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Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Acting·1911–1995·142 films

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.

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Filmography

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)Narrator (voice)
Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1986)The Wiseman (voice)
Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)Sir George Hodge
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare (1968)Adm. Rolland
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)Cicero
Young Sherlock Holmes
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)Older Watson (voice)
Watership Down
Watership Down (1978)Frith (voice)
Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)Jacob Marley
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)Treville (voice)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)Ashe
El Cid
El Cid (1961)Don Diego
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)George Maxwell
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch (1978)Atropos - Fortune Teller
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)Baptista
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983)Dr. Gilpin
Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1974)Mr. Baker
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)Thomas Boleyn
Khartoum
Khartoum (1966)Lord Granville
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)Senex
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Lady Jane
Lady Jane (1986)Dr. Feckenham
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man (1973)Mr. Brown
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (1956)Demosthenes
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)Bashford
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956)Gen. Coburn
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)Scathelock
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s (1963)Airport Director
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)British Ambassador
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)Harnsworth
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1982)Cedric
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1971)Marley's Ghost (voice)
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (1965)Geen
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind (1972)Priest
The Missionary
The Missionary (1982)Slatterthewaite/Narrator
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)King
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)Bules Martin
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1987)Ben Weatherstaff
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)Mock Turtle
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1983)Badger
The Card
The Card (1952)Bank Manager
Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii (1971)Ludicrus Sextus
How I Won the War
How I Won the War (1967)Grapple
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)Justin
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)Professor Parkins
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper (1972)Melius, Alchemist
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992)King (voice)
The Night My Number Came Up
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)Lindsay
Royal Flash
Royal Flash (1975)Headmaster
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1982)Mr. Brownlow
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958)Governor of Gibralter
Comrades
Comrades (1987)Mr. Pitt
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World (1989)Lord Claybury
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Official Receiver
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1977)Ebenezer Scrooge
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener (1956)Harrington Brande
The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies (1987)Jason Locke
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)Squire Thomas Banks
The Jokers
The Jokers (1967)Sir Matthew
Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady (1975)Captain Rockwell
Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner (1947)Co-Counsel at Inquest
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill (1968)Dr. Morley (uncredited)
Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl (1948)Seddon
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)Headmaster
Personal Affair
Personal Affair (1953)Headmaster Griffith
Trio
Trio (1950)Vicar
Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous (1950)Lab Director Owens
Street Corner
Street Corner (1953)Insp. Heron
Diamond Skulls
Diamond Skulls (1990)Lord Crewne
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews (1977)Parson Adams
The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger (1955)King Edward
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955)The Judge
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)Sir Charles Hackforth
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter (1953)Commissioner
Train of Events
Train of Events (1949)First Plain Clothes Man
Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon (1960)Dr. Davidson
Windom's Way
Windom's Way (1957)Patterson
Futtocks End
Futtocks End (1970)The Butler
The Spaniard's Curse
The Spaniard's Curse (1958)Judge Manton
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile (1955)General Faversham
Truckers
Truckers (1992)The Abbot (voice)
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)Capt. Hugh
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life (1948)Johnson
Svengali
Svengali (1954)Billy's Uncle
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)Wilkes
England Made Me
England Made Me (1973)F. Minty
Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy (1971)George Mason
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo (1954)Director of Customs
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber (1954)The Headman
Cymbeline
Cymbeline (1983)Jupiter
I Accuse!
I Accuse! (1958)Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1978)Capulet
Scoop
Scoop (1987)Uncle Theodor
Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Grand National Night
Grand National Night (1953)Inspector Ayling
The Small Voice
The Small Voice (1948)Dr. Mennell
Band Waggon
Band Waggon (1940)(uncredited)
King Lear
King Lear (1982)King Lear
Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1992)Godfrey Colston
The Hour of 13
The Hour of 13 (1952)Sir Herbert Frensham
Pacific Destiny
Pacific Destiny (1956)Resident Commissioner
The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart (1950)Ernest
The Years Between
The Years Between (1946)Member of Parliament (uncredited)
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live (1939)
Nightbeat
Nightbeat (1947)Police Training Officer
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)Denniston Russell
School for Secrets
School for Secrets (1946)Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)Psychoanalyst
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
The Talking Parcel
The Talking Parcel (1978)Oswald, the Sea Serpent
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)Edward Trent
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)Lafeu
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears (1957)Surgeon
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1992)Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
The Tempest
The Tempest (1980)Prospero
Suspicion
Suspicion (1987)Lord McLaidlaw
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea (1958)Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
Macbeth
Macbeth (1964)Banquo
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 Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)Divorce Counsel
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies (1980)Narrator (voice)
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl (1986)Himself - Introduction
A Very Open Prison
A Very Open Prison (1995)Lord Langland
Clash of Loyalties
Clash of Loyalties (1983)Narrator
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died (1989)George
Paddington Goes to School
Paddington Goes to School (1986)
King Lear
King Lear (1975)King Lear
Group Madness
Group Madness (1983)Self / Dr. Gilpin
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads (1989)Badger (voice)
Moment of Danger
Moment of Danger (1960)Inspector Farrell
Back to Back
Back to Back (1959)
Now Voyager
Now Voyager (1985)The Old Man
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood (1951)Webster
The Secret World of Polly Flint
The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987)Narrator
Gauguin the Savage
Gauguin the Savage (1980)Durand-Huel
The Dock Brief
The Dock Brief (1957)Morgenhall
A Crack in the Ice
A Crack in the Ice (1985)The Storyteller
The Chester Mystery Plays
The Chester Mystery Plays (1976)God
Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear (1976)Narrator / All
You're All Right, How Am I?
You're All Right, How Am I? (1981)Patient
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales (1986)Badger (voice)
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza (1986)Narrator
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt (1993)Narrator