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Hordern in 1970. Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) [1] 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 ...
Michael Murray Hordern was the son of John Calvery Hordern, a British Army captain, and the former Margareta Emily Murray. After receiving his education and graduating from Brighton College, Hordern supported himself as a teacher and salesman before launching a life in the theater in 1937, after having partaken in amateur theatricals in the ...
- October 3, 1911
- May 2, 1995
Michael Hordern. Actor: Where Eagles Dare. Some of Hordern's finest work was not in films or television but on radio: His performance as Gandalf in the BBC's radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was arguably the definitive portrayal of that character (contrast Hordern's Gandalf with that of Ian McKellen in the 3-part film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson).
- January 1, 1
- Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Michael Hordern and Clifton Webb in The Man Who Never Was (1956)- Alec Guinness and Michael Hordern in The Promoter (1952)
- Michael Hordern and Michael Redgrave in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
- John Fabian, Michael Hordern, and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
- John Fabian and Michael Hordern in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
- Michael Hordern, Patricia Jessel, and Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
May 3, 1995 · Michael Murray Hordern, actor: born Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire 3 October 1911; CBE 1972; Kt 1983; author of A World Elsewhere 1993; married 1943 Eveline Mortimer (died 1986; one daughter); died ...
Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) 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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May 4, 1995 · Sir Michael Hordern, a classical actor with the soul of a clown, died on Tuesday at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England. He was 83. The cause was kidney disease, a hospital spokesman told ...
Michael Hordern (3 October 1911 — 2 May 1995) was an English actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made more than 160 film appearances, usually in supporting character roles, and appeared in over 100 theatrical productions, most of them Shakespeare.
