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Passport to Pimlico (1949) -- Residents of a part of London declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a 'Passport to Pimlico'.
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) -- Open-ended Trailer from Scimitar

Overview

Date of Death:
2 May 1995, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Following a brief teaching career, Michael Hordern made his stage debut in 1937... more
Trivia:
Notable stage work for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and in London... more
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
Alternate Names:
Sir Michael Hordern

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" (1997) TV series (voice) .... Narrator (1997-2001)
    ... aka "Les aventures de l'ours Paddington" (France)
  2. "Middlemarch" .... Peter Featherstone (3 episodes, 1994)
        - Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone
        - Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Peter Featherstone
  3. "Lovejoy" .... Wilfred Shotley (1 episode, 1993)
        - Fly the Flag (1993) TV episode .... Wilfred Shotley
  4. Beauty and the Beast (1993) (V) (voice) .... Monsieur Du Bois
    ... aka La bella y la bestia (USA: Spanish title)
  5. Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... King
    ... aka Freddie the Frog (USA: video title)
  6. "Chillers" .... Colonel Eddie Phelps (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka "Cadavres exquis" (France: short title)
    ... aka "Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith" (France)
    ... aka "Mistress of Suspense" (UK)
    ... aka "Patricia Highsmith's Tales" (International: English title: complete title)
        - The Cat Brought It In (1992) TV episode .... Colonel Eddie Phelps
  7. "Truckers" (1992) TV series (voice) .... The Abbot
  8. Beauty and the Beast (1992) (V) (voice) .... Monsieur Du Bois
  9. Memento Mori (1992) (TV) .... Godfrey Colston
  10. The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Tatham
  11. "The Green Man" .... Gramps (2 episodes, 1990)
        - Episode #1.3 (1990) TV episode .... Gramps
        - Episode #1.1 (1990) TV episode .... Gramps
  12. "Oh! Mr. Toad" .... Badger (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Toad: Film Maker (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
        - Toad in Love (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
        - Oarsman Toad (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
        - A Toad in Time (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
        - Happy Birthday (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Badger
          (9 more)
  13. "Perfect Scoundrels" (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Play's the Sting (1990) TV episode

  14. Diamond Skulls (1989) .... Lord Crewne
    ... aka Dark Obsession (USA)
  15. Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (1989) (TV) .... Lord Claybury
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (UK: complete title)
  16. The Dog It Was That Died (1989) (TV) .... George
  17. Ending Up (1989) (TV) .... George
  18. "The Wind in the Willows" .... Badger (18 episodes, 1984-1988)
        - Remember, Remember (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
        - Monster of the Wild Wood (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
        - The Lost River (1988) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
        - Paperchase (1986) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
        - The Great Golfing Gamble (1986) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Badger
          (13 more)
  19. The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Jason Locke
    ... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK)
  20. The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Ben Weatherstaff
  21. The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
  22. "Inspector Morse" .... Doctor Starkie (1 episode, 1987)
        - Service of All the Dead (1987) TV episode .... Doctor Starkie
  23. Suspicion (1987) (TV) .... Lord McLaidlaw
  24. Scoop (1987) (TV) .... Uncle Theodore
  25. "Paradise Postponed" .... Rev. Simeon Simcox (10 episodes, 1986)
        - The Simcox Inheritance (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
        - The Gods of the Copy Book Headings (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
        - Enigma Variations (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
        - And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
        - The Lost Leader (1986) TV episode .... Rev. Simeon Simcox
          (5 more)
  26. Labyrinth (1986) (voice) .... The Wiseman
  27. Lady Jane (1986) .... Doctor Feckenham
  28. Comrades (1986) .... Mr. Pitt
  29. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (voice) .... Older Watson
    ... aka Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK: video title) (USA: original script title)
    ... aka Pyramid of Fear
  30. Now Voyager (1985) (V) .... Old man
  31. The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) (TV)
  32. The Wind in the Willows (1983/I) (TV) (voice) .... Badger
  33. Yellowbeard (1983) .... Dr. Gilpin
  34. Cymbeline (1982) (TV) .... Jupiter
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline (USA: video title)
  35. Gandhi (1982) .... Sir George Hodge
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
  36. The Missionary (1982) .... Slatterthwaite/Narrator
  37. King Lear (1982) (TV) .... King Lear
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear (USA: video title)
  38. A Dream of Alice (1982) (TV)
  39. Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV) .... Mr. Brownlow
  40. Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Cedric
  41. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Patient (1 episode, 1981)
        - You're All Right, How Am I? (1981) TV episode .... Patient
  42. All's Well That Ends Well (1981) (TV) .... Lafeu
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well (USA: video title)
  43. The History Man (1981) (TV) .... Prof. Marvin
    ... aka Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man
  44. "Shogun" (1980) TV mini-series .... Friar Domingo
    ... aka "James Clavell's Shogun"
  45. Shogun (1980/I) (TV) .... Friar Domingo
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title)
  46. The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980) .... Sir Charles Hackforth
  47. Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Durand-Huel
  48. The Tempest (1980) (TV) .... Prospero
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest (USA: video title)

