Deceased

How Did Cedric Hardwicke Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asCedrick Hardwicke, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Sir Cedrick Hardwicke, Седрик Хардвик, Cedric Webster HardwickeGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn19/02/1893Born inLye, Worcestershire, England, UKDied06/08/1964Died inNew York CityCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ527735 ↗Buried atGolders Green CrematoriumTMDb#99461 ↗

Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned over 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in several adapted literary classics.

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Filmography82 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	The Making of The Ten CommandmentsMovie	Self (archive footage)	110
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)	98
1963	Burke's LawSeries	John Busch	70
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)	70
1962	Five Weeks in a BalloonMovie	Fergusson	69
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Simon Polk	66
1957	Baby Face NelsonMovie	Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)	64
1957	DuPont Show of the MonthSeries	Lord Hertford	64
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	64
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	Francis Cromarty	63
1956	Helen of TroyMovie	Priam	63
1956	The Ten CommandmentsMovie	Sethi	63
1956	The Vagabond KingMovie	Tristan	63
1956	The Power and the PrizeMovie	Mr. Carew	63
1956	GabyMovie	Mr. Edgar Carrington	63
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	John Anderson	62
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	62
1955	Richard IIIMovie	King Edward IV of England	62
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	Self	62
1954	Climax!Series	Danielson	61
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	—	60
1953	The War of the WorldsMovie	Commentary (voice)	60
1953	SalomeMovie	Tiberius Caesar	60
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Sir George	59
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	59
1952	Botany BayMovie	Gov. Phillip	59
1952	The Green GloveMovie	Father Goron	59
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Dr. Umlauf	58
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	58
1951	The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelMovie	Dr. Karl Strolin	58
1951	Mr. ImperiumMovie	Bernand	58
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	57
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Robert Malcolm	57
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	57
1950	Your Show of ShowsSeries	—	57
1950	The White TowerMovie	Nicholas Radcliffe	57
1949	SuspenseSeries	—	56
1948	Studio OneSeries	Sir Alaric	55
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	55
1948	A Woman's VengeanceMovie	Dr. James Libbard	55
1948	Song of My HeartMovie	Grand Duke	55
1948	RopeMovie	Mr. Henry Kentley	55
1948	I Remember MamaMovie	Mr. Hyde	55
1948	The Winslow BoyMovie	Arthur Winslow	55
1947	TycoonMovie	Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v	54
1947	IvyMovie	Inspector Orpington	54
1947	LuredMovie	Julian Wilde	54
1947	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMovie	Ralph Nickleby	54
1945	The Picture of Dorian GrayMovie	Narrator (voice)	52
1944	The Keys of the KingdomMovie	Monsignor at Tweedside	51
1944	WilsonMovie	Senator Henry Cabot Lodge	51
1944	The LodgerMovie	Robert Bonting	51
1944	Wing and a PrayerMovie	Admiral	51
1943	The Moon Is DownMovie	Col. Lanser	50
1943	The Cross of LorraineMovie	Father Sebastian	50
1943	Forever and a DayMovie	Mr. Dabb	50
1942	Commandos Strike at DawnMovie	Admiral Bowen	49
1942	Valley of the SunMovie	Lord Warrick	49
1942	Invisible AgentMovie	Conrad Stauffer	49
1941	SundownMovie	l'évêque Coombes	48
1941	SuspicionMovie	General McLaidlaw	48
1940	The Howards of VirginiaMovie	Fleetwood Peyton	47
1940	The Invisible Man ReturnsMovie	Richard Cobb	47
1940	Tom Brown's School DaysMovie	Dr. Thomas Arnold	47
1939	The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie	Frollo	46
1939	Stanley and LivingstoneMovie	Dr. David Livingstone	46
1937	Green LightMovie	Dean Harcourt	44
1937	King Solomon's MinesMovie	Allan Quartermain	44
1936	Tudor RoseMovie	Earl of Warwick	43
1936	Laburnum GroveMovie	Mr. Baxley	43
1936	Things to ComeMovie	Theotocopulos	43
1935	Les MisérablesMovie	Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)	42
1935	Becky SharpMovie	Marquis of Steyne	42
1935	Peg of Old DruryMovie	David Garrick	42
1934	The Lady Is WillingMovie	Gustav Dupont	41
1934	Nell GwynMovie	Charles II	41
1934	Jew SüssMovie	Rabbi Gabriel	41
1934	The King of ParisMovie	Max Till	41
1933	The GhoulMovie	Broughton	40
1932	Rome ExpressMovie	Alistair McBane	39
1931	DreyfusMovie	Captain Alfred Dreyfus	38
1926	NelsonMovie	Horatio Nelson	33