Michael Hordern
Oct 03, 1911 - May 02, 1995 (83 years old) in 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.
Known For
Mine Own Executioner
Co-Counsel at Inquest
Tales of the Unexpected
Cyril Bixby
Labyrinth
The Wiseman (voice)
The Beachcomber
The Headman
King Lear
King Lear
BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Posket
Playhouse
Patient
Inspector Morse
Doctor Starkie
Omnibus
Self
Credits
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Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)★ 8.3 -
A Very Open Prison 1995Lord Langland★ 10 -
Middlemarch 1994Peter Featherstone★ 7.8 -
Narrator★ NR -
Badger (voice)★ NR -
Freddie As F.R.O.7. 1992King (voice)★ 5.2 -
Truckers 1992The Abbot (voice)★ 6.5 -
Memento Mori 1992Godfrey Colston★ 6.2 -
Beauty and the Beast 1992Monsieur Du Blois (voice)★ 4.2 -
The Fool 1990Mr. Tatham★ 7
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The Green Man 1990Gramps★ 6.7 -
Diamond Skulls 1990Lord Crewne★ 3.1 -
Badger (voice)★ NR
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Perfect Scoundrels 1990Sir Norman★ 6
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Chillers 1990Colonel Eddie Phelps★ 6.2 -
Oh, Mr. Toad 1990Badger★ NR
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Badger (voice)★ 5 -
Lord Claybury★ 6.2 -
Badger (voice)★ NR
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Badger (voice)★ NR
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Badger (voice)★ NR
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George★ NR -
Ending Up 1989George★ NR
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Badger (voice)★ NR
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Jason Locke★ 4.2 -
The Secret Garden 1987Ben Weatherstaff★ 7.6 -
Daytime Live 1987★ 3.5
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Comrades 1987Mr. Pitt★ 6.8 -
Scoop 1987Uncle Theodor★ 5.2 -
Narrator★ NR -
Inspector Morse 1987Doctor Starkie★ 7.8 -
Suspicion 1987Lord McLaidlaw★ 5 -
Himself - Introduction★ 2 -
Badger (voice)★ NR -
Labyrinth 1986The Wiseman (voice)★ 7.3 -
Paradise Postponed 1986Simeon Simcox★ 7
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Lady Jane 1986Dr. Feckenham★ 6.9 -
Lovejoy 1986Wilfred Shotley★ 7.3 -
★ 7 -
Narrator★ NR -
Older Watson (voice)★ 6.7 -
Theatre Night 1985★ NR
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A Crack in the Ice 1985The Storyteller★ NR -
Now Voyager 1985The Old Man★ NR -
Screen Two 1985Lord Langland★ 6.8 -
Psychoanalyst★ 5.2 -
Badger★ 7 -
Cymbeline 1983Jupiter★ 5.7 -
Yellowbeard 1983Dr. Gilpin★ 5.6 -
Group Madness 1983Self / Dr. Gilpin★ NR -
Clash of Loyalties 1983Narrator★ 5 -
Gandhi 1982Sir George Hodge★ 7.6 -
The Missionary 1982Slatterthewaite/Narrator★ 5.5 -
Oliver Twist 1982Mr. Brownlow★ 6.6 -
Ivanhoe 1982Cedric★ 6.3 -
Patient★ NR -
Lafeu★ 6.3 -
The History Man 1981Prof Marvin★ 3.6 -
Shōgun 1980Friar Domingo★ 7.6 -
Sir Charles Hackforth★ 3.9 -
Gauguin the Savage 1980Durand-Huel★ NR -
Narrator (voice)★ 7 -
The Tempest 1980Prospero★ 7 -
★ NR
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Cyril Bixby★ 6.7 -
The Talking Parcel 1978Oswald, the Sea Serpent★ 7 -
Romeo and Juliet 1978Capulet★ 7.4 -
Watership Down 1978Frith (voice)★ 7.2 -
The Medusa Touch 1978Atropos - Fortune Teller★ 6.8 -
Joseph Andrews 1977Parson Adams★ 4.8 -
King★ 6.9 -
Paddington Bear 1976Narrator / All★ NR
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Lucky Lady 1975Captain Rockwell★ 5.3 -
Barry Lyndon 1975Narrator (voice)★ 8 -
Edward Trent★ 3.3 -
Royal Flash 1975Headmaster★ 5.8 -
Edward the Seventh 1975W. E. Gladstone★ 6.3 -
King Lear 1975King Lear★ NR -
Juggernaut 1974Mr. Baker★ 6.2 -
Fall of Eagles 1974Narrator★ 6.9 -
Playhouse 1974Patient★ 7 -
The Three Musketeers 1973Treville (voice)★ 6.8 -
The MacKintosh Man 1973Mr. Brown★ 6.1 -
England Made Me 1973F. Minty★ 5.7 -
Theatre of Blood 1973George Maxwell★ 6.7 -
The Pied Piper 1972Melius, Alchemist★ 5.9 -
Mock Turtle★ 6.2 -
Demons of the Mind 1972Priest★ 5.2 -
Justin★ 5.6 -
