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Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Acting

Born: October 3, 1911Berkhamsted, 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.

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

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

Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

2008
A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

Lord Langland

1995
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Narrator

1993

The Christmas Collection

Badger (voice)

1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

King (voice)

1992
Truckers

Truckers

The Abbot (voice)

1992
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Godfrey Colston

1992
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

1992

The Fool

Mr. Tatham

1990
Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

Lord Crewne

1990

More Children's Holiday Favourites

Badger (voice)

1990
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

Badger (voice)

1989
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Lord Claybury

1989

More Children's Summer Stories

Badger (voice)

1989

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Badger (voice)

1989

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Badger (voice)

1989

Ending Up

George

1989
The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

George

1989

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Badger (voice)

1988
The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

Jason Locke

1987
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Ben Weatherstaff

1987
Comrades

Comrades

Mr. Pitt

1987
Scoop

Scoop

Uncle Theodor

1987
The Secret World of Polly Flint

The Secret World of Polly Flint

Narrator

1987
Suspicion

Suspicion

Lord McLaidlaw

1987
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Himself - Introduction

1986
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

Badger (voice)

1986
Labyrinth

Labyrinth

The Wiseman (voice)

1986

Paradise Postponed

Simeon Simcox

1986
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Dr. Feckenham

1986
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Narrator

1986
Paddington Goes to School

Paddington Goes to School

1986
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

Older Watson (voice)

1985
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

The Storyteller

1985
Now Voyager

Now Voyager

The Old Man

1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Psychoanalyst

1984

The Wind in the Willows

Badger (voice)

1984
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Badger

1983
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

Jupiter

1983
Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

Dr. Gilpin

1983
Group Madness

Group Madness

Self / Dr. Gilpin

1983
Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

Narrator

1983
Gandhi

Gandhi

Sir George Hodge

1982
The Missionary

The Missionary

Slatterthewaite/Narrator

1982
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

1982
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Mr. Brownlow

1982
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Cedric

1982
You're All Right, How Am I?

You're All Right, How Am I?

Patient

1981
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

Lafeu

1981
The Wildcats of St Trinian's

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

Sir Charles Hackforth

1980
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

Durand-Huel

1980
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Narrator (voice)

1980
The Tempest

The Tempest

Prospero

1980

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980
The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

Oswald, the Sea Serpent

1978
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Capulet

1978
Watership Down

Watership Down

Frith (voice)

1978
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Atropos - Fortune Teller

1978
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge

1977
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

Parson Adams

1977
The Chester Mystery Plays

The Chester Mystery Plays

God

1976
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

King

1976
Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

Narrator / All

1976
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Captain Rockwell

1975
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Narrator (voice)

1975
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

Edward Trent

1975
Royal Flash

Royal Flash

Headmaster

1975
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

1975
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Mr. Baker

1974
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Treville (voice)

1973
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

Mr. Brown

1973
England Made Me

England Made Me

F. Minty

1973
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

George Maxwell

1973
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Melius, Alchemist

1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Mock Turtle

1972
Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

Priest

1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Justin

1972
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Marley's Ghost (voice)

1971
Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

George Mason

1971
Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

Ludicrus Sextus

1971
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Denniston Russell

1970
Futtocks End

Futtocks End

The Butler

1970
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

Thomas Boleyn

1969
The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Bules Martin

1969
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Adm. Rolland

1968
Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

1968
Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Professor Parkins

1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Headmaster

1967
How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Grapple

1967
The Jokers

The Jokers

Sir Matthew

1967
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Baptista

1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Senex

1966
Khartoum

Khartoum

Lord Granville

1966
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

British Ambassador

1966

Turner

Reads recollections

1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Ashe

1965
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Geen

1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Harnsworth

1964
Macbeth

Macbeth

Banquo

1964
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Squire Thomas Banks

1963
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

Airport Director

1963
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Cicero

1963
El Cid

El Cid

Don Diego

1961

The Square

The Man

1961
Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

Dr. Davidson

1960
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

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

1960
Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

Inspector Farrell

1960
Back to Back

Back to Back

1959
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Governor of Gibralter

1958
Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

1958
The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

Judge Manton

1958
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

1958
Windom's Way

Windom's Way

Patterson

1957
No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

Surgeon

1957
The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

Morgenhall

1957
The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

Harrington Brande

1956
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Capt. Hugh

1956
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

Gen. Coburn

1956
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Demosthenes

1956
Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

Resident Commissioner

1956
Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

General Faversham

1955
The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

The Judge

1955
The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

King Edward

1955
The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

Lindsay

1955
Svengali

Svengali

Billy's Uncle

1954
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

The Headman

1954
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

Director of Customs

1954
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

Tonight in Britain

Self

1954
The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Commissioner

1953
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Headmaster Griffith

1953
Grand National Night

Grand National Night

Inspector Ayling

1953
Street Corner

Street Corner

Insp. Heron

1953
The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

Sir Herbert Frensham

1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Scathelock

1952
The Card

The Card

Bank Manager

1952
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Official Receiver

1952
Scrooge

Scrooge

Jacob Marley

1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Wilkes

1951
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Webster

1951
Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

Lab Director Owens

1950
Trio

Trio

Vicar

1950
The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

Ernest

1950
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Bashford

1949
Train of Events

Train of Events

First Plain Clothes Man

1949
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

Johnson

1948
The Small Voice

The Small Voice

Dr. Mennell

1948
Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

Seddon

1948
Nightbeat

Nightbeat

Police Training Officer

1947
Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

Co-Counsel at Inquest

1947

Rebecca

Maxim de Winter

1947
School for Secrets

School for Secrets

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

1946

Morning Departure

Commander Gates

1946
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

Divorce Counsel

1946
The Years Between

The Years Between

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

1946
Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

1940
Band Waggon

Band Waggon

(uncredited)

1940
A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

1939