Michael Hordern
View on IMDb ↗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
The Secret World of Polly Flint
King Lear
Espionage
Moment of Danger
Group Madness
Detective
Hallmark Hall of Fame
A Very Open Prison
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Back to BackFilmography (199)
- 2008
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSquire Thomas Banks (archive footage) - 1995
A Very Open PrisonLord Langland - 1994
MiddlemarchPeter Featherstone - 1993
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure HuntNarrator - 1992
TruckersThe Abbot (voice) - 1992
Memento MoriGodfrey Colston - 1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.King (voice) - 1992
Beauty and the BeastMonsieur Du Blois (voice) - 1992The Christmas CollectionBadger (voice)
- 1990The FoolMr. Tatham
- 1990
The Green ManGramps - 1990
ChillersColonel Eddie Phelps - 1990
Perfect ScoundrelsSir Norman - 1990
Diamond SkullsLord Crewne - 1990More Children's Holiday FavouritesBadger (voice)
- 1990Oh, Mr. ToadBadger
- 1989
Danny the Champion of the WorldLord Claybury - 1989
The Dog It Was That DiedGeorge - 1989
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsBadger (voice) - 1989Ending UpGeorge
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1Badger (voice)
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2Badger (voice)
- 1989More Children's Summer StoriesBadger (voice)
- 1988Children's Favourites - Volume 1Badger (voice)
- 1987
The Secret World of Polly FlintNarrator - 1987
Inspector MorseDoctor Starkie - 1987
The Secret GardenBen Weatherstaff - 1987
ComradesMr. Pitt - 1987
SuspicionLord McLaidlaw - 1987
ScoopUncle Theodor - 1987
The Trouble with SpiesJason Locke - 1987Daytime Live
- 1986
LovejoyWilfred Shotley - 1986
LabyrinthThe Wiseman (voice) - 1986
Paddington Goes to School - 1986Paradise PostponedSimeon Simcox
- 1986
Lady JaneDr. Feckenham - 1986
The Little Match GirlHimself - Introduction - 1986
Paradise PostponedRev. Simeon Simcox - 1986
Paddington's Birthday BonanzaNarrator - 1986
The Wind in the Willows: Winter TalesBadger (voice) - 1985
Screen TwoLord Langland - 1985
Now VoyagerThe Old Man - 1985
Young Sherlock HolmesOlder Watson (voice) - 1985
A Crack in the IceThe Storyteller - 1985
Theatre Night - 1984
The Wind in the WillowsBadger (voice) - 1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPsychoanalyst - 1983
Group MadnessSelf / Dr. Gilpin - 1983
Clash of LoyaltiesNarrator - 1983
The Wind in the WillowsBadger - 1983
CymbelineJupiter - 1983
YellowbeardDr. Gilpin - 1982
GandhiSir George Hodge - 1982
Oliver TwistMr. Brownlow - 1982
American PlayhouseLord McLaidlaw - 1982
King LearKing Lear - 1982
IvanhoeCedric - 1982
The MissionarySlatterthewaite/Narrator - 1982
WoganSelf - 1981
All's Well That Ends WellLafeu - 1981
The History ManProfessor Marvin - 1981
You're All Right, How Am I?Patient - 1980
ShōgunFriar Domingo - 1980
The TempestProspero - 1980
Paddington Bear Goes to the MoviesNarrator (voice) - 1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian'sSir Charles Hackforth - 1980
Gauguin the SavageDurand-Huel - 1980The Spirit of Cheshire
- 1979
Tales of the UnexpectedCyril Bixby - 1978
Romeo and JulietCapulet - 1978
Watership DownFrith (voice) - 1978
The Talking ParcelOswald, the Sea Serpent - 1978
The Medusa TouchAtropos - Fortune Teller - 1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareCapulet - 1977
A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge - 1977
Joseph AndrewsParson Adams - 1976Cakes and AleWillie Ashenden
- 1976
Paddington BearNarrator - 1976
The Slipper and the RoseKing - 1976
Paddington BearNarrator / All - 1976
The Chester Mystery PlaysGod - 1976PaddingtonNarrator
- 1975
King LearKing Lear - 1975
Barry LyndonNarrator (voice) - 1975
Edward the SeventhW. E. Gladstone - 1975
Royal FlashHeadmaster - 1975
Lucky LadyCaptain Rockwell - 1975
The Old Curiosity ShopEdward Trent - 1974
Fall of EaglesNarrator - 1974
PlayhousePatient - 1974
JuggernautMr. Baker - 1973
Theatre of BloodGeorge Maxwell - 1973
The Three MusketeersTreville (voice) - 1973
The MacKintosh ManMr. Brown - 1973
England Made MeF. Minty - 1972
