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Michael Hordern was an English actor who starred in films, television and theatre. He was known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear, and won a BAFTA award for The Dock Brief.
Michael Hordern (1911-1995) was a versatile British actor who appeared in films, TV, radio and theatre. He is best known for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings radio adaptation, Frith in Watership Down, and Wilfred Shotley in Lovejoy.
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- Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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.
Production [1][2]DateTheatreRoleMarch 1937People's Palace, Mile EndLodovico1937Tour of Scandinavia and the Baltic ...Sergius1937Tour of Scandinavia and the Baltic ...HenryVarious1937 –1939Little Theatre, BristolVariousMichael Hordern was knighted in 1983 for his services to the stage, and he wrote his autobiography, "A World Elsewhere," which was published in 1993. His masterful portrayal of Prospero in the BBC's The Tempest (1980) likely will remain the definite portrait for years to come.
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- May 2, 1995
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...
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.
PRODUCTION DIARY #11: This week's production diary dips into the archive and dusts off an interview we recorded with one of Britain's most recognisable chara...
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