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Hordern, Sir Michael (1911-1995)
 

Film & TV credits


BAND WAGGON1940[.]
SCHOOL FOR SECRETS1946Cast Member
MORNING DEPARTURE1946Commander Gates
The YEARS BETWEEN1946Cast Member
GOOD-TIME GIRL1947Seddon, detective
REBECCA1947Maxim de Winter
MORNING DEPARTURE1948Commander Gates
PASSPORT TO PIMLICO1949Bashford
THIRD TIME LUCKY19492nd doctor
The ASTONISHED HEART1950Ernest
TRIO1950the vicar {1}
HIGHLY DANGEROUS1950Rawlings, director of laboratory
The SEAGULL1950Trigorin, Boris Alexeyevitch
INDIFFERENT SHEPHERD1950Hugh Wigmore
ADVENTURE STORY1950General Parmenion
PARTY MANNERS1950Christopher Williams
TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS1951Wilkes
SCROOGE1951Jacob Marley
The VOYSEY INHERITANCE1951Major Booth Voysey
The MAGIC BOX1951official receiver
FLESH AND BLOOD1951Webster
The HOUR OF 131952Sir Herbert Frensham
The CARD1952[bank manager]
The STORY OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN1952Scathelock
GRAND NATIONAL NIGHT1953Inspector Ayling
PERSONAL AFFAIR1953Headmaster Griffith
The HEART OF THE MATTER1953Commissioner of Police
STREET CORNER1953Detective Inspector Heron
The COMMONPLACE HEART1953Miles Beecham
YOU KNOW WHAT SAILORS ARE!1954Captain Hamilton
The BEACHCOMBER1954headman
TONIGHT IN BRITAIN1954himself
The CONSTANT HUSBAND1954the judge
FORBIDDEN CARGO1954[director]
The NIGHT MY NUMBER CAME UP1955Commander Lindsay
The DARK AVENGER1955King Edward III
STORM OVER THE NILE1955General Faversham
ALEXANDER THE GREAT1955Demosthenes
The MAN WHO NEVER WAS1955General Coburn
The GUV'NOR1956Mr Frisby
PACIFIC DESTINY1956Gregory, resident commissioner
The BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP1956The Captain
The SPANISH GARDENER1956Harrington Brande
The SPANIARD'S CURSE1957Mr Justice Manton
NO TIME FOR TEARS1957the surgeon
WINDOM'S WAY1957Patterson
The WITNESS1957Cast Member
The INDIFFERENT SHEPHERD1957Henry Aspen
The GUINEA PIG1957Hartley
GIRLS AT SEA1958Admiral Hewitt
The NIGHT APART1959Cast Member
I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE1959'Rusty', the Governor of Gibraltar
FAREWELL MY CITY1959Maurice Lammering
SINK THE BISMARCK!1960Commander-in-Chief Jack, 'King George V'
MOMENT OF DANGER1960Inspector Farrell
MAN IN THE MOON1960Dr. Davidson
MACBETH1960Banquo
WITHOUT THE GRAIL1960Felix Barrington
EL CID1961Don Diego
FIRST LEFT PAST ADEN1961Commentator
The SQUARE1961the man
CLEOPATRA1963Cicero
The V.I.P.s1963airport director
DR. SYN ALIAS THE SCARECROW1963Sir Thomas Banks
The GENTLE SPIES1963The Minister
The YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE1964Harmsworth
A CRACK IN THE ICE1964Cast Member
The MAN WHO MURDERED IN PUBLIC1964Det-Insp Rason
The MORE MAN UNDERSTANDS1965Commentator
ELECTRONS IN HARNESS1965Commentator
GENGHIS KHAN1965Geen
The SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD1965Ashe
TURNER1966Recollections of the artist read by
KHARTOUM1966Lord Granville
CAST A GIANT SHADOW1966British Ambassador
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM1966Senex
The TAMING OF THE SHREW1966Baptista
The JOKERS1966Sir Matthew
HOW I WON THE WAR1967General Grapple
I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT'S 'IS NAME1967headmaster
The HUNTING OF THE SNARK1967Narrator
The CHEMISTRY OF LOVE1967Professor Ainslie Grey
OH WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU1968Cast Member
The ACTOR AND THE ROLE: MICHAEL HORDERN1968Prospero
WHERE EAGLES DARE1968Vice-Admiral Rolland