  49. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Cyril Bixby (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1979) TV episode .... Cyril Bixby
  50. The Talking Parcel (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Oswald, the Sea Serpent
  51. "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare" (1978) TV series .... Capulet
  52. Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) .... Capulet
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)
  53. The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Atropos
    ... aka La grande menace (France)
  54. Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Frith
    ... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title)
  55. A Christmas Carol (1977) (TV) .... Ebenezer Scrooge
  56. Joseph Andrews (1977) .... Parson Adams
  57. "BBC Play of the Month" .... God / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1976)
        - Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) TV episode .... God
        - King Lear (1975) TV episode .... King Lear
        - The Magistrate (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Posket
        - Tartuffe (1971) TV episode .... Tartuffe
        - Don Juan in Hell (1971) TV episode .... The Devil
  58. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) .... King
    ... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
  59. "Paddington" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1976)
    ... aka "Paddington Bear" (USA)
        - Please Look After This Bear (1976) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Christmas (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices
        - Paddington and the Christmas Shopping (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator/Voices
  60. Lucky Lady (1975) .... Capt. Rockwell
  61. Barry Lyndon (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
  62. The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) .... Grandfather/Edward Trent
    ... aka Mr. Quilp
  63. Royal Flash (1975) .... Headmaster
  64. "Edward the Seventh" .... W.E. Gladstone / ... (5 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka "Edward VII" (UK: short title)
    ... aka "Edward the King" (USA)
    ... aka "The Royal Victorians"
        - The Years of Waiting (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
        - Scandal (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
        - The Royal Quadrille (1975) TV episode .... W.E. Gladstone
        - The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone
        - A Hundred Thousand Welcomes (1975) TV episode .... W. E. Gladstone
  65. "Cakes and Ale" .... Willie Ashenden (3 episodes, 1974)
        - Part 3 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden
        - Part 2 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden
        - Part 1 (1974) TV episode .... Willie Ashenden
  66. Juggernaut (1974) (uncredited) .... Mr. Baker
    ... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
  67. "Fall of Eagles" .... Narrator (9 episodes, 1974)
        - End Game (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Secret War (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Tell the King the Sky Is Falling (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Last Tsar (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Honest Broker (1974) TV episode .... Narrator
          (4 more)
  68. England Made Me (1973) .... F. Minty
  69. The MacKintosh Man (1973) .... Brown
  70. Theater of Blood (1973) .... George Maxwell
    ... aka Much Ado About Murder
  71. "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series
  72. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... Mock Turtle
    ... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
  73. Demons of the Mind (1972) .... Priest
    ... aka Blood Evil
    ... aka Blood Will Have Blood
    ... aka Nightmare of Terror
  74. The Pied Piper (1972) .... Melius, Alchemist
    ... aka The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  75. The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) .... Justin
  76. A Christmas Carol (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Marley's Ghost
  77. "Six Dates with Barker" .... Arch Funster (1 episode, 1971)
        - 2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge (1971) TV episode .... Arch Funster
  78. Up Pompeii (1971) .... Ludicrus Sextus
  79. Girl Stroke Boy (1971) .... George Mason
  80. Some Will, Some Won't (1970) .... Denniston Russell
  81. Futtocks End (1970) .... The Butler

