10.0
10.0
A Very Open Prison
1995
as Lord Langland
Michael Hordern
Also known as: Michael Murray Hordern
Acting
Nationality:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Education:Brighton College, Windlesham House School
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Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to leading roles; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 films. His later work was predominantly in television and radio. Born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, into a family with no theatrical connections, Hordern was educated at Windlesham House School, then located in Portslade, East Sussex. He went on to Brighton College, where his interest in the theatre developed. After leaving the college he joined an amateur dramatics company, and came to the notice of several influential Shakespearean directors who cast him in minor roles in Othello and Macbeth. During the Second World War he served on HMS Illustrious, reaching the rank of lieutenant-commander. Upon demobilisation he resumed his acting career and made his television debut, becoming a bit-part actor in many films, particularly in the war film genre. Hordern came to prominence in the early 1950s when he took part 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. The following season Hordern joined Michael Benthall's company at the Old Vic where, among other parts, he played Polonius in Hamlet, and the title role in King John. In 1957 he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role as the barrister in John Mortimer's courtroom drama The Dock Brief. Along with his theatrical responsibilities Hordern had regular supporting roles in various films including Cleopatra (1963), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
Filmography (141 movies)
8.3
8.3
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
2008
as Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)
7.9
7.9
Grand National Night
1953
as Inspector Ayling
7.6
7.6
The Secret Garden
1987
as Ben Weatherstaff
7.5
7.5
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Adm. Rolland
7.4
7.4
Romeo and Juliet
1978
as Capulet
7.4
7.4
Scrooge
1951
as Jacob Marley
7.3
7.3
Labyrinth
1986
as The Wiseman (voice)
7.2
7.2
Watership Down
1978
as Frith (voice)
7.1
7.1
A Christmas Carol
1971
as Marley's Ghost (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Ashe
7.1
7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Thomas Boleyn
7.0
7.0
Cleopatra
1963
as Cicero
7.0
7.0
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
1980
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
The Talking Parcel
1978
as Oswald, the Sea Serpent
7.0
7.0
Paddington Goes to School
1986
7.0
7.0
School for Secrets
1946
as Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
7.0
7.0
The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Badger
7.0
7.0
Paradise Postponed
1986
as Simeon Simcox
7.0
7.0
The Tempest
1980
as Prospero
7.0
7.0
Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Co-Counsel at Inquest
7.0
7.0
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Gen. Coburn
6.9
6.9
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
as Squire Thomas Banks
6.9
6.9
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Governor of Gibralter
6.9
6.9
The Constant Husband
1955
as The Judge
6.9
6.9
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as King
6.9
6.9
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
as Wilkes
6.9
6.9
The Card
1952
as Bank Manager
6.9
6.9
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
as Baptista
6.9
6.9
Lady Jane
1986
as Dr. Feckenham
6.8
6.8
El Cid
1961
as Don Diego
6.8
6.8
The Night My Number Came Up
1955
as Lindsay
6.8
6.8
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Atropos - Fortune Teller
6.8
6.8
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
6.8
6.8
Comrades
1987
as Mr. Pitt
6.7
6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973
as George Maxwell
6.6
6.6
Oliver Twist
1982
as Mr. Brownlow
6.6
6.6
The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Commissioner
6.5
6.5
Truckers
1992
as The Abbot (voice)
6.5
6.5
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Ebenezer Scrooge
6.4
6.4
Whistle and I'll Come to You
1968
as Professor Parkins
6.4
6.4
Girl in the News
1940
as Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Forbidden Cargo
1954
as Director of Customs
6.4
6.4
Man in the Moon
1960
as Dr. Davidson
6.3
6.3
Ivanhoe
1982
as Cedric
6.3
6.3
Khartoum
1966
as Lord Granville
6.3
6.3
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as Lafeu
6.3
6.3
Trio
1950
as Vicar
6.2
6.2
The Years Between
1946
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Personal Affair
1953
as Headmaster Griffith
6.2
6.2
The Small Voice
1948
as Dr. Mennell
6.2
6.2
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Lord Claybury
6.2
6.2
Memento Mori
1992
as Godfrey Colston
6.2
6.2
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
as British Ambassador
6.2
6.2
The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Harrington Brande
6.1
6.1
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Scathelock
6.1
6.1
I Accuse!