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS1969Thomas Boleyn
The BED SITTING ROOM1969Captain Bules Martin
SOME WILL - SOME WON'T1969James Deniston Russell
FUTTOCKS END1969The Butler
UP POMPEII1971Ludicrus
GIRL STROKE BOY1971George Mason
The PIED PIPER1971Melius
The POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY1971Justin Lorenz
DEMONS OF THE MIND1971priest
A CHRISTMAS CAROL1971Voice of Marley's Ghost
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND1972Mock Turtle
ENGLAND MADE ME1972F. Minty
The Castaways1972Cast Member
The MAGISTRATE1972Mr Posket
REVIEW[04/02/72]1972Cast Member
THEATRE OF BLOOD1973George Maxwell
The MACKINTOSH MAN1973Brown
JUST SO STORIES HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS1973Reader
TARTUFFE1973Tartuffe
JUGGERNAUT1974[Baker]
MISTER QUILP1974Grandfather
The ENGLISH PRINCESS1974Narrator
The HONEST BROKER1974Narrator
The LAST TSAR1974Narrator
DEAREST NICKY1974Narrator
TELL THE KING THE SKY IS FALLING1974Narrator
END GAME1974Narrator
ENDLESS HARVEST1975Commentator
WESTMINSTER ABBEY - A HERITAGE IN TRUST1975Commentator
ENDLESS HARVEST1975Narrator
KING LEAR1975Cast Member
ROYAL FLASH1975headmaster
BARRY LYNDON1975Narrator
LUCKY LADY1975Capt. Rockwell
NIJINSKY 'GOD OF THE DANCE'1975Narrator
A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES1975W.E. Gladstone
The INVISIBLE QUEEN1975W.E. Gladstone
The ROYAL QUADRILLE1975W.E. Gladstone
SCANDAL1975W.E. Gladstone
The YEARS OF WAITING1975W.E. Gladstone
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS1976Cast Member
CLAUDE MONET1976Cast Member
CLAUDE MONET1976Narrator
The SLIPPER AND THE ROSE THE STORY OF CINDERELLA1976King
JOSEPH ANDREWS1976Parson Adams
CAKES AND ALE PART 11976Willie Ashenden
CAKES AND ALE PART 21976Willie Ashenden
CAKES AND ALE PART 31976Willie Ashenden
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND PART 1 CURIOSER AND CURIOSER1976Presenter
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND PART 2 The CAUCUS RACE1976Presenter
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND PART 3 The CHESHIRE CAT1976Presenter
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND PART 4 The MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY1976Presenter
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND PART 5 The TRIAL1976Presenter
MR. BRIT. - THE MAN WHO MADE MIRACLES1977Commentator
A CHRISTMAS CAROL1977Scrooge
MR BRIT - THE MAN WHO MADE MIRACLES1977Commentator
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 1 FALL OF LUCIFER; THE CREATION; ADAM AND EVE1977God
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 2 CAIN AND ABEL; NOAH; ABRAHAM AND ISAAC1977God
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 3 BIRTH OF CHRIST1977God
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 4 The SLAYING OF THE INNOCENTS; FLIGHT FROM EGYPT; TEMPTATION; RAISING OF LAZARUS; WOMAN IN ADULTERY; SIMON THE LEPER1977God
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 5 ENTRY TO JERUSALEM; THE LAST SUPPER AND GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE ; CHRIST'S TRIAL1977God
The CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS PART 6 The PASSION; THE RESURRECTION; THE LAST JUDGEMENT1977God
KING LEAR1978Cast Member
The TALKING PARCEL1978Voice
ROMEO AND JULIET1978Cast Member
The MEDUSA TOUCH1978Atropos
WATERSHIP DOWN1978voice of Frith
MRS. BIXBY AND THE COLONEL'S COAT1979Cyril Bixby
ICI IS...1979Commentator
PADDINGTON1979Narrator