A Christmas Carol 1971Marley's Ghost (voice)★ 7.1 -
Tall Stories 1971★ NR
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Girl Stroke Boy 1971George Mason★ 5.1 -
Up Pompeii 1971Ludicrus Sextus★ 5.9 -
Arch Funster★ 7 -
Denniston Russell★ 4.8 -
Futtocks End 1970The Butler★ 5.4 -
Thomas Boleyn★ 7.1 -
The Bed Sitting Room 1969Bules Martin★ 5.9 -
Where Eagles Dare 1968Adm. Rolland★ 7.5 -
Dr. Morley (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Professor Parkins★ 6.4 -
Headmaster★ 5.3 -
How I Won the War 1967Grapple★ 5.5 -
Omnibus 1967Self★ 7.2 -
The Jokers 1967Sir Matthew★ 6 -
Baptista★ 6.9 -
Prof. Ainslie Grey★ NR -
Senex★ 6 -
Khartoum 1966Lord Granville★ 6.3 -
Cast a Giant Shadow 1966British Ambassador★ 6.2 -
Turner 1966Reads recollections★ NR
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Ashe★ 7.1 -
Mr. Posket★ 5 -
Genghis Khan 1965Geen★ 5.8 -
Harnsworth★ 6 -
The Wednesday Play 1964Sir Jocelyn Symonds★ 4.5 -
Story Parade 1964Anatol Stiller★ 8
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Detective 1964Detective Inspector Rason★ NR -
Macbeth 1964Banquo★ 6 -
Squire Banks★ NR -
Squire Thomas Banks★ 6.9 -
Festival 1963Sir Augustus Thwaites★ 8
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The V.I.P.s 1963Airport Director★ 6 -
Cleopatra 1963Cicero★ 7 -
El Cid 1961Don Diego★ 6.8 -
The Square 1961The Man★ NR
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Man in the Moon 1960Dr. Davidson★ 6.4 -
Sunday-Night Play 1960Walter Ormund★ NR
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Sink the Bismarck! 1960Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'★ 6.8 -
Moment of Danger 1960Inspector Farrell★ NR -
Back to Back 1959★ NR -
I Was Monty's Double 1958Governor of Gibralter★ 6.9 -
Girls at Sea 1958Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt★ 6 -
The Spaniard's Curse 1958Judge Manton★ 5.3 -
I Accuse! 1958Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial★ 6.1 -
Windom's Way 1957Patterson★ 5 -
No Time for Tears 1957Surgeon★ 5 -
The Dock Brief 1957Morgenhall★ NR -
The Spanish Gardener 1956Harrington Brande★ 6.2 -
Armchair Theatre 1956Det. Supt. Coates★ 5.8 -
Capt. Hugh★ 6 -
Gen. Coburn★ 7 -
Alexander the Great 1956Demosthenes★ 5.9 -
Pacific Destiny 1956Resident Commissioner★ 5.2 -
Storm Over the Nile 1955General Faversham★ 6.1 -
The Constant Husband 1955The Judge★ 6.9 -
The Dark Avenger 1955King Edward★ 6 -
Lindsay★ 6.8 -
Squire Banks★ 7.8 -
Svengali 1954Billy's Uncle★ 5.9 -
The Beachcomber 1954The Headman★ 6 -
Forbidden Cargo 1954Director of Customs★ 6.4 -
★ 4.2 -
Tonight in Britain 1954Self★ 5
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Commissioner★ 6.6 -
Personal Affair 1953Headmaster Griffith★ 6.2 -
Grand National Night 1953Inspector Ayling★ 7.9 -
Street Corner 1953Insp. Heron★ 5.4 -
The Hour of 13 1952Sir Herbert Frensham★ 5.7 -
Scathelock★ 6.1 -
The Card 1952Bank Manager★ 6.9 -
The Magic Box 1952Official Receiver★ 6.4 -
Banquo★ 8.6 -
Scrooge 1951Jacob Marley★ 7.4 -
Wilkes★ 6.9 -
Flesh and Blood 1951Webster★ NR -
Highly Dangerous 1950Lab Director Owens★ 6 -
Trio 1950Vicar★ 6.3 -
The Astonished Heart 1950Ernest★ 3.8 -
Sunday Night Theatre 1950Epilogue spoken by (voice)★ 3.5 -
Passport to Pimlico 1949Bashford★ 6.9 -
Train of Events 1949First Plain Clothes Man★ 6.2 -
Portrait from Life 1948Johnson★ 5.9 -
The Small Voice 1948Dr. Mennell★ 6.2 -
Good-Time Girl 1948Seddon★ 6.1 -
Nightbeat 1947Police Training Officer★ 5.2 -
Mine Own Executioner 1947Co-Counsel at Inquest★ 7 -
Rebecca 1947Maxim de Winter★ NR
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School for Secrets 1946Lt. Cmdr. Lowther★ 7 -
Morning Departure 1946Commander Gates★ NR
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A Girl in a Million 1946Divorce Counsel★ 5.5 -
The Years Between 1946Member of Parliament (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Girl in the News 1940Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Band Waggon 1940(uncredited)★ 5.3 -
A Girl Must Live 1939★ 3.5