Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

1911-10-03 • Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK • Male • 193 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-10-03

Place of Birth

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known Credits

193

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Sir Michael Hordern, Sir Michael Murray Hordern, Michael Murray Hordern, Майкл Хордерн

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Known For Movies

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1981
How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

1946
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

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

2008
The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972
The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992
The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

1953
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

1975
Scrooge

Scrooge

1951
Labyrinth

Labyrinth

1986
The Secret World of Polly Flint

The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987
The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

1952
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966
El Cid

El Cid

1961
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963
Group Madness

Group Madness

1983
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967
The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

1987
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986
The Tempest

The Tempest

1980
No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973
School for Secrets

School for Secrets

1946
Watership Down

Watership Down

1978
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1987
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

1949
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1971
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1977
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1982
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973
Back to Back

Back to Back

1959
The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985
The Small Voice

The Small Voice

1948
The Years Between

The Years Between

1946
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976
Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955
Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968
A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

1995
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

1985
Ending Up

Ending Up

1989
Futtocks End

Futtocks End

1970
The Card

The Card

1952
The Jokers

The Jokers

1967
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960
Band Waggon

Band Waggon

1940
Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975
Khartoum

Khartoum

1966
Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

1956
I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1972
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

1946
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

1974
You're All Right, How Am I?

You're All Right, How Am I?

1981
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

1975
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980
Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

1990
More Children's Holiday Favourites

More Children's Holiday Favourites

1990
Comrades

Comrades

1987
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969
The Fool

The Fool

1990
Tonight in Britain

Tonight in Britain

1954
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

1983
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989
Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952
Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

1983
Trio

Trio

1950
The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

1950
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953
Now Voyager

Now Voyager

1985
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954
Suspicion

Suspicion

1987
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958
Macbeth

Macbeth

1964
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972
Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

1960
King Lear

King Lear

1982
Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

1980
Nightbeat

Nightbeat

1947
More Children's Summer Stories

More Children's Summer Stories

1989
The Missionary

The Missionary

1982
Truckers

Truckers

1992
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973
Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940
A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

1939
Grand National Night

Grand National Night

1953
Windom's Way

Windom's Way

1957
Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

1986
The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

1956
Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

1958
The Square

The Square

1961
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1978
Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988
The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

1955
Scoop

Scoop

1987
The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

1958
Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

1972
Train of Events

Train of Events

1949
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1989
The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

1969
The Spirit of Cheshire

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980
Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

1950
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1982
Paddington Goes to School

Paddington Goes to School

1986
Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1992
Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

1960
England Made Me

England Made Me

1973
The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

1989
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

1951
The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

1978
Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951
The Christmas Collection

The Christmas Collection

1992
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

1986
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975
The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

1957
Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

1971
Svengali

Svengali

1954
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958
King Lear

King Lear

1975
Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

1947
Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

1971
Rebecca

Rebecca

1947
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984
Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

1976
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1984
Turner

Turner

1966
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

1986

Known For TV Shows

Wogan

Wogan

1982
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964
Daytime Live

Daytime Live

1987
Shōgun

Shōgun

1980
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1984
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971
Festival

Festival

1963
Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

1974
Detective

Detective

1964
Story Parade

Story Parade

1964
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Middlemarch

Middlemarch

1994
Chillers

Chillers

1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

1976
Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

1990
Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

1986
Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985
Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

1971
The Green Man

The Green Man

1990
Oh, Mr. Toad

Oh, Mr. Toad

1990
The History Man

The History Man

1981
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

1964
Tall Stories

Tall Stories

1971

Movie Credits

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

Ashe

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

British Ambassador

All's Well That Ends Well

1981

Lafeu

How I Won the War

1967

Grapple

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

Scathelock

A Girl in a Million

1946

Divorce Counsel

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989

Badger (voice)

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

2008

Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

Justin

The Constant Husband

1955

The Judge

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992

King (voice)

The Heart of the Matter

1953

Commissioner

Cleopatra

1963

Cicero

Barry Lyndon

1975

Narrator (voice)

