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Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE was an English stage and film actor, whose career spanned nearly 60 years. For Disney, he appeared in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Scathelock. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially that of King Lear, which he played to much acclaim on stage in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1969 and London in 1970. He then successfully assumed the ...
Michael Hordern Active - 1939 - 2023 | Born - Oct 3, 1911 | Died - May 3, 1995 | Genres - Drama , Comedy , Adventure Overview ↓
Widely regarded as a broadcasting landmark, this thrilling dramatization by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell boasts a truly outstanding cast, including Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, and John Le Mesurier.
Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (born 1911; died May 2 1995) was a film, stage, and voice actor who reached prominence in 1937. He is known for a long career in Shakespearean theater, apart from which he has played the roles of Jacob Marley in BBC's film Scrooge (1951), the King in The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976), and Badger in a clay animation film of The Wind in the ...
Dec 24, 1977 · A Christmas Carol: Directed by Moira Armstrong. With Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Lee, Patricia Quinn. Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years.
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).
Michael Hordern is a voice actor known for voicing Jacob Marley, Lord Frith, and King. Take a visual walk through their career and see 7 images of the characters they've voiced and listen to 1 clip that showcases their performance.
