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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 television and ...
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).
- 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
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 3, 1995 · Adam Benedick. 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 ...
Even in the 30-odd small roles he did in the decade after WW2, he was distinctive as policemen and officials of various kinds; then, from about 1955 he started to have more significant parts. He was Commander Lindsay with a nightmare story to tell in The Night My Number Came Up (d. Leslie Norman, 1955), the embittered, jealous father of the ...
