Michael Hordern

Biography

Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War.

Career Overview

Michael Hordern has 165 screen credits in a career dating back to 1939. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently The Secret Garden Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Where Eagles Dare, Beauty and the Beast, Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

165

Birth Date

1911-10-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Where Eagles Dare
• 

  Beauty and the Beast
• 

  Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
• 

  The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
• 

  Scoop
• 

  The Secret World of Polly Flint

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• The Secret Garden Collection (1 titles)
• St Trinian's Collection (1 titles)
• The Musketeers Collection (1 titles)
• Ealing comedies (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Burton (1 collaborations)
• Clint Eastwood (1 collaborations)
• Mary Ure (1 collaborations)
• Patrick Wymark (1 collaborations)
• Donald Houston (1 collaborations)
• Peter Barkworth (1 collaborations)
• William Squire (1 collaborations)
• Robert Beatty (1 collaborations)
• Brook Williams (1 collaborations)
• Neil McCarthy (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (164 credits)

  • Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

    Squire Thomas Banks (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • A Very Open Prison

    Lord Langland

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Christmas Collection

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Freddie As F.R.O.7.

    King (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Memento Mori

    Godfrey Colston

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Beauty and the Beast

    Monsieur Du Blois (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Fool

    Mr. Tatham

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Diamond Skulls

    Lord Crewne

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • More Children's Holiday Favourites

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Danny the Champion of the World

    Lord Claybury

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • More Children's Summer Stories

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Ending Up

    George

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Dog It Was That Died

    George

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Children's Favourites - Volume 1

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Trouble with Spies

    Jason Locke

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Secret Garden

    Ben Weatherstaff

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Comrades

    Mr. Pitt

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Scoop

    Uncle Theodor

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Secret World of Polly Flint

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Suspicion

    Lord McLaidlaw

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Inspector Morse

    - Service of All the Dead (1987) ... Doctor Starkie actor actors
    1987
  • The Little Match Girl

    Himself - Introduction

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Labyrinth

    The Wiseman (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Paradise Postponed

    Simeon Simcox

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Lady Jane

    Dr. Feckenham

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Paddington Goes to School

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Young Sherlock Holmes

    Older Watson (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • A Crack in the Ice

    The Storyteller

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Now Voyager

    The Old Man

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

    Psychoanalyst

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Wind in the Willows

    Badger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Wind in the Willows

    Badger

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Cymbeline

    Jupiter

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Yellowbeard

    Dr. Gilpin

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Group Madness

    Self / Dr. Gilpin

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Clash of Loyalties

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Gandhi

    Sir George Hodge

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Missionary

    Slatterthewaite/Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • King Lear

    King Lear

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Oliver Twist

    Mr. Brownlow

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Ivanhoe

    Cedric

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 5, Show 84 (1985) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • You're All Right, How Am I?

    Patient

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • All's Well That Ends Well

    Lafeu

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Shōgun

    Friar Domingo

    actor

    actors

    - Part 5 (1980) ... Friar Domingo actor actors

    - Part 4 (1980) ... Friar Domingo actor actors

    - Part 3 (1980) ... Friar Domingo actor actors

    - Part 2 (1980) ... Friar Domingo actor actors

    - Part 1 (1980) ... Friar Domingo actor actors
    1980
  • The Wildcats of St Trinian's

    Sir Charles Hackforth

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Gauguin the Savage

    Durand-Huel

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Tempest

    Prospero

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Spirit of Cheshire

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Tales of the Unexpected

    - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1979) ... Cyril Bixby actor actors
    1979
  • The Talking Parcel

    Oswald, the Sea Serpent

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Capulet

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Watership Down

    Frith (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Medusa Touch

    Atropos - Fortune Teller

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • A Christmas Carol

    Ebenezer Scrooge

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Joseph Andrews

    Parson Adams

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Chester Mystery Plays

    God

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Slipper and the Rose

    King

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Paddington Bear

    Narrator / All

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Lucky Lady

    Captain Rockwell

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Barry Lyndon

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    Edward Trent

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Royal Flash

    Headmaster

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • King Lear

    King Lear

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Juggernaut

    Mr. Baker

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Playhouse

    - You're All Right, How Am I? (1981) ... Patient actor actors
    1974
  • The Three Musketeers

