Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Birthday: October 3, 1911 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Deathday: May 2, 1995

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

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

Gandhi

Gandhi

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

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

Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

Screen Two

Screen Two

Middlemarch

Middlemarch

Peter Featherstone

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Wilfred Shotley

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Truckers

Truckers

The Abbot (voice)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Godfrey Colston

The Christmas Collection

The Christmas Collection

Chillers

Chillers

Colonel Eddie Phelps

Screen Two

Screen Two

Godfrey Colston

Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

The Fool

The Fool

More Children's Holiday Favourites

More Children's Holiday Favourites

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

Oh, Mr. Toad

Oh, Mr. Toad

The Green Man

The Green Man

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

Ending Up

Ending Up

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

More Children's Summer Stories

More Children's Summer Stories

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Ben Weatherstaff

Scoop

Scoop

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

The Secret World of Polly Flint

The Secret World of Polly Flint

Comrades

Comrades

Suspicion

Suspicion

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Ben Weatherstaff

Paddington Goes to School

Paddington Goes to School

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Himself - Introduction

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

The Wiseman (voice)

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

Rev. Simeon Simcox

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

Older Watson (voice)

Now Voyager

Now Voyager

A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

The Storyteller

Wogan

Wogan

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

Group Madness

Group Madness

Self / Dr. Gilpin

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Gandhi

Gandhi

Sir George Hodge

The Missionary

The Missionary

Slatterthewaite/Narrator

King Lear

King Lear

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

You're All Right, How Am I?

You're All Right, How Am I?

The History Man

The History Man

Playhouse

Playhouse

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

The Spirit of Cheshire

The Spirit of Cheshire

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Sir Charles Hackforth

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Narrator (voice)

The Tempest

The Tempest

Shōgun

Shōgun

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Atropos - Fortune Teller

The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Watership Down

Watership Down

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Captain Rockwell

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

King Lear

King Lear

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Narrator (voice)

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

W. E. Gladstone

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Treville (voice)

England Made Me

England Made Me

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Melius, Alchemist

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

Ludicrus Sextus

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Marley's Ghost (voice)

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Tall Stories

Tall Stories

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Futtocks End

Futtocks End

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Denniston Russell

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Omnibus

Omnibus

Omnibus

Omnibus

Self - Narrator (voice)

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Professor Parkins

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Professor Parkins

Omnibus

Omnibus

Professor Parkins

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

The Jokers

The Jokers

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Prof. Ainslie Grey

Khartoum

Khartoum

Turner

Turner

Reads recollections

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

British Ambassador

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Sir Jocelyn Symonds

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Macbeth

Macbeth

Detective

Detective

Detective Inspector Rason

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Gen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police

Festival

Festival

Sir Augustus Thwaites

Story Parade

Story Parade

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Squire Thomas Banks

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

Airport Director

The Square

The Square

El Cid

El Cid

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

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

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

Inspector Farrell

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

Back to Back

Back to Back

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Maurice Lammering

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Governor of Gibralter

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

Windom's Way

Windom's Way

The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Det. Supt. Coates

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

Harrington Brande

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

Resident Commissioner

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Epilogue spoken by (voice)

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

General Faversham

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Rev. James Mavor Morell

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

Director of Customs

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

Svengali

Svengali

Tonight in Britain

Tonight in Britain

Grand National Night

Grand National Night

Inspector Ayling

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Headmaster Griffith

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Street Corner

Street Corner

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

Sir Herbert Frensham

The Card

The Card

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Official Receiver

Scrooge

Scrooge

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Major Booth Voysey

Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

Lab Director Owens

The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

Trio

Trio

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

General Parmenion

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Christopher Williams

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Train of Events

Train of Events

First Plain Clothes Man

The Small Voice

The Small Voice

Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

Nightbeat

Nightbeat

Police Training Officer

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

Co-Counsel at Inquest

Rebecca

Rebecca

Maxim de Winter

School for Secrets

School for Secrets

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Commander Gates

The Years Between

The Years Between

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

Divorce Counsel

Band Waggon

Band Waggon

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

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

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

Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

Truckers

Truckers

The Abbot (voice)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Godfrey Colston

