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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.
May 3, 1995 · Smacking his wrists together behind his back, sighing soulfully, plunging the hands simultaneously into his cardigan pockets or beating his forehead as each new notion crossed his brow, Hordern...
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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...
May 8, 1995 · British actor Sir Michael Hordern died May 2 in an Oxford hospital after a long illness. He was 83. With his sad face and slightly befuddled air, Hordern was capable of great pathos but also...
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 ...
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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.