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMock Turtle - 1972
The Pied PiperMelius, Alchemist - 1972
The Possession of Joel DelaneyJustin - 1972
Demons of the MindPriest - 1971
A Ghost Story for ChristmasProfessor Parkins - 1971
Six Dates with BarkerArch Funster - 1971
A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice) - 1971
Up PompeiiLudicrus Sextus - 1971
Girl Stroke BoyGeorge Mason - 1971Film '72Self
- 1971Tall Stories
- 1970
Futtocks EndThe Butler - 1970
Some Will, Some Won'tDenniston Russell - 1969
Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas Boleyn - 1969
The Bed Sitting RoomBules Martin - 1968
Where Eagles DareAdm. Rolland - 1968
Whistle and I'll Come to YouProfessor Parkins - 1968
Prudence and the PillDr. Morley (uncredited) - 1967
OmnibusSelf - 1967
The Taming of the ShrewBaptista - 1967
The JokersSir Matthew - 1967
How I Won the WarGrapple - 1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isnameHeadmaster - 1967
Sir Arthur Conan DoyleProf. Ainslie Grey - 1966
Cast a Giant ShadowBritish Ambassador - 1966
KhartoumLord Granville - 1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumSenex - 1966TurnerReads recollections
- 1965
The Spy Who Came In from the ColdAshe - 1965
Genghis KhanGeen - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthMr. Posket - 1964
DetectiveDetective Inspector Rason - 1964Story ParadeAnatol Stiller
- 1964
MacbethBanquo - 1964
The Yellow Rolls-RoyceHarnsworth - 1964
The Wednesday PlaySir Jocelyn Symonds - 1964
The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSquire Banks - 1963
EspionageMinister - 1963FestivalSir Augustus Thwaites
- 1963
CleopatraCicero - 1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowSquire Thomas Banks - 1963
The V.I.P.sAirport Director - 1961
El CidDon Diego - 1961The SquareThe Man
- 1960
Moment of DangerInspector Farrell - 1960
Sink the Bismarck!Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George' - 1960
Man in the MoonDr. Davidson - 1960Sunday-Night PlayWalter Ormund
- 1959
Back to Back - 1958
Girls at SeaAdmiral Reginald Victor Hewitt - 1958
I Was Monty's DoubleGovernor of Gibralter - 1958
I Accuse!Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial - 1958
The Spaniard's CurseJudge Manton - 1957
No Time for TearsSurgeon - 1957
Windom's WayPatterson - 1957
The Dock BriefMorgenhall - 1956
The Man Who Never WasGen. Coburn - 1956
The Baby and the BattleshipCapt. Hugh - 1956
The Spanish GardenerHarrington Brande - 1956
Alexander the GreatDemosthenes - 1956
Armchair TheatreDet. Supt. Coates - 1956
Pacific DestinyResident Commissioner - 1955
The Night My Number Came UpLindsay - 1955
The Constant HusbandThe Judge - 1955
The Dark AvengerKing Edward - 1955
Storm Over the NileGeneral Faversham - 1954
The Wonderful World of DisneySquire Banks - 1954
Forbidden CargoDirector of Customs - 1954
The BeachcomberThe Headman - 1954
SvengaliBilly's Uncle - 1954
You Know What Sailors Are - 1954Tonight in BritainSelf
- 1953
Grand National NightInspector Ayling - 1953
The Heart of the MatterCommissioner - 1953
Personal AffairHeadmaster Griffith - 1953
Street CornerInsp. Heron - 1952
The CardBank Manager - 1952
The Magic BoxOfficial Receiver - 1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenScathelock - 1952
The Hour of 13Herbert Frensham - 1951
Hallmark Hall of FameBanquo - 1951
ScroogeJacob Marley - 1951
Tom Brown's SchooldaysWilkes - 1951
Flesh and BloodWebster - 1950
TrioVicar - 1950
Highly DangerousLab Director Owens - 1950
The Astonished HeartErnest - 1950
Sunday Night TheatreEpilogue spoken by (voice) - 1949
Passport to PimlicoBashford - 1949
Train of EventsFirst Plain Clothes Man - 1948
The Small VoiceDr. Mennell - 1948
Good-Time GirlSeddon - 1948
Portrait from LifeJohnson - 1947RebeccaMaxim de Winter
- 1947
Mine Own ExecutionerCo-Counsel at Inquest - 1947
NightbeatPolice Training Officer - 1946
School for SecretsLt. Cmdr. Lowther - 1946
The Years BetweenMember of Parliament (uncredited) - 1946
A Girl in a MillionDivorce Counsel - 1946Morning DepartureCommander Gates
- 1940
Girl in the NewsAssistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited) - 1940
Band Waggon(uncredited) - 1939
A Girl Must Live