Scrooge

1951

Jacob Marley

Labyrinth

1986

The Wiseman (voice)

The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987

Narrator

The Hour of 13

1952

Sir Herbert Frensham

The V.I.P.s

1963

Airport Director

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Adm. Rolland

The Medusa Touch

1978

Atropos - Fortune Teller

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

Senex

El Cid

1961

Don Diego

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

Squire Thomas Banks

Group Madness

1983

Self / Dr. Gilpin

Alexander the Great

1956

Demosthenes

Gandhi

1982

Sir George Hodge

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Baptista

The Trouble with Spies

1987

Jason Locke

Personal Affair

1953

Headmaster Griffith

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

Capt. Hugh

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986

Badger (voice)

The Tempest

1980

Prospero

No Time for Tears

1957

Surgeon

Genghis Khan

1965

Geen

The Three Musketeers

1973

Treville (voice)

School for Secrets

1946

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Watership Down

1978

Frith (voice)

The Secret Garden

1987

Ben Weatherstaff

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

Denniston Russell

Passport to Pimlico

1949

Bashford

A Christmas Carol

1971

Marley's Ghost (voice)

A Christmas Carol

1977

Ebenezer Scrooge

Ivanhoe

1982

Cedric

The MacKintosh Man

1973

Mr. Brown

Back to Back

1959

The Dark Avenger

1955

King Edward

The Man Who Never Was

1956

Gen. Coburn

The Wind in the Willows

1983

Badger

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

Older Watson (voice)

The Small Voice

1948

Dr. Mennell

The Years Between

1946

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

King

Storm Over the Nile

1955

General Faversham

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968

Professor Parkins

A Very Open Prison

1995

Lord Langland

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

Sir Charles Hackforth

A Crack in the Ice

1985

The Storyteller

Ending Up

1989

George

Futtocks End

1970

The Butler

The Card

1952

Bank Manager

The Jokers

1967

Sir Matthew

Portrait from Life

1948

Johnson

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

Harnsworth

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

1993

Narrator

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

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

Band Waggon

1940

(uncredited)

Royal Flash

1975

Headmaster

Khartoum

1966

Lord Granville

Pacific Destiny

1956

Resident Commissioner

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

Headmaster

The Pied Piper

1972

Melius, Alchemist

Lady Jane

1986

Dr. Feckenham

Morning Departure

1946

Commander Gates

Juggernaut

1974

Mr. Baker

You're All Right, How Am I?

1981

Patient

Lucky Lady

1975

Captain Rockwell

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

1980

Narrator (voice)

Diamond Skulls

1990

Lord Crewne

More Children's Holiday Favourites

1990

Badger (voice)

Comrades

1987

Mr. Pitt

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Thomas Boleyn

The Fool

1990

Mr. Tatham

Tonight in Britain

1954

Self

Cymbeline

1983

Jupiter

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

Lord Claybury

Yellowbeard

1983

Dr. Gilpin

The Magic Box

1952

Official Receiver

Clash of Loyalties

1983

Narrator

Trio

1950

Vicar

The Astonished Heart

1950

Ernest

Street Corner

1953

Insp. Heron

Now Voyager

1985

The Old Man

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Director of Customs

Suspicion

1987

Lord McLaidlaw

I Was Monty's Double

1958

Governor of Gibralter

Macbeth

1964

Banquo

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

Mock Turtle

Man in the Moon

1960

Dr. Davidson

King Lear

1982

King Lear

Prudence and the Pill

1968

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

Memento Mori

1992

Godfrey Colston

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989

Badger (voice)

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Durand-Huel

Nightbeat

1947

Police Training Officer

More Children's Summer Stories

1989

Badger (voice)

The Missionary

1982

Slatterthewaite/Narrator

Truckers

1992

The Abbot (voice)

