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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 18, 1893
Place of Birth:
Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Cedric Hardwicke
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Making of The Ten Commandments | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage) |
| 1964 | The Pumpkin Eater | Mr. James - Jo's father |
| 1964 | The Unknown | Colas |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Fergusson |
| 1957 | Baby Face Nelson | Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | High Judge |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Francis Cromarty |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Sethi |
| 1956 | Helen of Troy | Priam |
| 1956 | Gaby | Mr. Edgar Carrington |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Mr. Carew |
| 1956 | Diane | Ruggieri |
| 1956 | The Vagabond King | Tristan |
| 1955 | Richard III | King Edward IV of England |
| 1955 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Mr. George Utterson |
| 1954 | Bait | Prologue Speaker |
| 1953 | Salome | Tiberius Caesar |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds | Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| 1952 | The Green Glove | Father Goron |
| 1952 | Botany Bay | Gov. Phillip |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Captain Francis Barclay |
| 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | Dr. Karl Strolin |
| 1951 | Mr. Imperium | Bernand |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Nicholas Radcliffe |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | King Arthur |
| 1949 | Now Barabbas | Governor |
| 1948 | Rope | Mr. Henry Kentley |
| 1948 | I Remember Mama | Mr. Hyde |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Arthur Winslow |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | Dr. James Libbard |
| 1948 | Song of My Heart | Grand Duke |
| 1947 | Lured | Julian Wilde |
| 1947 | Ivy | Inspector Orpington |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby |
| 1947 | Tycoon | Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Dr. Albert Condor |
| 1946 | The Imperfect Lady | Lord Belmont |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Dr. Jim Miller |
| 1945 | French Town... | Narrator |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | The Lodger | Robert Bonting |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Monsignor at Tweedside |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Admiral |
| 1944 | Wilson | Senator Henry Cabot Lodge |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine | Father Sebastian |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down | Col. Lanser |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Mr. Dabb |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image) |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | Conrad Stauffer |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Admiral Bowen |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun | Lord Warrick (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| 1941 | Suspicion | General McLaidlaw |
| 1941 | Sundown | l'évêque Coombes |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Richard Cobb |
| 1940 | Tom Brown's School Days | Dr. Thomas Arnold |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Fleetwood Peyton |
| 1940 | Victory | Mr. Jones |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time | Mr. Brink |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone | Dr. David Livingstone |
| 1937 | King Solomon's Mines | Allan Quartermain |
| 1937 | Green Light | Dean Harcourt |
| 1936 | Things to Come | Theotocopulos |
| 1936 | Laburnum Grove | Mr. Baxley |
| 1936 | Tudor Rose | Earl of Warwick |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp | Marquis of Steyne |
| 1935 | Les Misérables | Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| 1935 | Peg of Old Drury | David Garrick |
| 1934 | The King of Paris | Max Till |
| 1934 | Jew Süss | Rabbi Gabriel |
| 1934 | Nell Gwyn | Charles II |
| 1934 | The Lady Is Willing | Gustav Dupont |
| 1934 | Bella Donna | Dr. Meyer Isaacson |
| 1933 | The Ghoul | Broughton |
| 1933 | Orders Is Orders | Brigadier |
| 1932 | Rome Express | Alistair McBane |
| 1931 | Dreyfus | Captain Alfred Dreyfus |
| 1926 | Nelson | Horatio Nelson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Burke's Law | John Busch |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| 1961 | The Gertrude Berg Show | Professor Crayton |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Simon Polk |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Lord Hertford |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1956 | Dr. Fu Manchu | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Princey |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | John Anderson |
| 1954 | Climax! | Professor Robertson |
| 1954 | Climax! | Mr. Utterson |
| 1954 | Climax! | Sir Francis Brittain |
| 1954 | Climax! | Clifton Lattimer |
| 1954 | Climax! | Danielson |
| 1954 | Climax! | Dr, Martin Crandall |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1953 | The Motorola Television Hour | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Sir George |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Company Vice President J.R. Williams |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Dr. Umlauf |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | John O'Fell |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Robert Malcolm |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Cameo Theatre | The Inca |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Sir Alaric |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |