Portrait of Robert Hardy

Acting

Robert Hardy

Career

Active from 1949 to 2017, busiest in 1973 and 1986 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Hardy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Intricate Plot 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Supernatural Elements 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
Snapshot Wedding
Snapshot Wedding (2017)

as Donald

Joseph's Reel
Joseph's Reel (2015)

as Old Joseph

Churchill:  100 Days That Saved Britain
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015)

as Winston Churchill

2000s

26 titles · average score 71
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cornelius Fudge

Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sir Arnold Raeburn

Goodbye Mr Snuggles
Goodbye Mr Snuggles (2006)

as Mr. Stiles

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

as Cornelius Fudge

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cornelius Fudge

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Winston Churchill

Death in Holy Orders
Death in Holy Orders (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Father Martin Petrie

The Gathering
The Gathering (2003)
GoodWatch score 34

as Bishop

Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim (2003)
GoodWatch score 71

as Professor Neddy Welch

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cornelius Fudge

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sir John Barry

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Henry Beaumont

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
Nancherrow
Nancherrow (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)

as Lord Caversham

The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lord Rivers

The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

as Forsten

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Robert Cavendish

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Parnell

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sir John Middleton

Bramwell
Bramwell (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Sir Herbert Hamilton / Sir Herbert Hamilton

Middlemarch
Middlemarch (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Arthur Brooke

A Feast at Midnight
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Headmaster

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

as Prof. Krempe

The Master Blackmailer
The Master Blackmailer (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

as Charles Augustus Milverton

1980s

32 titles · average score 70
Paris by Night
Paris by Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Adam Gillvray

Bomber Harris
Bomber Harris (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

as Winston Churchill

The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Winston Churchill

Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

as General Tilney

Hot Metal
Hot Metal (1986)

TV show · as Twiggy Rathbone / Russell Spam

Jenny's War
Jenny's War (1985)

TV show · as Klein

Jenny's War
Jenny's War (1985)

as Klein

The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bob, Lord Lilburn

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Charles Augustus Milverton

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Winston Churchill

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sir Toby Belch

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980)

as Narrator (voice)

1970s

40 titles · average score 67
Speed King
Speed King (1979)

as Dorothy Campbell

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Clayton

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Siegfried Farnon

Caesar and Claretta
Caesar and Claretta (1975)

as Benito Mussolini

The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (1975)

as The Assistant Commissioner

The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

as Joachim von Ribbentrop

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog (1973)

as Alexander

Dark Places
Dark Places (1973)
GoodWatch score 50

as Edward Foster / Andrew Marr

The Silent One
The Silent One (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Assistant

Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Zorn

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)

as Doctor Sir Robert Baldick

The Stalls of Barchester
The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Archdeacon Haynes

1960s

19 titles · average score 66
Son of Man
Son of Man (1969)

as Pontius Pilate

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Christopher Moore

Berserk!
Berserk! (1967)
GoodWatch score 48

as Detective Superintendent Brooks

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Ray Malcolm

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Alec Stewart

Old Man's Fancy
Old Man's Fancy (1965)

as Jason

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dick Carlton

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as The Official

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Nick Prockter / Pontius Pilate

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Adriano

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Walter Faber

The Dark Island
The Dark Island (1962)

TV show

1950s

10 titles · average score 67
The Veil
The Veil (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Redley

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1956)

TV show · as David Copperfield

The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lord Hinch

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Sir Rupert

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Albert Purvis

Othello
Othello (1955)

as Cassio

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Joachim von Ribbentrop

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Orsino / Admetus

1940s

1 title
Black Legend
Black Legend (1949)

as Mad Thomas