Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

204

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-10-03

Day of Death

1995-05-02 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Sir Michael Hordern

Sir Michael Murray Hordern

Michael Murray Hordern

Майкл Хордерн

Michael Hordern

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hordern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Genghis Khan

1965

Genghis Khan

as

Geen

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Where Eagles Dare

as

Adm. Rolland

Yellowbeard

1983

Yellowbeard

as

Dr. Gilpin

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days

as

Thomas Boleyn

The Medusa Touch

1978

The Medusa Touch

as

Atropos - Fortune Teller

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

as

Cicero

Futtocks End

1970

Futtocks End

as

The Butler

Up Pompeii

1971

Up Pompeii

as

Ludicrus Sextus

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Baptista

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

as

Narrator

Beauty and the Beast

1992

Beauty and the Beast

as

Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

The MacKintosh Man

1973

The MacKintosh Man

as

Mr. Brown

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as

Bules Martin

Scrooge

1951

Scrooge

as

Jacob Marley

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as

Mock Turtle

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

as

Scathelock

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as

Ashe

Theatre of Blood

1973

Theatre of Blood

as

George Maxwell

Joseph Andrews

1977

Joseph Andrews

as

Parson Adams

Khartoum

1966

Khartoum

as

Lord Granville

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

The Possession of Joel Delaney

as

Justin

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

as

Squire Thomas Banks

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951

Tom Brown's Schooldays

as

Wilkes

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as

Airport Director

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as

Gen. Coburn

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

The Slipper and the Rose

as

King

A Christmas Carol

1971

A Christmas Carol

as

Marley's Ghost (voice)

A Christmas Carol

1977

A Christmas Carol

as

Ebenezer Scrooge

The Wind in the Willows

1983

The Wind in the Willows

as

Badger

Demons of the Mind

1972

Demons of the Mind

as

Priest

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as

Harnsworth

Ivanhoe

1982

Ivanhoe

as

Cedric

The Secret Garden

1987

The Secret Garden

as

Ben Weatherstaff

Truckers

1992

Truckers

as

The Abbot (voice)

Oliver Twist

1982

Oliver Twist

as

Mr. Brownlow

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as

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

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

Danny the Champion of the World

as

Lord Claybury

School for Secrets

1946

School for Secrets

as

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Man in the Moon

1960

Man in the Moon

as

Dr. Davidson

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Dark Avenger

as

King Edward

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

2008

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

as

Squire Thomas Banks

Lucky Lady

1975

Lucky Lady

as

Captain Rockwell

I Was Monty's Double

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as

Governor of Gibralter

Highly Dangerous

1950

Highly Dangerous

as

Lab Director Owens

Paddington Goes to School

1986

Paddington Goes to School

as

Grand National Night

1953

Grand National Night

as

Inspector Ayling

Personal Affair

1953

Personal Affair

as

Headmaster Griffith

The Spanish Gardener

1956

The Spanish Gardener

as

Harrington Brande

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

as

King (voice)

Girl Stroke Boy

1971

Girl Stroke Boy

as

George Mason

Morning Departure

1946

Morning Departure

as

Commander Gates

Turner

1966

Turner

as

Reads recollections

Scoop

1987

Scoop

as

Uncle Theodor

Dark Obsession

1990

Dark Obsession

as

Lord Crewne

The Jokers

1967

The Jokers

as

Sir Matthew

Paddington Bear

1976

Paddington Bear

as

Narrator / All

The Talking Parcel

1978

The Talking Parcel

as

Oswald, the Sea Serpent

The Heart of the Matter

1953

The Heart of the Matter

as

Commissioner

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as

Denniston Russell

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as

Headmaster

The Trouble with Spies

1987

The Trouble with Spies

as

Jason Locke

The Astonished Heart

1950

The Astonished Heart

as

Ernest

Prudence and the Pill

1968

Prudence and the Pill

as

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

The Pied Piper

1972

The Pied Piper

as

Melius, Alchemist

Moment of Danger

1960

Moment of Danger

as

Inspector Farrell

I Accuse!

1958

I Accuse!

as

Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975

The Old Curiosity Shop

as

Edward Trent

The Little Match Girl

1986

The Little Match Girl

as

Himself - Introduction

The Small Voice

1948

The Small Voice

as

Dr. Mennell

The Hour of 13

1952

The Hour of 13

as

Sir Herbert Frensham

The Spaniard's Curse

1958

The Spaniard's Curse

as

Judge Manton

The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987

The Secret World of Polly Flint

as

Narrator

Windom's Way

1957

Windom's Way

as

Patterson

Girls at Sea

1958

Girls at Sea

as

Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

You Know What Sailors Are

as

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

Treville (voice)

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968

Whistle and I'll Come to You

as

Professor Parkins

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

as

British Ambassador

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Psychoanalyst

King Lear

1975

King Lear

as

King Lear

Alexander the Great

1956

Alexander the Great

as

Demosthenes

A Girl Must Live

1939

A Girl Must Live

as

England Made Me

1973

England Made Me

as

F. Minty

Mine Own Executioner

1947

Mine Own Executioner

as

Co-Counsel at Inquest

Nightbeat

1947

Nightbeat

as

Police Training Officer

The Card

1952

The Card

as

Bank Manager

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as

Senex

Gandhi

1982

Gandhi

as

Sir George Hodge

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Gauguin the Savage

as

Durand-Huel

The Dock Brief

1957

The Dock Brief

as

Morgenhall

Girl in the News

1940

Girl in the News

as

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Band Waggon

1940

Band Waggon

as

(uncredited)