    Treville (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The MacKintosh Man

    Mr. Brown

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • England Made Me

    F. Minty

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Theatre of Blood

    George Maxwell

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Pied Piper

    Melius, Alchemist

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Mock Turtle

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Demons of the Mind

    Priest

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    Justin

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • A Christmas Carol

    Marley's Ghost (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Girl Stroke Boy

    George Mason

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Up Pompeii

    Ludicrus Sextus

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    - A View From a Hill (2005) ... Professor Parkins actor actors
    1971
  • Some Will, Some Won't

    Denniston Russell

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Futtocks End

    The Butler

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Thomas Boleyn

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Bed Sitting Room

    Bules Martin

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Where Eagles Dare

    Adm. Rolland

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Prudence and the Pill

    Dr. Morley (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Whistle and I'll Come to You

    Professor Parkins

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • I'll Never Forget What's'isname

    Headmaster

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • How I Won the War

    Grapple

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Jokers

    Sir Matthew

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Taming of the Shrew

    Baptista

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    Senex

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Khartoum

    Lord Granville

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Cast a Giant Shadow

    British Ambassador

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Turner

    Reads recollections

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    Ashe

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Genghis Khan

    Geen

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) ... God actor actors

    - King Lear (1975) ... Lear actor actors

    - The Magistrate (1972) ... Mr. Posket actor actors

    - Tartuffe (1971) ... Tartuffe actor actors

    - Don Juan in Hell (1971) ... The Devil actor actors
    1965
  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    Harnsworth

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Macbeth

    Banquo

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

    Squire Thomas Banks

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The V.I.P.s

    Airport Director

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Cleopatra

    Cicero

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • El Cid

    Don Diego

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Square

    The Man

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Man in the Moon

    Dr. Davidson

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Sink the Bismarck!

    Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Moment of Danger

    Inspector Farrell

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Back to Back

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • I Was Monty's Double

    Governor of Gibralter

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Girls at Sea

    Admiral Reginald Victor Hewitt

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Spaniard's Curse

    Judge Manton

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • I Accuse!

    Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Windom's Way

    Patterson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • No Time for Tears

    Surgeon

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Dock Brief

    Morgenhall

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Spanish Gardener

    Harrington Brande

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Baby and the Battleship

    Capt. Hugh

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Man Who Never Was

    Gen. Coburn

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Alexander the Great

    Demosthenes

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Pacific Destiny

    Resident Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Storm Over the Nile

    General Faversham

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Constant Husband

    The Judge

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Dark Avenger

    King Edward

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Night My Number Came Up

    Lindsay

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Beachcomber

    The Headman

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Forbidden Cargo

    Director of Customs

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • You Know What Sailors Are

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Tonight in Britain

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (3) (1964) ... Squire Banks actor actors

    - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2) (1964) ... Squire Banks actor actors

    - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1) (1964) ... Squire Banks actor actors
    1954
  • The Heart of the Matter

    Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Personal Affair

    Headmaster Griffith

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Grand National Night

    Inspector Ayling

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Street Corner

    Insp. Heron

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Hour of 13

    Herbert Frensham

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

    Scathelock

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Card

    Bank Manager

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Magic Box

    Official Receiver

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Scrooge

    Jacob Marley

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays

    Wilkes

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Flesh and Blood

    Webster

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Highly Dangerous

    Lab Director Owens

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Trio

    Vicar

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Astonished Heart

    Ernest

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Passport to Pimlico

    Bashford

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Train of Events

    First Plain Clothes Man

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Portrait from Life

    Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Small Voice

    Dr. Mennell

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Good-Time Girl

    Seddon

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Nightbeat

    Police Training Officer

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Mine Own Executioner

    Co-Counsel at Inquest

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Rebecca

    Maxim de Winter

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • School for Secrets

    Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Morning Departure

    Commander Gates

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • A Girl in a Million

    Divorce Counsel

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Years Between

    Member of Parliament (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Girl in the News

    Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Band Waggon

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Girl Must Live

    actor

    actors
    1939

• sound (1 credits)

  • Paddington Goes to School

    vocals

    sound
    1986