Sir Michael Murray Hordern was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to leading roles; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 films. His later work was predominantly in television and radio.
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Hordern in 1986
The Poplars, Hordern's birthplace in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Colston Hall, Bristol, the former home of the Rapier Players
HMS Illustrious, on which Hordern served during the Second World War
Michael Redgrave, who supported Hordern financially when he was a jobbing actor
Rex Harrison, whom Hordern despised as a person but admired as an actor
Coral Browne, with whom Hordern had an affair during Nina
Dirk Bogarde, one of Hordern's many film co-stars during the 1950sFilmography 40
Labyrinth
Barry Lyndon
Gandhi
Cleopatra
Where Eagles Dare
Watership Down
Young Sherlock Holmes
The Three Musketeers
El Cid
Scrooge
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Medusa Touch
The Taming of the Shrew
Theatre of Blood
Anne of the Thousand Days
Yellowbeard
Khartoum
Juggernaut
Lady Jane
Sink the Bismarck!
Alexander the Great
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The MacKintosh Man
The Man Who Never Was
Passport to Pimlico
Ivanhoe
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Cast a Giant Shadow
The V.I.P.s
Genghis Khan
The Slipper and the Rose
A Christmas Carol
The Bed Sitting Room
The Secret Garden
The Missionary
Demons of the Mind
The Card
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Up Pompeii220 credits on file
Television 24
Wogan
Tales of the Unexpected
Inspector Morse
BBC Play of the Month
Screen Two
Omnibus
Shōgun
Lovejoy
The Wednesday Play
Playhouse
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sunday Night Theatre
The BBC Television Shakespeare
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Paddington Bear
Fall of Eagles
The Wind in the Willows
MiddlemarchDaytime Live
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Edward the Seventh
ChillersSunday-Night Play
EspionageAwards 2
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About this person
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1995 · aged 83
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17 languages
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