  82. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) .... Count Thomas Boleyn
    ... aka Anne of a Thousand Days
  83. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) .... Bules Martin
  84. Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Adm. Rolland
  85. Prudence and the Pill (1968) (uncredited) .... Dr. Morley
  86. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Headmaster
    ... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title)
  87. How I Won the War (1967) .... Grapple
  88. The Jokers (1967/I) .... Sir Matthew
  89. The Taming of the Shrew (1967) .... Baptista
    ... aka La bisbetica domata (Italy)
  90. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" .... Prof. Ainslie Grey (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Chemistry of Love (1967) TV episode .... Prof. Ainslie Grey
  91. "On the Margin" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
  92. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Senex
  93. Khartoum (1966) .... Lord Granville
  94. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Banquo / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1966)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Lamp at Midnight (1966) TV episode .... Cardinal Barberini , later Pope Urban VIII
        - Macbeth (Second Hallmark Hall of Fame Version) (1960) TV episode .... Banquo
  95. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Andrew Crocker Harris / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1966)
    ... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
        - The Browning Version (1966) TV episode .... Andrew Crocker Harris
        - Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966) TV episode .... Lord Minto
        - The Quails (1963) TV episode .... Ratcliff
        - Flowering Cherry (1960) TV episode
        - The Guinea Pig (1957) TV episode .... Hartley
  96. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) .... British ambassador
  97. Lamp at Midnight (1966) (TV) .... Pope Urban VIII
    ... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Lamp at Midnight (USA: series title)
  98. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Ashe
  99. Genghis Khan (1965) .... Geen
    ... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
    ... aka Dzingis-Kan
  100. "The Wednesday Play" .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word... (1965) TV episode .... Sir Jocelyn Symonds
        - A Crack in the Ice (1964) TV episode .... General Kokoshkin, Chief of Police
  101. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Harnsworth
  102. "Detective" .... Detective Inspector Rason (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Man Who Murdered in Public (1964) TV episode .... Detective Inspector Rason
  103. "First Night" .... Arthur Walmer (1 episode, 1964)
        - Land of My Dreams (1964) TV episode .... Arthur Walmer
  104. Land of My Dreams (1964) (TV)
  105. "Festival" .... Sir Augustus Thwaites (1 episode, 1964)
        - August for the People (1964) TV episode .... Sir Augustus Thwaites
  106. "Disneyland" .... Squire Banks / ... (3 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Thomas Banks
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks
        - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Squire Banks
  107. "Espionage" .... Minister (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Gentle Spies (1963) TV episode .... Minister
  108. The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Airport Director
    ... aka International Hotel
  109. Cleopatra (1963) .... Cicero
  110. El Cid (1961) .... Don Diego
  111. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Man (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Square (1961) TV episode .... Man
  112. Man in the Moon (1960) .... Dr. Davidson
  113. Without the Grail (1960) (TV)
  114. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" .... Walter Ormund (1 episode, 1960)
        - Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before (1960) TV episode .... Walter Ormund
  115. Sink the Bismarck! (1960) .... Commander-in-Chief - 'King George V'
  116. Moment of Danger (1960) .... Inspector Farrell
    ... aka Malaga (USA)

