Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

ActorMusic DepartmentSoundtrack
Born
October 3, 1911
Died
May 2, 1995
Awards
2 wins, 3 nominations

Some of Hordern's finest work was not in films or television but on radio: His performance as Gandalf in the BBC's radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was arguably the definitive portrayal of that character (contrast Hordern's Gandalf with that of Ian McKellen in the 3-part film adaptation of…

Biography

Some of Hordern's finest work was not in films or television but on radio: His performance as Gandalf in the BBC's radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was arguably the definitive portrayal of that character (contrast Hordern's Gandalf with that of Ian McKellen in the 3-part film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson).

Actor

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsThe Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads(2000)as Badger
Screen TwoScreen Two(1984)as Godfrey Colston, Lord Langland
MiddlemarchMiddlemarch(1994)as Peter Featherstone
Paddington BearPaddington Bear(1976)as Narrator
LovejoyLovejoy(1986)as Wilfred Shotley

Music Department

The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows(1984)

Self

Celebrity Mantelpiece(1993)as Self
HorizonHorizon(1964)as Self - Narrator
Daytime LiveDaytime Live(1987)as Self
Seeing Is BelievingSeeing Is Believing(1989)as Self - Narrator
An Invitation to RememberAn Invitation to Remember(1989)as Self

Archive Footage

#Covidiot#Covidiot(2020)as Level Up Agenda
The Almost DoctorsThe Almost Doctors(2017)as The Doctor
Shakespeare UncoveredShakespeare Uncovered(2012)as King Lear, Prospero
MR James: Ghost WriterMR James: Ghost Writer(2013)as Professor Parkins
ArenaArena(1975)as King Lear

Known for

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Michael Hordern and Clifton Webb in The Man Who Never Was (1956)Alec Guinness and Michael Hordern in The Promoter (1952)Michael Hordern and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)Michael Hordern and Hugh Moxey in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)Michael Hordern and Michael Redgrave in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)Michael Hordern in The Night My Number Came Up (1955)

Credit Score: Michael Hordern

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Narrator
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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1Barry Lyndon40.001975•8.147204689
2Cleopatra10.001963•7.04941233
3A Christmas Carol10.001951•8.10029165
4Gandhi8.0019838.0811247309
5Anne of the Thousand Days6.0019697.41108802
6Where Eagles Dare5.001969•7.60067805
7A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum5.001966•6.81110661
8Labyrinth3.751986•7.301164466
9Watership Down3.751978•7.50043338
10The Spy Who Came in from the Cold3.751965•7.50220715