GREENE KING: THE ABBOT'S TALE1979Narrator
TROUBLE AT THE LAUNDERETTE1979Narrator
The PRINCESS AND THE PEA1979Narrator
The QUEST1980Commentator
OPEN SECRET OF EAST ANGLIA1980Commentator
REX WHISTLER1980Commentator
ALL GOD'S CREATURES1980Presenter
BASIL'S CHRISTMAS CRUISE1980Guest
REX WHISTLER1980Narrator
SWAN LAKE1980Narrator
The TEMPEST1980Prospero
The WILDCATS OF ST. TRINIAN'S1980Sir Charles Hackforth
SHOGUN1980Friar Domingo
DINOSAURS AND THEIR LIVING RELATIVES1981Commentator
BRITAIN, KINGDOM OF THE SEA1981Commentator
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL1981Cast Member
BRITAIN, KINGDOM OF THE SEAS1981Narrator
COOK IN TIME1981Narrator
HOOKED!1981Cast Member
The FINAL CHALLENGE1981Narrator
GORE VIDAL1981Cast Member
THANK YOU, P.G.WODEHOUSE1981Wodehouse's voice
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, HOW AM I?1981[The patient]
OCTOBER 3RD 1972 (A.M.)1981Professor Marvin
The HISTORY MAN; PART 3: OCTOBER 3RD 1972 (P.M.)1981Cast Member
The HISTORY MAN; PART 4: GROSS MORAL TURPITUDE1981Professor Marvin
The MISSIONARY1981Narrator
The MISSIONARY1981Slatterhtwaite
A DREAM OF ALICE1982Cast Member
STEWARDS ENQUIRY: THE JOCKEY CLUB OPENS ITS DOORS1982Presenter
GANDHI1982Sir George Hodge
OLIVER TWIST1982Mr. George Brownlow
KING LEAR1983King Lear
PADDINGTON GOES TO THE MOVIES1983Narrator
IT'S ALL TRUE1983Cast Member
The CHRISTMAS STORY1983reader of the lessons
CYMBELINE1983Jupiter
The ELEPHANT'S CHILD1983Narrator
The WIND IN THE WILLOWS1983voice of Badger
DATAPOST AND ALL THAT1983Commentator
YELLOWBEARD1983Dr. Gilpin
AL-MAS'ALA AL-KUBRA1983Narrator (English language version)
ARTS REVIEW OF THE YEAR1983Sir Anthony Absolute
BOXER1984Narrator
CYPRUS: BRITAIN'S GRIM LEGACY1984Narrator
The TALKING GAZELLE1984Presenter
A Yuletide entertainment1984Cast Member
KIDNAPPING OF TOAD1984Voice of Badger
GHOST AT MOLE END1984Voice of Badger
GREAT STEAMER1984Voice of Badger
BURGLARY AT TOAD HALL1984Voice of Badger
THEATRE NIGHT1985Presenter
TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS1985Cast Member
MOLE'S COUSIN1985Voice of Badger
WINTER SPORTS1985Voice of Badger
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES1985Voice of Older Watson
LADY JANE1985Dr. Feckenham
DEAR KNIGHT OF PLYMPTON1986Narrator
ONCE UPON A MINE1986Narrator
PADDINGTON GOES TO SCHOOL1986Narrator
PARADISE POSTPONED1986Cast Member
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 1 DEATH OF A SAINT1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 2 The TEMPTATION OF HENRY SIMCOX1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 4 LIVING IN THE PAST1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 5 The WRONGS OF MAN1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 6 The LOST LEADER1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 7 AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, TOO!1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 8 ENIGMA VARIATIONS1986Simeon Simcox
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 11 The SIMCOX INHERITANCE1986Simeon Simcox
WHAT HAVE THEY GIVEN US?1986Cast Member
WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU1986traveller
GALAPAGOS : HOW THEY GOT THERE1986Narrator
GALAPAGOS : COLD ON THE EQUATOR1986Narrator
GALAPAGOS : THE OCEAN TRAVELLERS1986Narrator
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 9 The GODS OF THE COPY BOOK HEADINGS1986Simeon Simcox
TOAD: PHOTOGRAPHER1986Badger
The RESCUE1986Badger
PAPERCHASE1986Badger
The LITTLE MATCHGIRL1986Introduction