1958
as Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
6.1
6.1
Storm Over the Nile
1955
as General Faversham
6.1
6.1
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Mr. Brown
6.0
6.0
The V.I.P.s
1963
as Airport Director
6.0
6.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Senex
6.0
6.0
The Jokers
1967
as Sir Matthew
6.0
6.0
Highly Dangerous
1950
as Lab Director Owens
6.0
6.0
The Dark Avenger
1955
as King Edward
6.0
6.0
Girls at Sea
1958
as Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
6.0
6.0
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Harnsworth
6.0
6.0
The Beachcomber
1954
as The Headman
6.0
6.0
King Lear
1982
as King Lear
6.0
6.0
Macbeth
1964
as Banquo
6.0
6.0
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Capt. Hugh
5.9
5.9
Alexander the Great
1956
as Demosthenes
5.9
5.9
Up Pompeii
1971
as Ludicrus Sextus
5.9
5.9
The Pied Piper
1972
as Melius, Alchemist
5.9
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Bules Martin
5.8
5.8
Royal Flash
1975
as Headmaster
5.8
5.8
Genghis Khan
1965
as Geen
5.7
5.7
The Hour of 13
1952
as Sir Herbert Frensham
5.7
5.7
England Made Me
1973
as F. Minty
5.6
5.6
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Justin
5.6
5.6
Yellowbeard
1983
as Dr. Gilpin
5.5
5.5
A Girl in a Million
1946
as Divorce Counsel
5.5
5.5
How I Won the War
1967
as Grapple
5.5
5.5
The Missionary
1982
as Slatterthewaite/Narrator
5.4
5.4
Street Corner
1953
as Insp. Heron
5.4
5.4
Futtocks End
1970
as The Butler
5.4
5.4
Prudence and the Pill
1968
as Dr. Morley (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Headmaster
5.3
5.3
The Spaniard's Curse
1958
as Judge Manton
5.3
5.3
Lucky Lady
1975
as Captain Rockwell
5.2
5.2
Demons of the Mind
1972
as Priest
5.2
5.2
Nightbeat
1947
as Police Training Officer
5.2
5.2
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as King (voice)
5.2
5.2
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Psychoanalyst
5.2
5.2
Scoop
1987
as Uncle Theodor
5.2
5.2
Pacific Destiny
1956
as Resident Commissioner
5.1
5.1
Girl Stroke Boy
1971
as George Mason
5.0
5.0
Suspicion
1987
as Lord McLaidlaw
5.0
5.0
Windom's Way
1957
as Patterson
5.0
5.0
Tonight in Britain
1954
as Self
5.0
5.0
No Time for Tears
1957
as Surgeon
5.0
5.0
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989
as Badger (voice)
4.8
4.8
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Parson Adams
4.8
4.8
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Denniston Russell
4.2
4.2
The Trouble with Spies
1987
as Jason Locke
4.2
4.2
Beauty and the Beast
1992
as Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
4.2
4.2
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
3.9
3.9
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980
as Sir Charles Hackforth
3.8
3.8
The Astonished Heart
1950
as Ernest
3.5
3.5
A Girl Must Live
1939
3.3
3.3
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Edward Trent
3.1
3.1
Diamond Skulls
1990
as Lord Crewne
2.0
2.0
The Little Match Girl
1986
as Himself - Introduction
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
1986
as Narrator
Paddington Bear
1976
as Narrator / All
Gauguin the Savage
1980
as Durand-Huel
The Spirit of Cheshire
1980
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as Badger (voice)
Moment of Danger
1960
as Inspector Farrell
Ending Up
1989
as George
The Dog It Was That Died
1989
as George
Back to Back
1959
Group Madness
1983
as Self / Dr. Gilpin
Now Voyager
1985
as The Old Man
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
1993
as Narrator
Turner
1966
as Reads recollections
Morning Departure
1946
as Commander Gates
King Lear
1975
as King Lear
The Dock Brief
1957
as Morgenhall
Rebecca
1947
as Maxim de Winter
The Square
1961
as The Man
You're All Right, How Am I?
1981
as Patient
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986
as Badger (voice)
The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987
as Narrator
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988
as Badger (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989
as Badger (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Badger (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Badger (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990
as Badger (voice)
The Christmas Collection
1992
as Badger (voice)
A Crack in the Ice
1985
as The Storyteller
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Webster
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