Theatre of Blood

1973

George Maxwell

Girl in the News

1940

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

A Girl Must Live

1939

Grand National Night

1953

Inspector Ayling

Windom's Way

1957

Patterson

Paradise Postponed

1986

Simeon Simcox

The Spanish Gardener

1956

Harrington Brande

Girls at Sea

1958

Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

The Square

1961

The Man

Romeo and Juliet

1978

Capulet

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988

Badger (voice)

The Night My Number Came Up

1955

Lindsay

Scoop

1987

Uncle Theodor

The Spaniard's Curse

1958

Judge Manton

Demons of the Mind

1972

Priest

Train of Events

1949

First Plain Clothes Man

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1989

Badger (voice)

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

Bules Martin

The Spirit of Cheshire

1980

Highly Dangerous

1950

Lab Director Owens

Joseph Andrews

1977

Parson Adams

Oliver Twist

1982

Mr. Brownlow

Paddington Goes to School

1986

Good-Time Girl

1948

Seddon

Beauty and the Beast

1992

Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Moment of Danger

1960

Inspector Farrell

England Made Me

1973

F. Minty

The Dog It Was That Died

1989

George

Flesh and Blood

1951

Webster

The Talking Parcel

1978

Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951

Wilkes

The Christmas Collection

1992

Badger (voice)

The Little Match Girl

1986

Himself - Introduction

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975

Edward Trent

The Dock Brief

1957

Morgenhall

Up Pompeii

1971

Ludicrus Sextus

Svengali

1954

Billy's Uncle

I Accuse!

1958

Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

King Lear

1975

King Lear

Mine Own Executioner

1947

Co-Counsel at Inquest

Girl Stroke Boy

1971

George Mason

Rebecca

1947

Maxim de Winter

The Beachcomber

1954

The Headman

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

Psychoanalyst

Paddington Bear

1976

Narrator / All

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

The Wind in the Willows

1984

Badger (voice)

Turner

1966

Reads recollections

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

1986

Narrator

TV Credits

Wogan

1982

Self (1 episodes)

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Cyril Bixby (1 episodes)

Inspector Morse

1987

Doctor Starkie (1 episodes)

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Mr. Posket (1 episodes)

Omnibus

1967

Self (1 episodes)

Screen Two

1985

Lord Langland (1 episodes)

Playhouse

1974

Patient (1 episodes)

The Wednesday Play

1964

Sir Jocelyn Symonds (1 episodes)

Daytime Live

1987

(1 episodes)

Shōgun

1980

Friar Domingo (5 episodes)

Lovejoy

1986

Wilfred Shotley (1 episodes)

The Wind in the Willows

1984

Badger (voice) (65 episodes)

Sunday-Night Play

1960

Walter Ormund (1 episodes)

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Epilogue spoken by (voice) (1 episodes)

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

Professor Parkins (1 episodes)

Festival

1963

Sir Augustus Thwaites (1 episodes)

Fall of Eagles

1974

Narrator (13 episodes)

Detective

1964

Detective Inspector Rason (1 episodes)

Story Parade

1964

Anatol Stiller (1 episodes)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Squire Banks (3 episodes)

Middlemarch

1994

Peter Featherstone (6 episodes)

Chillers

1992

Colonel Eddie Phelps (1 episodes)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Banquo (1 episodes)

Paddington Bear

1976

Narrator (56 episodes)

Perfect Scoundrels

1990

Sir Norman (1 episodes)

Paradise Postponed

1986

Rev. Simeon Simcox (14 episodes)

Edward the Seventh

1975

W. E. Gladstone (5 episodes)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967

Prof. Ainslie Grey (1 episodes)

Theatre Night

1985

(1 episodes)

Six Dates with Barker

1971

Arch Funster (1 episodes)

The Green Man

1990

Gramps (3 episodes)

Oh, Mr. Toad

1990

Badger (13 episodes)

The History Man

1981

Prof Marvin (4 episodes)

Armchair Theatre

1956

Det. Supt. Coates (1 episodes)

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

1964

Squire Banks (3 episodes)

Tall Stories

1971

(6 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Paddington Goes to School

Vocals

1986

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.