PARADISE POSTPONED EPISODE 3 CHEZ TITMUSS1986Simeon Simcox
LABYRINTH1986voice of The Wiseman
COMRADES1986Mr. Pitt (Dorset)
PATIENT TOAD1986Voice of Badger
ON STAGE1987Cast Member
A ROYAL FAMILY ALBUM1987Presenter
The SECRET WORLD OF POLLY FLINT PART 11987Narrator
The SECRET WORLD OF POLLY FLINT PART 31987Narrator
SUSPICION1987Lord McLaidlaw
WINTER HAUNTS1987The Voice of Badger
The SECRET GARDEN1987Cast Member
MERCURY OF THE MOTORBICYCLE1987The Voice of Badger
MR. TOAD'S TELEPHONE1987The Voice of Badger
TOAD, ASTRONOMER1987The Voice of Badger
CAUGHT IN A MAZE1987The Voice of Badger
CHAMPION OF THE GREEN BAIZE1987The Voice of Badger
AULD LANG SYNE1987The voice of Badger
MICHAEL HORDERN1987Presenter
MICHAEL HORDERN1987Presenter
SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD1987Doctor Starkie
A PRODUCER'S LOT1987The Voice of Badger
YONDER PEASANT1987Narrator
The BARD OF SOUTHWARK1988Cast Member
The LOST RIVER1988Badger
The TOURNAMENT1988Badger
LORD TOAD1988Badger
FIGHTING FIT1988Badger
HALL FOR SALE1988Badger
HAPPY NEW YEAR!1988Badger
TUNNELS AND TREMORS1988Badger
BRICKS AND MORTAR1988Badger
HOT AIR1988Badger
TOAD'S HARVEST1988Badger
REMEMBER, REMEMBER...1988Badger
WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?[14/02/88]1988Reader
IVANHOE1989Cast Member
DIAMOND SKULLS1989Lord Crewne
The DOG IT WAS THAT DIED1989George
PERILOUS VOYAGE1989Cast Member
A TALE OF TWO TOADS1989Badger
ENEMIES OF THE OAK1989Narrator
DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD1989Lord Claybury
WAR1989Voice
SUNDAY SUNDAY[10/12/89]1989Interviewee
The GALAPAGOS: AN OCEAN NURSERY1989Narrator
The ONE-EYED CYCLOPS1989Homer
CIRCE THE SORCERESS1989Homer
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS1989Homer
The COUNTRY OF THE DEAD1989Homer
The HOME-COMING1989Homer
The SLAYING OF THE SUITORS1989Homer
SCOOP1990Uncle Theodore
PERSPECTIVES OF PARADISE1990Presenter
ENDING UP1990George
The Chief's Return1990Badger's voice
Mr Toad of `The Times'1990Badger's voice
The Complete Bungler1990Badger's voice
Toad in Motion1990Badger's voice
Midsummer Night's Disaster1990Badger's voice
Gypsy Toad1990Badger's voice
Hip Hip Soiree1990Badger's voice
Piano - Roll Toad1990Badger's voice
Happy Birthday1990Badger's voice
A Toad in Time1990Badger's voice
Oarsman Toad1990Badger's voice
Toad in Love1990Badger's voice
Toad: Film Maker1990Badger's voice
The FOOL1990Mr Tatham
The A-Z OF TV1990Presenter
The GREEN MAN[11/11/90]1990Gramps
The PLAY'S THE STING1990Sir Norman
SUNDAY SUNDAY[07/10/90]1990Interviewee
LONG BUBBLE AND CRYSTAL CLARE1990Narrator
The GREEN MAN[28/10/90]1991Gramps
Colonising Cyberspace1991Narrator
Humphry Repton 1752-1818: Improving on Nature1991Presenter
TRUCKERS1991Voice of Abbot
FREDDIE AS F.R.O.71992voice of king
MEMENTO MORI1992Godfrey Colston
The CAT BROUGHT IT IN1992Col. Eddie Phelps
IN THE BEGINNING1992Voice of God
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST1992Voice
ENTERTAINMENT UK[15/12/92]1992Interviewee
FLY THE FLAG1993Cast Member
MIDDLEMARCH PART 11994Peter Featherstone
MIDDLEMARCH PART 21994Peter Featherstone
MIDDLEMARCH PART 31994Peter Featherstone
PLAGUE AND THE MOONFLOWER1994Old colonial
GALAPAGOS : MAN CAME TO EDEN1995Narrator
A VERY OPEN PRISON1995Lord Langland
SPODE A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE1995Narrator
The ZANY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD1996Rupert
The FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TOAD1997Voice of Badger