Cedric Hardwicke

ActorDirector Feb 18 (died age 71) Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK 1926–2003 (77 year career)

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Biography

Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Hardwicke's theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cedric Hardwicke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

Rope

Mr. Henry Kentley

Film

The Ten Commandments

Sethi

Film

Suspicion

General McLaidlaw

Film

The War of the Worlds

Commentary (voice)

Film

Around the World in 80 Days

Francis Cromarty

Film

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Narrator (voice)

Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Frollo

Film

Things to Come

Theotocopulos

Filmography

Acting (107)

Movies (80)

The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Rope Unleashed

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)

The Unknown

as Colas

The Pumpkin Eater

as Mr. James - Jo's father

6.6

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

as Fergusson

5.3

Baby Face Nelson

1957

as Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

The Story of Mankind

as High Judge

The Ten Commandments

as Sethi

Around the World in 80 Days

as Francis Cromarty

Helen of Troy

as Priam

Gaby

as Mr. Edgar Carrington

Diane

as Ruggieri

The Vagabond King

as Tristan

The Power and the Prize

1956

as Mr. Carew

5.5

Richard III

1955

as King Edward IV of England

7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1955

as Mr. George Utterson

6.0

Bait

1954

as Prologue Speaker

5.2

The War of the Worlds

1953

as Commentary (voice)

Salome

as Tiberius Caesar

Botany Bay

as Gov. Phillip

Caribbean

as Captain Francis Barclay

5.8

The Green Glove

1952

as Father Goron

6.2

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as Dr. Karl Strolin

Mr. Imperium

as Bernand

The White Tower

as Nicholas Radcliffe

5.5

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as King Arthur

Now Barabbas

as Governor

A Woman's Vengeance

as Dr. James Libbard

Rope

as Mr. Henry Kentley

I Remember Mama

as Mr. Hyde

The Winslow Boy

as Arthur Winslow

Song of My Heart

as Grand Duke

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947

as Ralph Nickleby

6.5

Ivy

1947

as Inspector Orpington

Lured

as Julian Wilde

Tycoon

as Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v

Beware of Pity

as Dr. Albert Condor

Sentimental Journey

as Dr. Jim Miller

The Imperfect Lady

as Lord Belmont

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

as Narrator (voice)

7.1

French Town...

1945

as Narrator

Wing and a Prayer

1944

as Admiral

6.5

Wilson

1944

as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

5.5

The Lodger

1944

as Robert Bonting

6.5

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Monsignor at Tweedside

Forever and a Day

as Mr. Dabb

The Moon Is Down

as Col. Lanser

The Cross of Lorraine

as Father Sebastian

Invisible Agent

as Conrad Stauffer

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

as Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)

5.8

Valley of the Sun

1942

as Lord Warrick

5.8

Commandos Strike at Dawn

as Admiral Bowen

Suspicion

as General McLaidlaw

Sundown

as l'évêque Coombes

Victory

as Mr. Jones

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Richard Cobb

6.3

Tom Brown's School Days

1940

as Dr. Thomas Arnold

7.2

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Fleetwood Peyton

6.5

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Frollo

On Borrowed Time

as Mr. Brink

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as Dr. David Livingstone

Green Light

as Dean Harcourt

King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quartermain

Things to Come

as Theotocopulos

Tudor Rose

as Earl of Warwick

Laburnum Grove

as Mr. Baxley

Les Misérables

as Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

Peg of Old Drury

as David Garrick

Becky Sharp

as Marquis of Steyne

The King of Paris

as Max Till

Nell Gwyn

as Charles II

The Lady Is Willing

as Gustav Dupont

Jew Süss

as Rabbi Gabriel

Bella Donna

as Dr. Meyer Isaacson

The Ghoul

as Broughton

Orders Is Orders

as Brigadier

Rome Express

1932

as Alistair McBane

6.0

Dreyfus

1931

as Captain Alfred Dreyfus

Nelson

1926

as Horatio Nelson

1.0

Television (27)

The Outer Limits

1963

as Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

7.8

Burke's Law

1963

as John Busch

6.0

The Gertrude Berg Show

as Professor Crayton

The Twilight Zone

as Simon Polk

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

DuPont Show of the Month

as Lord Hertford

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Dr. Fu Manchu

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Mr. Princey

7.8

MGM Parade

1955

as Self

Climax!

1954

as Professor Robertson

3.3

General Electric Theater

1953

6.4

The Motorola Television Hour

1953

The Motorola Television Hour

1953

as Dr. Hawkins

This Is Your Life

as Self

Four Star Playhouse

as Sir George

The Red Skelton Show

as Dr. Umlauf

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.2

Robert Montgomery Presents

What's My Line?

as Self

Your Show of Shows

Lux Video Theatre

as Robert Malcolm

Cameo Theatre

as The Inca

Suspense

Studio One

as Sir Alaric

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Forever and a Day

1943

Director

7.4