The Christmas Collection

The Christmas Collection

Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

The Fool

The Fool

More Children's Holiday Favourites

More Children's Holiday Favourites

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

Ending Up

Ending Up

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

More Children's Summer Stories

More Children's Summer Stories

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Ben Weatherstaff

Scoop

Scoop

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

The Secret World of Polly Flint

The Secret World of Polly Flint

Comrades

Comrades

Suspicion

Suspicion

Paddington Goes to School

Paddington Goes to School

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Himself - Introduction

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

The Wiseman (voice)

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

Older Watson (voice)

Now Voyager

Now Voyager

A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

The Storyteller

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

Group Madness

Group Madness

Self / Dr. Gilpin

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Gandhi

Gandhi

Sir George Hodge

The Missionary

The Missionary

Slatterthewaite/Narrator

King Lear

King Lear

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

You're All Right, How Am I?

You're All Right, How Am I?

Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

The Spirit of Cheshire

The Spirit of Cheshire

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Sir Charles Hackforth

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

Narrator (voice)

The Tempest

The Tempest

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Atropos - Fortune Teller

The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Watership Down

Watership Down

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Captain Rockwell

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

King Lear

King Lear

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Narrator (voice)

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Treville (voice)

England Made Me

England Made Me

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Melius, Alchemist

Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

Ludicrus Sextus

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Marley's Ghost (voice)

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Futtocks End

Futtocks End

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Denniston Russell

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Professor Parkins

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

The Jokers

The Jokers

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Khartoum

Khartoum

Turner

Turner

Reads recollections

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

British Ambassador

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Macbeth

Macbeth

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Squire Thomas Banks

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

Airport Director

The Square

The Square

El Cid

El Cid

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

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

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

Inspector Farrell

Back to Back

Back to Back

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Governor of Gibralter

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

The Spaniard's Curse

The Spaniard's Curse

Girls at Sea

Girls at Sea

Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

Windom's Way

Windom's Way

The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

Harrington Brande

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Pacific Destiny

Pacific Destiny

Resident Commissioner

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

General Faversham

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

Director of Customs

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

Svengali

Svengali

Tonight in Britain

Tonight in Britain

Grand National Night

Grand National Night

Inspector Ayling

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Headmaster Griffith

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Street Corner

Street Corner

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

Sir Herbert Frensham

The Card

The Card

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Official Receiver

Scrooge

Scrooge

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

Lab Director Owens

The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

Trio

Trio

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Train of Events

Train of Events

First Plain Clothes Man

The Small Voice

The Small Voice

Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

Nightbeat

Nightbeat

Police Training Officer

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

Co-Counsel at Inquest

Rebecca

Rebecca

Maxim de Winter

School for Secrets

School for Secrets

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Commander Gates

The Years Between

The Years Between

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

Divorce Counsel

Band Waggon

Band Waggon

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

Screen Two

Screen Two

Middlemarch

Middlemarch

Peter Featherstone

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Wilfred Shotley

Chillers

Chillers

Colonel Eddie Phelps

Screen Two

Screen Two

Godfrey Colston

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

Oh, Mr. Toad

Oh, Mr. Toad

The Green Man

The Green Man

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Ben Weatherstaff

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

Rev. Simeon Simcox

Wogan

Wogan

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The History Man

The History Man

Playhouse

Playhouse

Shōgun

Shōgun

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

W. E. Gladstone

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Tall Stories

Tall Stories

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Omnibus

Omnibus

Omnibus

Omnibus

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Professor Parkins

Omnibus

Omnibus

Professor Parkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Prof. Ainslie Grey

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Sir Jocelyn Symonds

Detective

Detective

Detective Inspector Rason

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Gen. Kokoshkin, Chief of Police

Festival

Festival

Sir Augustus Thwaites

Story Parade

Story Parade

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Maurice Lammering

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Det. Supt. Coates

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Epilogue spoken by (voice)

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Rev. James Mavor Morell

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Major Booth Voysey

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

General Parmenion

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Christopher Williams