Rebecca

1947

Rebecca

as

Maxim de Winter

Pacific Destiny

1956

Pacific Destiny

as

Resident Commissioner

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980

The Spirit of Cheshire

as

The Dog It Was That Died

1989

The Dog It Was That Died

as

George

The Square

1961

The Square

as

The Man

No Time for Tears

1957

No Time for Tears

as

Surgeon

The Fool

1990

The Fool

as

Mr. Tatham

Macbeth

1964

Macbeth

as

Banquo

Clash of Loyalties

1983

Clash of Loyalties

as

Narrator

Ending Up

1989

Ending Up

as

George

Royal Flash

1975

Royal Flash

as

Headmaster

The Missionary

1982

The Missionary

as

Slatterthewaite/Narrator

King Lear

1982

King Lear

as

King Lear

Storm Over the Nile

1955

Storm Over the Nile

as

General Faversham

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

as

Sir Charles Hackforth

Comrades

1987

Comrades

as

Mr. Pitt

Juggernaut

1974

Juggernaut

as

Mr. Baker

Watership Down

1978

Watership Down

as

Frith (voice)

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

as

Narrator (voice)

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

1986

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

as

Narrator

Street Corner

1953

Street Corner

as

Insp. Heron

How I Won the War

1967

How I Won the War

as

Grapple

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Official Receiver

Passport to Pimlico

1949

Passport to Pimlico

as

Bashford

Flesh and Blood

1951

Flesh and Blood

as

Webster

Lady Jane

1986

Lady Jane

as

Dr. Feckenham

Trio

1950

Trio

as

Vicar

Good-Time Girl

1948

Good-Time Girl

as

Seddon

Barry Lyndon

1975

Barry Lyndon

as

Narrator (voice)

The Night My Number Came Up

1955

The Night My Number Came Up

as

Lindsay

Romeo and Juliet

1978

Romeo and Juliet

as

Capulet

A Very Open Prison

1995

A Very Open Prison

as

Lord Langland

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Forbidden Cargo

as

Director of Customs

Labyrinth

1986

Labyrinth

as

The Wiseman (voice)

The Beachcomber

1954

The Beachcomber

as

The Headman

Group Madness

1983

Group Madness

as

Self / Dr. Gilpin

The Constant Husband

1955

The Constant Husband

as

The Judge

El Cid

1961

El Cid

as

Don Diego

Cymbeline

1982

Cymbeline

as

Jupiter

Train of Events

1949

Train of Events

as

First Plain Clothes Man

The Tempest

1980

The Tempest

as

Prospero

Memento Mori

1992

Memento Mori

as

Godfrey Colston

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

Young Sherlock Holmes

as

Older Watson (voice)

Back to Back

1959

Back to Back

as

All's Well That Ends Well

1981

All's Well That Ends Well

as

Lafeu

Portrait from Life

1948

Portrait from Life

as

Johnson

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

The Baby and the Battleship

as

Capt. Hugh

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

as

Badger (voice)

Paradise Postponed

1986

Paradise Postponed

as

Simeon Simcox

Suspicion

1987

Suspicion

as

Lord McLaidlaw

Now Voyager

1985

Now Voyager

as

The Old Man

Svengali

1954

Svengali

as

Billy's Uncle

The Years Between

1946

The Years Between

as

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

You're All Right, How Am I?

1981

You're All Right, How Am I?

as

Patient

Tonight in Britain

1954

Tonight in Britain

as

Self

A Girl in a Million

1946

A Girl in a Million

as

Divorce Counsel

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Cyril Bixby

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Doctor Starkie

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Wilfred Shotley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Banquo

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

as

Arch Funster

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as

Badger (voice)

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

as

Shōgun

Shōgun

as

Friar Domingo

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Narrator

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

as

Rev. Simeon Simcox

Middlemarch

Middlemarch

as

Peter Featherstone

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mr. Posket

Detective

Detective

as

Detective Inspector Rason

Tall Stories

Tall Stories

as

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

as

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

as

Sir Norman

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

God

Chillers

Chillers

as

Colonel Eddie Phelps

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

as

Narrator

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Oh, Mr. Toad

Oh, Mr. Toad

as

Badger

The Green Man

The Green Man

as

Gramps

The History Man

The History Man

as

Prof Marvin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Ben Weatherstaff

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Squire Banks

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Epilogue spoken by (voice)

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Lord Langland

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Godfrey Colston

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Jacques

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Patient

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Sir Jocelyn Symonds

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Walter Ormund

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Tony Peters

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Det. Supt. Coates

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Hugh Wigmore

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Trigorin

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

General Parmenion

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Christopher Williams

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Major Booth Voysey

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Rev. James Mavor Morell

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Shylock

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Maurice Lammering

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

as

Squire Banks

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Professor Parkins

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Gen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

The Devil

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Tartuffe

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Lear

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as

Prof. Ainslie Grey

Festival

Festival

as

Sir Augustus Thwaites

Story Parade

Story Parade

as

Anatol Stiller

Production

Crew

Directing