Robert Hardy Dead: ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Who Played Cornelius Fudge Dies at 91
He was not on the list.
Robert Hardy, known for his role as Minister for Magic
Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter movies, has died at age 91.
His family announced his death in a statement on Thursday,
August 3. “It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Hardy CBE today
announced his death, following a tremendous life: a giant career in theatre,
television and film spanning more than 70 years. Dad is also remembered as a
meticulous linguist, a fine artist, a lover of music and a champion of
literature, as well as a highly respected historian, and a leading specialist
on the longbow,” the statement read, per The Telegraph. “He was an essential
part of the team that raised the great Tudor warship The Mary Rose."
Hardy’s family remembered his accomplishments and personality.
"Gruff, elegant, twinkly and always dignified, he is celebrated by all who
knew him and loved him, and everyone who enjoyed his work,” the statement
continued. "We are immensely grateful to the team at Denville Hall for the
tender care they gave during his last weeks.”
Hardy starred as veterinarian Siegfried Farnon on the
British series All Creatures Great and Small from 1978 to 1990, and portrayed
Sir John Middleton in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. He was also known
for playing British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in several TV shows,
movies and miniseries. Hardy reprised his role as Fudge for four of the beloved
Harry Potter films.
He is survived by his daughters Emma and Justine, whom he
shared with his first wife, Sally Pearson; and his son Paul, whom he shared
with his second wife, Elizabeth Fox.
TV and filmography
Films
Torpedo Run (1958) .... Lt. Redley
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Dick Carlton
How I Won the War (1967) .... British General
Berserk! (1967) .... Detective Supt. Brooks
10 Rillington Place (1971) .... Malcolm Morris
Young Winston (1972) .... Prep School Headmaster
Demons of the Mind (1972) .... Zorn
Psychomania (1973) .... Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Escape to Nowhere (1973) .... Chief of M.I.5's assistant
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) .... Sir Bertilak
Yellow Dog (1973) .... Alexander
Dark Places (1974) .... Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
The Slap (1974) .... Robert
The Shooting Party (1985) .... Lord Bob Lilburn
Paris by Night (1988) .... Adam Gillvray
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) .... Professor Krempe
A Feast at Midnight (1995) .... Headmaster
Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Sir John Middleton
Mrs. Dalloway (1997) .... Sir William Bradshaw
The Tichborne Claimant (1998) .... Lord Rivers
The Barber of Siberia (1998) .... Forsten
An Ideal Husband (1998) .... Lord Caversham
Thunderpants (2002) .... Doctor
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Cornelius Fudge
The Gathering (2002) .... The Bishop
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Cornelius Fudge
Making Waves (2004) .... Father Parry
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Cornelius Fudge
Lassie (2005) .... Judge Murray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) .... Cornelius Fudge
Framed (2008) .... Provost
Old Harry (2009, Short) .... Old Harry
Joseph's Reel (2015, Short) .... Old Joseph
Snapshot Wedding (2017 pre-production) .... Donald
Television
An Age of Kings (1960)
The Spread of the Eagle (1963) .... Coriolanus
The Troubleshooters (1966–1970)
The Baron (1966), episode "A Memory of Evil"
The Saint (1968), season 6, episode 4, "The Desperate Diplomat"
Manhunt (1969) .... Abwehr Sgt Graz
Elizabeth R (1971) .... Robert Dudley
The Gathering Storm (1974) .... Joachim von Ribbentrop
Edward the Seventh (1975) .... Albert, Prince Consort
Upstairs, Downstairs (1975), season 5, episode 8, "Such A Lovely Man"
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) Episode: "A Lady of Virtue"
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1980 and 1988–1990; entire series) .... Siegfried Farnon
Twelfth Night (1980)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980), narrator of BAFTA winning animation by Cosgrove Hall Films
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), Winston Churchill
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) .... King Richard
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, episode "The Master Blackmailer" (1992) .... Charles Augustus Milverton
Jenny's War (1985) .... Klein
Northanger Abbey (1986) .... General Tilney
Hot Metal (1986–1988) .... Terence "Twiggy" Rathbone
War and Remembrance (1988) .... Winston Churchill
Middlemarch (1994) .... Mr. Brooke
Gulliver's Travels (1996) .... Dr. Parnell
Castle Ghosts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (1997) .... Host
Inspector Morse, episode "Twilight of the Gods"
Midsomer Murders (1999), season 2, episode 3, "Dead Man's Eleven"
The 10th Kingdom (2000) .... Chancellor Griswold
The Lost World (2001) .... Professor Illingworth
Foyle's War, "The German Woman"
Spooks (2003), second series, episode 4, "Blood and Money" .... Governor of the Bank of England
Making Waves (2004)
Agatha Christie's Marple, series 2, episode 4, "The Sittaford Mystery" (2006) .... Winston Churchill
Little Dorrit (2008)
Margaret (2009) .... Willie Whitelaw
Lewis, series 4, episode "Dark Matter" (2010)
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015) .... Winston Churchill
TV and filmography
Films
Torpedo Run (1958) .... Lt. Redley
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Dick Carlton
How I Won the War (1967) .... British General
Berserk! (1967) .... Detective Supt. Brooks
10 Rillington Place (1971) .... Malcolm Morris
Young Winston (1972) .... Prep School Headmaster
Demons of the Mind (1972) .... Zorn
Psychomania (1973) .... Chief Inspector Hesseltine
Escape to Nowhere (1973) .... Chief of M.I.5's assistant
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) .... Sir Bertilak
Yellow Dog (1973) .... Alexander
Dark Places (1974) .... Edward Foster / Andrew Marr
The Slap (1974) .... Robert
The Shooting Party (1985) .... Lord Bob Lilburn
Paris by Night (1988) .... Adam Gillvray
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) .... Professor Krempe
A Feast at Midnight (1995) .... Headmaster
Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Sir John Middleton
Mrs. Dalloway (1997) .... Sir William Bradshaw
The Tichborne Claimant (1998) .... Lord Rivers
The Barber of Siberia (1998) .... