortimer
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Movies Featuring Michael Hordern
Theater of Blood
El Cid
Danny the Champion of the World
Where Eagles Dare
Yellowbeard
Lady Jane
The Medusa Touch
The Tempest
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
Shōgun
All’s Well That Ends Well
King Lear
The Green Man
Clash of Loyalties
The Wind in the Willows
Now Voyager
Cymbeline
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Paddington Goes to School
Comrades
Dark Obsession
Ivanhoe
The Little Match Girl
The Secret Garden
Oliver Twist
Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Suspicion
Scoop
The Trouble with Spies
The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s
Girl Stroke Boy
The Jokers
Demons of the Mind
The Hour of 13
A Christmas Carol
The Beachcomber
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Highly Dangerous
Genghis Khan
The Dark Avenger
Moment of Danger
Forbidden Cargo
Prudence and the Pill
The Slipper and the Rose
Svengali
The Constant Husband
The Man Who Never Was
Good-Time Girl
Whistle and I’ll Come to You
Cast a Giant Shadow
The Card
Passport to Pimlico
Some Will, Some Won’t
The Baby and the Battleship
A Christmas Carol
The Small Voice
Portrait from Life
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
England Made Me
School for Secrets
Street Corner
The Bed Sitting Room
Futtocks End
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Spaniard’s Curse
Memento Mori
Windom’s Way
I Was Monty’s Double
The Night My Number Came Up
I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname
Grand National Night
A Girl Must Live
Storm Over the Nile
Juggernaut
Trio
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Heart of the Matter
Romeo and Juliet
Lucky Lady
Fall of Eagles
Nightbeat
Edward the Seventh
The Talking Parcel
The MacKintosh Man
The Astonished Heart
Train of Events
The Spanish Gardener
Truckers
Mine Own Executioner
The Magic Box
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Possession of Joel Delaney
No Time for Tears
Scrooge
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
I Accuse!
Khartoum
The Years Between
Personal Affair
Man in the Moon
Up Pompeii
Girl in the News
Sink the Bismarck!
The Taming of the Shrew
How I Won the War
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Alexander the Great
Band Waggon
Joseph Andrews
Career Timeline
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1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Dark Obsession
Lord Crewne
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Badger (voice)
1987
The Secret Garden
Ben Weatherstaff
Suspicion
Lord McLaidlaw
Scoop
Uncle Theodor
The Trouble with Spies
Jason Locke
1986
Lady Jane
Paddington Goes to School
Comrades
Mr. Pitt
The Little Match Girl
Himself - Introduction
Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza
Narrator
1980
The Tempest
Prospero
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
Narrator (voice)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s
Sir Charles Hackforth
1972
Demons of the Mind
Priest
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Mock Turtle
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Justin
1971
Girl Stroke Boy
George Mason
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost (voice)
Up Pompeii
Ludicrus Sextus
1967
The Jokers
Sir Matthew
I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname
Headmaster
The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista
How I Won the War
Grapple
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Senex
Cast a Giant Shadow
British Ambassador
Khartoum
Lord Granville
1960
Moment of Danger
Inspector Farrell
Man in the Moon
Dr. Davidson
Sink the Bismarck!
Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
1958
The Spaniard’s Curse
Judge Manton
I Was Monty’s Double
Governor of Gibralter
I Accuse!
Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
1956
The Man Who Never Was
Gen. Coburn
The Baby and the Battleship
Capt. Hugh
The Spanish Gardener
Harrington Brande
Alexander the Great
Demosthenes
1955
The Dark Avenger
King Edward
The Constant Husband
The Judge
The Night My Number Came Up
Lindsay
Storm Over the Nile
General Faversham
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