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Name: Robert Hardy
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Birthdate: October 29, 1925
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Best Known as: Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter

One of England's most enduringly successful character actors, Robert Hardy is noted for his versatility and depth. Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and in 1949 he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Television viewers most fondly remember him as the overbearing Siegfried Farnon in "All Creatures Great and Small" but his most critically acclaimed performance was as the title character of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years". His portrayal of Britain's wartime leader was so accurately observed that in the following years he was called on to reprise the role in such productions as The Woman He Loved and "War and Remembrance". Unlike some British character actors, Hardy has never been recognized by Hollywood and his work in films has therefore been restricted to appearances in predominantly British-based productions such as The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Frankenstein and Sense and Sensibility. He has been awarded the CBE for services to acting.

Filmography:
Lassie (2006) (filming) Mr. Justice Murray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (post-production) Cornelius Fudge
Making Waves (2004/I) Father Parry
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Cornelius Fudge
Death In Holy Orders (2003) (TV) Father Martin Petrie
Lucky Jim (2003) (TV) Professor Neddy Welch
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Cornelius Fudge
Thunderpants (2002) Doctor
The Falklands Play (2002) (TV) Sir Anthony Parsons (HM Ambassador to the UN)
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) President Franklin D Roosevelt
Shackleton (2002) (TV) Sir James Caird
The Gathering (2002) The Bishop
The Lost World (2001) (TV) Prof. Illingworth
Justice in Wonderland (2000) (TV) Mr. Justice Morland
"The 10th Kingdom" (2000) (mini) TV Series Chancellor Griswold
Nancherrow (1999) (TV) Viscount Berryann
The People's Passion (1999) (TV) Pontius Pilate
Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998) Forsten
... aka The Barber of Siberia (International: English title)
The Tichborne Claimant (1998) Lord Rivers
An Ideal Husband (1998) Lord Caversham
Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Sir William Bradshaw
Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) Dr. Parnell
"Bramwell II" (1996) (mini) TV Series Sir Herbert Hamilton
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Sir John Middleton
"Look at the State We're In!" (1995) (mini) TV Series Judge Sutcliffe
"Bramwell" (1995) TV Series Sir Herbert Hamilton
Frankenstein (1994) Professor Krempe
"Middlemarch" (1994) (mini) TV Series Arthur Brooke
A Feast at Midnight (1994) Headmaster
The Master Blackmailer (1992) (TV) Charles Augustus Milverton, Art Dealer
Bomber Harris (1992) (TV) Winston Churchill
All Creatures Great and Small: Brotherly Love (1990) (TV) Siegfried Farnon
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988) (TV) Dr. Price
"War and Remembrance" (1988) (mini) TV Series Winston Churchill
Paris by Night (1988) Adam Gillvray
The Dream Lover (1986/II) (TV) William Drover
"Hot Metal" (1986) TV Series Russell Spam/Terrence 'Twiggy' Rathbone
Northanger Abbey (1986) (TV) General Tilney
All Creatures Great and Small: 1985 Christmas Special (1985) (TV) Siegfried Farnon
Jenny's War (1985) (TV) Klein
The Shooting Party (1985) Lord Bob Lilburn
The Death of a Heart (1985) (TV) Major Brutt
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) (TV) King Richard
"The Far Pavilions" (1984) (mini) TV Series Commandant
All Creatures Great and Small: 1983 Christmas Special (1983) (TV) Siegfried Farnon
"The Cleopatras" (1983) (mini) TV Series Julius Caesar
"Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) TV Series Winston Churchill
Fothergill (1981) (TV) Fothergill
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1981) (TV) (voice) Narrator
Twelfth Night (1980) (TV) Sir Toby Belch
"All Creatures Great and Small" (1978) TV Series Siegfried Farnon
"Bill Brand" (1976) TV Series Mr. Marples
Caesar and Claretta (1975) (TV) Benito Mussolini
... aka Private Affairs: Caesar and Claretta (UK: series title)
"Edward the King" (1975) (mini) TV Series Prince Albert
The Secret Agent (1975) (TV)
The Gathering Storm (1974) (TV) Von Ribbentrop
La Gifle (1974) Robert
"Shoulder to Shoulder" (1974) (mini) TV Series Asquith
Le Silencieux (1973) The Assistant
... aka Escape to Nowhere
... aka The Great Manhunt (USA: TV title)
... aka The Silent One (USA)
Dark Places (1973) Edward/Andrew
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) Sir Bertilak
Yellow Dog (1973)
Demons of the Mind (1972) Zorn
... aka Blood Evil
... aka Blood Will Have Blood
... aka Nightmare of Terror
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972) (TV) Robert Baldick
Young Winston (1972) Headmaster
The Stalls of Barchester (1971) (TV) Archdeacon Haynes
Getting In (1971) (TV) 
10 Rillington Place (1971) Malcolm Morris
"Elizabeth R" (1971) (mini) TV Series Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
Psychomania (1971) Chief Inspector Hesseltine
... aka The Death Wheelers (USA)
"Daniel Deronda" (1970) (mini) TV Series Henleigh Grandcourt
Son of Man (1969) (TV) Pontius Pilate
"Manhunt" (1969) TV Series Abwehr Sergeant Gratz
The Lady Is a Liar (1968) (TV)
Berserk! (1968) Supt. Brooks
How I Won the War (1967) British General
"The Troubleshooters" (1965) TV Series Alec Stewart (1966-70)
... aka Mogul (USA)
The Phantom Lover (1966) (TV) Oke
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) Dick Carlton
"The Spread of the Eagle" (1963) (mini) TV Series Coriolanus
... aka Antony and Cleopatra
... aka Coriolanus
... aka Julius Caesar
"The Dark Island" (1962) (mini) TV Series Nicolson
Rashomon (1961) (TV) The Husband
"An Age of Kings" (1960) (mini) TV Series Henry V
Torpedo Run (1958) Lt. Redley
Twelfth Night (1957/I) (TV) Orsino
The Veil (????) (TV) George Bosworth

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