  117. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Mr. Sowerberry (1 episode, 1959)
        - Oliver Twist (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Sowerberry
  118. "Play of the Week" .... Morganhall (1 episode, 1959)
        - Back to Back: The Dock Brief and What Shall We Tell Caroline? (1959) TV episode .... Morganhall
  119. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Christopher Williams / ... (9 episodes, 1950-1959)
        - Farewell My City (1959) TV episode .... Maurice Lammering
        - The Merchant of Venice (1955) TV episode .... Shylock
        - Candida (1955) TV episode .... Rev. James Mavor Morell
        - As You Like It (1953) TV episode .... Jacques
        - The Voysey Inheritance (1951) TV episode .... Major Booth Voysey
          (4 more)
  120. "Playhouse 90" .... Griffith (1 episode, 1959)
        - Dark as the Night (1959) TV episode .... Griffith
  121. Back to Back (1959) (TV)
  122. I Was Monty's Double (1958) .... Governor of Gibraltar
    ... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
  123. The Spaniard's Curse (1958) .... Judge Manton
  124. I Accuse! (1958) .... Prosecutor, second Dreyfus trial
  125. Girls at Sea (1958) .... Adm. Reginald Victor Hewitt
  126. Windom's Way (1957) .... Patterson
  127. No Time for Tears (1957) .... The Surgeon
  128. The Indifferent Shepherd (1957) (TV) .... Henry Aspen
  129. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Witness (1957) TV episode
  130. The Spanish Gardener (1956) .... Harrington Brande
  131. The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Capt. Hugh
  132. Pacific Destiny (1956) .... Resident Commissioner
  133. Alexander the Great (1956) .... Demosthenes
    ... aka Alejandro Magno (Spain)
  134. The Man Who Never Was (1956) .... Gen. Coburn
  135. "London Playhouse" .... Mr. Frisby (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Guv'nor (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Frisby
  136. Storm Over the Nile (1955) .... General Faversham
  137. The Constant Husband (1955) .... Judge
    ... aka Marriage a la Mode (USA)
  138. The Dark Avenger (1955) .... King Edward
    ... aka The Warriors (USA)
  139. The Night My Number Came Up (1955) .... Commander Lindsay
  140. The Beachcomber (1954) .... The Headman
  141. Forbidden Cargo (1954) .... Director of Customs
  142. You Know What Sailors Are (1954) .... Captain Hamilton
  143. The Heart of the Matter (1953) .... Commissioner
  144. Personal Affair (1953) .... Headmaster
  145. Grand National Night (1953) .... Insp. Ayling
    ... aka Wicked Wife (USA)
  146. Street Corner (1953) .... Det. Insp. Heron
    ... aka Both Sides of the Law (USA)
  147. The Hour of 13 (1952) .... Sir Herbert Frensham
  148. The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) .... Scathelock
    ... aka The Story of Robin Hood (Philippines: English title) (USA)
  149. The Card (1952) (uncredited) .... Bank Manager
    ... aka The Promoter (USA)
  150. The Magic Box (1952) .... Official Receiver
  151. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) .... Wilkes
  152. Scrooge (1951) .... Jacob Marley / Marley's Ghost
    ... aka A Christmas Carol (USA)
  153. Flesh & Blood (1951) .... Webster
  154. Highly Dangerous (1950) .... Lab Director Owens
  155. Trio (1950) .... Vicar (in segment The Verger)
  156. The Astonished Heart (1950) .... Ernest

  157. Train of Events (1949) .... Plainclothesman (segment "The Actor")
  158. Passport to Pimlico (1949) .... Inspector Bashford
  159. Portrait from Life (1948) .... Johnson
    ... aka Lost Daughter (USA)
    ... aka The Girl in the Painting (USA)
  160. Good-Time Girl (1948) .... Seddon
  161. Morning Departure (1948) (TV) .... Captain
  162. Third Time Lucky (1948) (uncredited) .... Doctor
  163. The Small Voice (1948) .... Dr. Mennell
    ... aka The Hideout (USA)
  164. Night Beat (1947) (uncredited)
  165. Mine Own Executioner (1947) (uncredited) .... Co-counsel at Felix's Hearing
  166. Rebecca (1947) (TV) .... Maxim de Winter
  167. School for Secrets (1946) .... Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
    ... aka Secret Flight (USA)
  168. Morning Departure (1946) (TV) .... Commander Gates
  169. A Girl in a Million (1946) .... Divorce Counsel
  170. The Years Between (1946) (uncredited) .... Member Of Parliament
  171. Girl in the News (1940) (uncredited) .... Assistant Prosecuting Counsel
  172. Band Waggon (1940) (uncredited) .... Minor Role

  173. A Girl Must Live (1939)
    ... aka A Girl Has to Live (UK)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (performer: "What Has Love To Do With Getting Married?", "Protocoligorically Correct")
    ... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
  2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) (performer: "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail")
    ... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)

  3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID")
Self:
  1. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
  2. "Horizon" .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1991)
        - Colonizing Cyberspace (1991) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Michael Hordern) .... Himself - Narrator

  3. "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #6.5 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Group Madness (1983) .... Himself/Dr. Gilpin

  5. "Omnibus" .... Professor Parkins (1 episode, 1968)
        - Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) TV episode .... Professor Parkins
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock
        - The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1 (1955) TV episode .... Scathelock


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Other Works:
"Hallmark Hall of Fame/Lamp at Midnight", 27 April 1966 as Cardinal Barberini more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Family | Animation more

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