Michael Hordern
Date of birth: 1911-10-03
Place of birth: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sir Michael Hordern, Sir Michael Murray Hordern, Michael Murray Hordern, Майкл Хордерн
Biography
Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War.
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Genghis Khan
1965-04-15
This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mo
Where Eagles Dare
1968-12-04
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the S
Yellowbeard
1983-06-24
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their heart
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969-12-18
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir,
The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries w
Cleopatra
1963-06-12
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar
Futtocks End
1970-02-01
Entirely silent, with a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings, the story revolves a
Up Pompeii
1971-03-11
A funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious sc
The Taming of the Shrew
1967-03-08
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in P
Paddington Bear's Alphabet Treasure Hunt
1993-05-01
Paddington enters the Great Alphabet Treasure Hunt and has to find something for every letter of the
Beauty and the Beast
1992-01-01
As a merchant sets off for market, he asks his three lovely daughters what they would like as a pres
The MacKintosh Man
1973-08-01
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be cau
The Bed Sitting Room
1969-06-01
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing s
Scrooge
1951-11-30
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is v
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972-11-20
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One da
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952-05-26
Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965-12-16
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face an
Theatre of Blood
1973-03-16
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Joseph Andrews
1977-03-09
Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye
Khartoum
1966-06-09
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972-05-24
An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963-12-06
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951-04-17
When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bul
The V.I.P.s
1963-09-01
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal tri
The Man Who Never Was
1956-04-03
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the
The Slipper and the Rose
1976-03-25
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxiou
A Christmas Carol
1971-12-21
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e
A Christmas Carol
1977-12-24
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e
The Wind in the Willows
1983-12-30
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a se
Demons of the Mind
1972-11-05
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964-12-31
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the c
Ivanhoe
1982-02-23
Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars,
The Secret Garden
1987-11-30
When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, s
Truckers
1992-05-01
Truckers, the first of Terry Pratchett's novels to be adapted for TV brings to life the story of the
Oliver Twist
1982-03-23
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv
Sink the Bismarck!
1960-02-11
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz E
Danny the Champion of the World
1989-07-28
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life toget
School for Secrets
1946-12-23
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it
Man in the Moon
1960-10-31
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold.
The Dark Avenger
1955-04-15
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English arm
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
2008-11-11
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the hard-to-forget t
Lucky Lady
1975-12-25
When an American booze smuggler gets murdered in Prohibition-era Mexico, his widow, a nightclub sing
I Was Monty's Double
1958-10-21
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery
Highly Dangerous
1950-12-06
A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.
Paddington Goes to School
1986-01-01
The local truant officer informs Mrs. Brown (Paddington's keeper) that since he is of age, Paddingto
Grand National Night
1953-04-15
The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the po
Personal Affair
1953-10-20
A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves
The Spanish Gardener
1956-12-25
Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small c
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
Frederick is a young medieval French prince with magical powers, turned into a frog by his evil sorc
Girl Stroke Boy
1971-08-12
When a young man brings an unexpected new partner home for dinner, the underlying prejudices of his
Morning Departure
1946-12-01
At the end of World War II, a Royal Navy submarine on routine patrol strikes and detonates a mine. T
Turner
1966-01-01
A documentary feature offering a general introduction to the work of the painter J.M.W. Turner.
Scoop
1987-04-26
Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical no
Diamond Skulls
1990-06-08
Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son.
The Jokers
1967-05-15
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not f
Paddington Bear
1976-01-05
Dressed in his characteristic blue duffle coat and oversized hat, the helpful and cuddlesome Padding
The Talking Parcel
1978-12-26
The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to
The Heart of the Matter
1953-11-03
Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience when h
Some Will, Some Won't
1970-04-01
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical jok
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967-12-18
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic
The Trouble with Spies
1987-12-04
George Trent, a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is
The Astonished Heart
1950-03-17
Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton)
Prudence and the Pill
1968-05-23
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin f
The Pied Piper
1972-12-27
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany
Moment of Danger
1960-01-26
Having been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double crosse
I Accuse!
1958-03-05
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason an
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975-11-07
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d
The Little Match Girl
1986-12-28
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story
The Small Voice
1948-11-27
A man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they hav
The Hour of 13
1952-11-21
1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief N
The Spaniard's Curse
1958-06-01
A convicted murderer uses an ancient curse to take his revenge on those responsible for sending him
The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987-02-16
A young girl escapes her loneliness by retreating to The Magical World of Another Time, which can on
Windom's Way
1957-12-07
A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marri
Girls at Sea
1958-10-01
When HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the officers throw a lavish party to celebrate t
You Know What Sailors Are
1954-02-09
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieuten
The Three Musketeers
1973-12-11
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends
Whistle and I'll Come to You
1968-05-07
A university professor, confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational explanation, f
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966-03-30
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is di
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984-05-22
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and hi
King Lear
1975-03-23
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their
Alexander the Great
1956-03-28
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops for
A Girl Must Live
1939-09-24
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
England Made Me
1973-06-01
A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor i
Mine Own Executioner
1947-11-22
Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.
