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Cedric Hardwicke

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Cedric Hardwicke

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 18, 1893 (133 years old)

Place of Birth

Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK

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

Acting
2003The Making of The Ten CommandmentsSelf (archive footage)
2001Rope UnleashedSelf (archive footage)
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookDr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
1964The Pumpkin EaterMr. James - Jo's father
1964The UnknownColas
1963Burke's LawJohn Busch
1963The Outer LimitsColas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1962Five Weeks in a BalloonFergusson
1961The Gertrude Berg ShowProfessor Crayton
1959The Twilight ZoneSimon Polk
1957Baby Face NelsonDoc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1957The Story of MankindHigh Judge
1957DuPont Show of the MonthLord Hertford
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956Around the World in 80 DaysFrancis Cromarty
1956The Ten CommandmentsSethi
1956Helen of TroyPriam
1956GabyMr. Edgar Carrington
1956The Power and the PrizeMr. Carew
1956DianeRuggieri
1956The Vagabond KingTristan
1956Dr. Fu Manchu
1955Richard IIIKing Edward IV of England
1955Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMr. George Utterson
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. Princey
1955Matinee Theater
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJohn Anderson
1955MGM ParadeSelf
1954BaitPrologue Speaker
1954Climax!Professor Robertson
1954Climax!Mr. Utterson
1954Climax!Sir Francis Brittain
1954Climax!Clifton Lattimer
1954Climax!Danielson
1954Climax!Dr, Martin Crandall
1953SalomeTiberius Caesar
1953The War of the WorldsCommentary (voice)
1953General Electric Theater
1953The Motorola Television Hour
1953The Motorola Television HourDr. Hawkins
1952The Green GloveFather Goron
1952Botany BayGov. Phillip
1952CaribbeanCaptain Francis Barclay
1952This Is Your LifeSelf
1952Four Star PlayhouseSir George
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelDr. Karl Strolin
1951Mr. ImperiumBernand
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951The Red Skelton ShowDr. Umlauf
1951The Red Skelton ShowCompany Vice President J.R. Williams
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJohn O'Fell
1950The White TowerNicholas Radcliffe
1950Lux Video TheatreRobert Malcolm
1950Your Show of Shows
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Cameo TheatreThe Inca
1950What's My Line?Self
1950What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtKing Arthur
1949Now BarabbasGovernor
1949Suspense
1948RopeMr. Henry Kentley
1948I Remember MamaMr. Hyde
1948The Winslow BoyArthur Winslow
1948A Woman's VengeanceDr. James Libbard
1948Song of My HeartGrand Duke
1948Studio OneSir Alaric
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947LuredJulian Wilde
1947IvyInspector Orpington
1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
1947TycoonFrederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v
1946Beware of PityDr. Albert Condor
1946The Imperfect LadyLord Belmont
1946Sentimental JourneyDr. Jim Miller
1945French Town...Narrator
1945The Picture of Dorian GrayNarrator (voice)
1944The LodgerRobert Bonting
1944The Keys of the KingdomMonsignor at Tweedside
1944Wing and a PrayerAdmiral
1944WilsonSenator Henry Cabot Lodge
1943The Cross of LorraineFather Sebastian
1943The Moon Is DownCol. Lanser
1943Forever and a DayMr. Dabb
1942The Ghost of FrankensteinDr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
1942Invisible AgentConrad Stauffer
1942Commandos Strike at DawnAdmiral Bowen
1942Valley of the SunLord Warrick
1941SuspicionGeneral McLaidlaw
1941Sundownl'évêque Coombes
1940The Invisible Man ReturnsRichard Cobb
1940Tom Brown's School DaysDr. Thomas Arnold
1940The Howards of VirginiaFleetwood Peyton
1940VictoryMr. Jones
1939The Hunchback of Notre DameFrollo
1939On Borrowed TimeMr. Brink
1939Stanley and LivingstoneDr. David Livingstone
1937King Solomon's MinesAllan Quartermain
1937Green LightDean Harcourt
1936Things to ComeTheotocopulos
1936Laburnum GroveMr. Baxley
1936Tudor RoseEarl of Warwick
1935Becky SharpMarquis of Steyne
1935Les MisérablesBishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1935Peg of Old DruryDavid Garrick
1934The King of ParisMax Till
1934Jew SüssRabbi Gabriel
1934Nell GwynCharles II
1934The Lady Is WillingGustav Dupont
1934Bella DonnaDr. Meyer Isaacson
1933The GhoulBroughton
1933Orders Is OrdersBrigadier
1932Rome ExpressAlistair McBane
1931DreyfusCaptain Alfred Dreyfus
1926NelsonHoratio Nelson
Directing
1943Forever and a DayDirector