Deceased

How Did Michael Hordern Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asSir Michael Hordern, Sir Michael Murray Hordern, Michael Murray Hordern, Майкл ХордернGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn03/10/1911Born inBerkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UKDied02/05/1995Died inOxfordCausekidney diseaseWikidataQ956867 ↗Buried atChurch of St JamesTMDb#39741 ↗

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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Filmography106 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1994	MiddlemarchSeries	Peter Featherstone	83
1992	Beauty and the BeastMovie	Monsieur Du Blois (voice)	81
1990	ChillersSeries	Colonel Eddie Phelps	79
1990	The FoolMovie	Mr. Tatham	79
1990	The Green ManSeries	Gramps	79
1989	Ending UpMovie	George	78
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	Doctor Starkie	76
1987	SuspicionMovie	Lord McLaidlaw	76
1987	Daytime LiveSeries	—	76
1986	LabyrinthMovie	The Wiseman (voice)	75
1986	LovejoySeries	Wilfred Shotley	75
1986	Lady JaneMovie	Dr. Feckenham	75
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Lord Langland	74
1985	Young Sherlock HolmesMovie	Older Watson (voice)	74
1985	A Crack in the IceMovie	The Storyteller	74
1983	CymbelineMovie	Jupiter	72
1983	YellowbeardMovie	Dr. Gilpin	72
1983	Group MadnessMovie	Self / Dr. Gilpin	72
1983	Clash of LoyaltiesMovie	Narrator	72
1982	The MissionaryMovie	Slatterthewaite/Narrator	71
1982	King LearMovie	King Lear	71
1982	IvanhoeMovie	Cedric	71
1982	GandhiMovie	Sir George Hodge	71
1982	Oliver TwistMovie	Mr. Brownlow	71
1980	Gauguin the SavageMovie	Durand-Huel	69
1980	ShōgunSeries	Friar Domingo	69
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Cyril Bixby	68
1978	The Medusa TouchMovie	Atropos - Fortune Teller	67
1978	The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries	Lafeu	67
1978	Romeo and JulietMovie	Capulet	67
1977	Joseph AndrewsMovie	Parson Adams	66
1975	Barry LyndonMovie	Narrator (voice)	64
1975	Edward the SeventhSeries	W. E. Gladstone	64
1975	Royal FlashMovie	Headmaster	64
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Patient	63
1974	Fall of EaglesSeries	Narrator	63
1974	JuggernautMovie	Mr. Baker	63
1973	The Three MusketeersMovie	Treville (voice)	62
1973	The MacKintosh ManMovie	Mr. Brown	62
1972	The Possession of Joel DelaneyMovie	Justin	61
1972	Demons of the MindMovie	Priest	61
1972	The Pied PiperMovie	Melius, Alchemist	61
1971	A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries	Professor Parkins	60
1971	Six Dates with BarkerSeries	Arch Funster	60
1971	Film '72Series	Self	60
1969	Anne of the Thousand DaysMovie	Thomas Boleyn	58
1969	The Bed Sitting RoomMovie	Bules Martin	58
1968	Where Eagles DareMovie	Adm. Rolland	57
1967	OmnibusSeries	Professor Parkins	56
1967	I'll Never Forget What's'isnameMovie	Headmaster	56
1967	The Taming of the ShrewMovie	Baptista	56
1967	The JokersMovie	Sir Matthew	56
1967	Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSeries	Prof. Ainslie Grey	56
1966	Cast a Giant ShadowMovie	British Ambassador	55
1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMovie	Senex	55
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	The Devil	54
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Tartuffe	54
1965	Genghis KhanMovie	Geen	54
1965	The Spy Who Came In from the ColdMovie	Ashe	54
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Sir Jocelyn Symonds	53
1964	Story ParadeSeries	Anatol Stiller	53
1964	MacbethMovie	Banquo	53
1964	The Yellow Rolls-RoyceMovie	Harnsworth	53
1964	DetectiveSeries	Detective Inspector Rason	53
1963	FestivalSeries	Sir Augustus Thwaites	52
1963	EspionageSeries	Minister	52
1963	CleopatraMovie	Cicero	52
1961	El CidMovie	Don Diego	50
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Walter Ormund	49
1960	Sink the Bismarck!Movie	Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'	49
1958	I Accuse!Movie	Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial	47
1958	Girls at SeaMovie	Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt	47
1958	The Spaniard's CurseMovie	Judge Manton	47
1957	No Time for TearsMovie	Surgeon	46
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Det. Supt. Coates	45
1956	The Baby and the BattleshipMovie	Capt. Hugh	45
1956	Alexander the GreatMovie	Demosthenes	45
1956	The Man Who Never WasMovie	Gen. Coburn	45
1955	The Night My Number Came UpMovie	Lindsay	44
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Squire Banks	43
1954	You Know What Sailors AreMovie	—	43
1954	Forbidden CargoMovie	Director of Customs	43
1954	SvengaliMovie	Billy's Uncle	43
1954	Tonight in BritainMovie	Self	43
1953	Street CornerMovie	Insp. Heron	42
1953	Personal AffairMovie	Headmaster Griffith	42
1953	The Heart of the MatterMovie	Commissioner	42
1952	The Magic BoxMovie	Official Receiver	41
1952	The CardMovie	Bank Manager	41
1952	The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie	Scathelock	41
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII	40
1951	ScroogeMovie	Jacob Marley	40
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Jacques	39
1950	TrioMovie	Vicar	39
1949	Passport to PimlicoMovie	Bashford	38
1948	The Small VoiceMovie	Dr. Mennell	37
1948	Portrait from LifeMovie	Johnson	37
1947	NightbeatMovie	Police Training Officer	36
1947	RebeccaMovie	Maxim de Winter	36
1947	Mine Own ExecutionerMovie	Co-Counsel at Inquest	36
1946	The Years BetweenMovie	Member of Parliament (uncredited)	35
1946	School for SecretsMovie	Lt. Cmdr. Lowther	35
1946	A Girl in a MillionMovie	Divorce Counsel	35
1940	Girl in the NewsMovie	Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)	29
1940	Band WaggonMovie	(uncredited)	29
1939	A Girl Must LiveMovie	—	28