Michael Hordern
Acting • AGE 83
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.
Acting
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)
2008
A Very Open Prison
Lord Langland
1995
Middlemarch
Peter Featherstone
1994
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
Narrator
1993
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
King (voice)
1992
Truckers
The Abbot (voice)
1992
Memento Mori
Godfrey Colston
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Monsieur Du Blois (voice)
1992
The Green Man
Gramps
1990
Diamond Skulls
Lord Crewne
1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Sir Norman
1990
Chillers
Colonel Eddie Phelps
1990
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Badger (voice)
1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Lord Claybury
1989
The Dog It Was That Died
George
1989
The Trouble with Spies
Jason Locke
1987
The Secret Garden
Ben Weatherstaff
1987
Comrades
Mr. Pitt
1987
Scoop
Uncle Theodor
1987
The Secret World of Polly Flint
Narrator
1987
Inspector Morse
Doctor Starkie
1987
Suspicion
Lord McLaidlaw
1987
The Little Match Girl
Himself - Introduction
1986
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Badger (voice)
1986
Paradise Postponed
Rev. Simeon Simcox
1986
Labyrinth
The Wiseman (voice)
1986
Lady Jane
Dr. Feckenham
1986
Lovejoy
Wilfred Shotley
1986
Paddington Goes to School
1986
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
Narrator
1986
Young Sherlock Holmes
Older Watson (voice)
1985
Theatre Night
1985
A Crack in the Ice
The Storyteller
1985
Now Voyager
The Old Man
1985
Screen Two
Lord Langland
1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Psychoanalyst
1984
The Wind in the Willows
Badger (voice)
1984
The Wind in the Willows
Badger
1983
Cymbeline
Jupiter
1983
Yellowbeard
Dr. Gilpin
1983
Group Madness
Self / Dr. Gilpin
1983
Clash of Loyalties
Narrator
1983
Gandhi
Sir George Hodge
1982
The Missionary
Slatterthewaite/Narrator
1982
King Lear
King Lear
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
Oliver Twist
Mr. Brownlow
1982
Ivanhoe
Cedric
1982
You're All Right, How Am I?
Patient
1981
All's Well That Ends Well
Lafeu
1981
The History Man
Professor Marvin
1981
Shōgun
Friar Domingo
1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Sir Charles Hackforth
1980
Gauguin the Savage
Durand-Huel
1980
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
Narrator (voice)
1980
The Tempest
Prospero
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Cyril Bixby
1979
The Talking Parcel
Oswald, the Sea Serpent
1978
Romeo and Juliet
Capulet
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Capulet
1978
Watership Down
Frith (voice)
1978
The Medusa Touch
Atropos - Fortune Teller
1978
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
1977
Joseph Andrews
Parson Adams
1977
The Chester Mystery Plays
God
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
King
1976
Paddington Bear
Narrator / All
1976
Paddington Bear
Narrator
1976
Paddington
Narrator
1976
Lucky Lady
Captain Rockwell
1975
Barry Lyndon
Narrator (voice)
1975
The Old Curiosity Shop
Edward Trent
1975
Royal Flash
Headmaster
1975
Edward the Seventh
W. E. Gladstone
1975
King Lear
King Lear
1975
Juggernaut
Mr. Baker
1974
Fall of Eagles
Narrator
1974
Playhouse
Patient
1974
The Three Musketeers
Treville (voice)
1973
The MacKintosh Man
Mr. Brown
1973
England Made Me
F. Minty
1973
Theatre of Blood
George Maxwell
1973
The Pied Piper
Melius, Alchemist
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Mock Turtle
1972
Demons of the Mind
Priest
1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Justin
1972
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Professor Parkins
1971
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost (voice)
1971
Girl Stroke Boy
George Mason
1971
Up Pompeii
Ludicrus Sextus
1971
Six Dates with Barker
Arch Funster
1971
Some Will, Some Won't
Denniston Russell
1970
Futtocks End
The Butler
1970
Anne of the Thousand Days
Thomas Boleyn
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
Bules Martin
1969
Where Eagles Dare
Adm. Rolland
1968
Prudence and the Pill
Dr. Morley (uncredited)
1968
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Professor Parkins
1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Headmaster
1967
How I Won the War
Grapple
1967
Omnibus
Self
1967
The Jokers
Sir Matthew
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Prof. Ainslie Grey
1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Senex
1966
Khartoum
Lord Granville
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
British Ambassador
1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Ashe
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Posket
1965
Genghis Khan
Geen
1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Harnsworth
1964
The Wednesday Play
Sir Jocelyn Symonds
1964
Detective
Detective Inspector Rason
1964
Macbeth
Banquo
1964
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Squire Banks
1964
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Squire Thomas Banks
1963
Espionage
Minister
1963
The V.I.P.s
Airport Director
1963
Cleopatra
Cicero
1963
El Cid
Don Diego
1961
Man in the Moon
Dr. Davidson
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
1960
Moment of Danger
Inspector Farrell
1960
Back to Back
1959
I Was Monty's Double
Governor of Gibralter
1958
Girls at Sea
Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt
1958
The Spaniard's Curse
Judge Manton
1958
I Accuse!
Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
1958
Windom's Way
Patterson
1957
No Time for Tears
Surgeon
1957
The Dock Brief
Morgenhall
1957
The Spanish Gardener
Harrington Brande
1956
Armchair Theatre
Det. Supt. Coates
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
Capt. Hugh
1956
The Man Who Never Was
Gen. Coburn
1956
Alexander the Great
Demosthenes
1956
Pacific Destiny
Resident Commissioner
1956
Storm Over the Nile
General Faversham
1955
The Constant Husband
The Judge
1955
The Dark Avenger
King Edward
1955
The Night My Number Came Up
Lindsay
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Squire Banks
1954
Svengali
Billy's Uncle
1954
The Beachcomber
The Headman
1954
Forbidden Cargo
Director of Customs
1954
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
The Heart of the Matter
Commissioner
1953
Personal Affair
Headmaster Griffith
1953
Grand National Night
Inspector Ayling
1953
Street Corner
Insp. Heron
1953
The Hour of 13
Sir Herbert Frensham
1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Scathelock
1952
The Card
Bank Manager
1952
The Magic Box
Official Receiver
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Banquo
1951
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Wilkes
1951
Flesh and Blood
Webster
1951
Highly Dangerous
Lab Director Owens
1950
Trio
Vicar
1950
The Astonished Heart
Ernest
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Epilogue spoken by (voice)
1950
Passport to Pimlico
Bashford
1949
Train of Events
First Plain Clothes Man
1949
Portrait from Life
Johnson
1948
The Small Voice
Dr. Mennell
1948
Good-Time Girl
Seddon
1948
Nightbeat
Police Training Officer
1947
Mine Own Executioner
Co-Counsel at Inquest
1947
School for Secrets
Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
1946
A Girl in a Million
Divorce Counsel
1946
The Years Between
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
1946
Girl in the News
Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
1940
Band Waggon
(uncredited)
1940
A Girl Must Live
1939