Nightbeat
1947-12-22
After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty crimin
The Card
1952-02-25
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business an
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966-10-16
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Gandhi
1982-12-01
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w
Gauguin the Savage
1980-04-29
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive se
The Dock Brief
1957-09-16
This hilarious one-act play by John Mortimer (creator of Rumpole of the Bailey) is the story of a hi
Girl in the News
1940-08-28
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse i
Band Waggon
1940-03-23
A gang of spies held up in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless comedians
Rebecca
1947-01-19
Adaptation of the novel Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier from 1947.
Pacific Destiny
1956-01-01
Life is strange and worrying for a cadet who arrives in the Pacific in the colonial service. And the
The Spirit of Cheshire
1980-01-02
Michael Horden narrates as the voice of as Rolls Royce Phantom taking in the sights of Cheshire.
The Dog It Was That Died
1989-01-01
Rupert Purvis jumps off a bridge onto a dog, causing problems for Blair, his superior at MI5. Blair
The Square
1961-09-07
Two lonely people meet on a park bench and talk about their lives.
No Time for Tears
1957-10-04
The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and n
The Fool
1990-12-07
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper
Macbeth
1964-03-16
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and th
Clash of Loyalties
1983-01-02
During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject colonization an
Ending Up
1989-01-01
A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (wh
Royal Flash
1975-10-10
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19t
The Missionary
1982-11-02
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to Engl
King Lear
1982-09-19
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects hi
Storm Over the Nile
1955-12-26
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Li
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980-09-10
The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.
Comrades
1987-08-23
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one
Juggernaut
1974-09-25
A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he ha
Watership Down
1978-10-14
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwi
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
1980-03-15
Paddington, having just seen Gene Kelly on the cinema screen, takes to the streets in a rain storm w
Paddington's Birthday Bonanza
1986-01-01
Mr. Brown's birthday is drawing near and Paddington is worried because he can't afford to buy him a
Street Corner
1953-03-17
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around th
How I Won the War
1967-10-18
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Eu
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
Passport to Pimlico
1949-10-26
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and d
Flesh and Blood
1951-03-06
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of
Lady Jane
1986-02-07
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak
Trio
1950-10-10
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
Good-Time Girl
1948-04-28
Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in p
Barry Lyndon
1975-12-18
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan
The Night My Number Came Up
1955-03-22
British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pil
Romeo and Juliet
1978-12-03
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge br
A Very Open Prison
1995-12-09
The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons
Forbidden Cargo
1954-05-04
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother an
Labyrinth
1986-06-27
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imaginati
The Beachcomber
1954-08-10
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are f
Group Madness
1983-06-11
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
The Constant Husband
1955-04-21
Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With
El Cid
1961-10-24
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without comp
Cymbeline
1983-07-10
Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen a poor (but worthy) man
Train of Events
1949-01-18
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how
The Tempest
1980-02-27
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the
Memento Mori
1992-04-19
Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious teleph
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985-12-04
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his d
Back to Back
1959-11-02
These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief,"
All's Well That Ends Well
1981-01-04
Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is
Portrait from Life
1948-12-01
A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to
The Baby and the Battleship
1956-06-01
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds hims
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989-12-29
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensiv
Paradise Postponed
1986-06-15
A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservat
Suspicion
1987-01-01
A powerfully tense remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, this British production of SUSPICION boas
Now Voyager
1985-04-21
A spoiled pop star crashes his car in an irrigation ditch and comes to in a public indoor pool super
Svengali
1954-09-01
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
The Years Between
1946-07-08
After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new
You're All Right, How Am I?
1981-05-01
' If you walked down Piccadilly naked and refused to put your clothes on when the police requested y
Tonight in Britain
1954-01-01
A short survey of British entertainment and London attractions photographed at Edinburgh, Stratford
A Girl in a Million
1946-10-28
A young scientist freed by divorce from a nagging wife, isolates himself from women. His peace is br
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986-11-03
Brought to the screen by award winning animation team Cosgrove Hall, 'The Wind In The Willows' bring
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988-02-01
A compilation of episodes from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Alias the Jester.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Summer Stories
1989-06-05
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990-06-04
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
The Christmas Collection
1992-10-05
A compilation of episodes from The Sooty Show, Rainbow and The Wind in the Willows.
A Crack in the Ice
1985-08-06
A comedy about injustice set in St Petersburg in 1839. The Tsar has tightened up security and mounte
The Wind in the Willows
1984-04-27
Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Woo