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Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

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

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

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

2008 • Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

1995 • Lord Langland

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993 • Narrator

The Christmas Collection

1992 • Badger (voice)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 • King (voice)

Truckers

1992 • The Abbot (voice)

Memento Mori

1992 • Godfrey Colston

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1992 • Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Full filmography

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

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

2008 • Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

1995 • Lord Langland

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993 • Narrator

The Christmas Collection

1992 • Badger (voice)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 • King (voice)

Truckers

1992 • The Abbot (voice)

Memento Mori

1992 • Godfrey Colston

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1992 • Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

1990 • Mr. Tatham

Diamond Skulls

1990 • Lord Crewne

More Children's Holiday Favourites

1990 • Badger (voice)

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989 • Badger (voice)

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989 • Lord Claybury

More Children's Summer Stories

1989 • Badger (voice)

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1989 • Badger (voice)

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989 • Badger (voice)

The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

1989 • George

1989 • George

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988 • Badger (voice)

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

1987 • Jason Locke

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1987 • Ben Weatherstaff

Comrades

1987 • Mr. Pitt

Scoop

1987 • Uncle Theodor

The Secret World of Polly Flint

The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987 • Narrator

Suspicion

1987 • Lord McLaidlaw

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

1986 • Himself - Introduction

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986 • Badger (voice)

Labyrinth

1986 • The Wiseman (voice)

Paradise Postponed

1986 • Simeon Simcox

Lady Jane

1986 • Dr. Feckenham

Paddington Goes to School

Paddington Goes to School

1986

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

1986 • Narrator

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985 • Older Watson (voice)

A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

1985 • The Storyteller

Now Voyager

1985 • The Old Man

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 • Psychoanalyst

The Wind in the Willows

1984 • Badger (voice)

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983 • Badger

Cymbeline

1983 • Jupiter

Yellowbeard

1983 • Dr. Gilpin

Group Madness

1983 • Self / Dr. Gilpin

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

1983 • Narrator

Gandhi

1982 • Sir George Hodge

The Missionary

1982 • Slatterthewaite/Narrator

King Lear

1982 • King Lear

Oliver Twist

1982 • Mr. Brownlow

Ivanhoe

1982 • Cedric

You're All Right, How Am I?

You're All Right, How Am I?

1981 • Patient

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1981 • Lafeu

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980 • Sir Charles Hackforth

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980 • Durand-Huel

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980 • Narrator (voice)

The Tempest

1980 • Prospero

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980

The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

1978 • Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1978 • Capulet

Watership Down

1978 • Frith (voice)

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978 • Atropos - Fortune Teller

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1977 • Ebenezer Scrooge

Joseph Andrews

1977 • Parson Adams

The Chester Mystery Plays

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976 • God

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976 • King

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

1976 • Narrator / All

Lucky Lady

1975 • Captain Rockwell

Barry Lyndon

1975 • Narrator (voice)

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975 • Edward Trent

Royal Flash

1975 • Headmaster

King Lear

1975 • King Lear

Juggernaut

1974 • Mr. Baker

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973 • Treville (voice)

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973 • Mr. Brown

England Made Me

England Made Me

1973 • F. Minty

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973 • George Maxwell

The Pied Piper

1972 • Melius, Alchemist

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972 • Mock Turtle

Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

1972 • Priest

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972 • Justin

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1971 • Marley's Ghost (voice)

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

1971 • George Mason

Up Pompeii

1971 • Ludicrus Sextus

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970 • Denniston Russell

Futtocks End

1970 • The Butler

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 • Thomas Boleyn

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

1969 • Bules Martin

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968 • Adm. Rolland

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968 • Dr. Morley (uncredited)

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968 • Professor Parkins

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967 • Headmaster

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967 • Grapple

The Jokers

1967 • Sir Matthew

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967 • Baptista

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966 • Senex

Khartoum

1966 • Lord Granville

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966 • British Ambassador

1966 • Reads recollections

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 • Ashe

Genghis Khan

1965 • Geen

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964 • Harnsworth

Macbeth

1964 • Banquo

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963 • Squire Thomas Banks

The V.I.P.s

1963 • Airport Director

Cleopatra

1963 • Cicero

El Cid

1961 • Don Diego

1961 • The Man

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

1960 • Dr. Davidson

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960 • Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

1960 • Inspector Farrell

Back to Back

1959

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958 • Governor of Gibralter

Girls at Sea

1958 • Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

1958 • Judge Manton

I Accuse!

1958 • Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

Windom's Way

1957 • Patterson

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957 • Surgeon

The Dock Brief

1957 • Morgenhall

The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

1956 • Harrington Brande

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956 • Capt. Hugh

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956 • Gen. Coburn

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956 • Demosthenes

Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

1956 • Resident Commissioner

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955 • General Faversham

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955 • The Judge

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955 • King Edward

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

1955 • Lindsay

Svengali

1954 • Billy's Uncle

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954 • The Headman

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954 • Director of Customs

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

Tonight in Britain

1954 • Self

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

1953 • Commissioner

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953 • Headmaster Griffith

Grand National Night

Grand National Night

1953 • Inspector Ayling

Street Corner

1953 • Insp. Heron

The Hour of 13

1952 • Sir Herbert Frensham

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952 • Scathelock

The Card

1952 • Bank Manager

The Magic Box

1952 • Official Receiver

Scrooge

1951 • Jacob Marley

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951 • Wilkes

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

1951 • Webster

Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

1950 • Lab Director Owens

Trio

1950 • Vicar

The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

1950 • Ernest

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

1949 • Bashford

Train of Events

Train of Events

1949 • First Plain Clothes Man

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948 • Johnson

The Small Voice

The Small Voice

1948 • Dr. Mennell

Good-Time Girl

1948 • Seddon

Nightbeat

1947 • Police Training Officer

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

1947 • Co-Counsel at Inquest

1947 • Maxim de Winter

School for Secrets

School for Secrets

1946 • Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Morning Departure

1946 • Commander Gates

A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

1946 • Divorce Counsel

The Years Between

The Years Between

1946 • Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940 • Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Band Waggon

1940 • (uncredited)

A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

1939

Michael Hordern – Biography, Known For & Filmography