General Tilney — Northanger Abbey Character Profile

About General Tilney

Father of Henry and Eleanor Tilney. He is initially enthusiastic about hosting Catherine after John Thorpe falsely claims she is an heiress. Upon realizing her family is not wealthy, he abruptly sends her away from Northanger Abbey at night.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Hardy

Appears in

Northanger Abbey (1987)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• General Tilney — Conflict Hostile — Catherine Morland (Katharine Schlesinger)

  Relationship sours dramatically when the General discovers Catherine's modest background and expels her.

• General Tilney — Family Father — Henry Tilney (Peter Firth)

  General Tilney is the patriarch and father of the Tilney siblings, including Henry.

• General Tilney — Alliance Informant — John Thorpe (Jonathan Coy)

  John provides false information to the General, temporarily aligning their interests.

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• Catherine Morland (Katharine Schlesinger)
• Henry Tilney (Peter Firth)
• Mrs Allen (Googie Withers)
• Mrs Thorpe (Elvi Hale)
• Isabella Thorpe (Cassie Stuart)
• Page Boy (Raphael Alleyne)
• Jenny (Sarah-Jane Holm)
• Miss Digby (Tricia Morrish)
• Thorpe Sister 1 (Anne-Marie Mullane)
• Edward Morland (Oliver Hembrough)
• Mr Morland (David Rolfe)
• James Morland (Philip Bird)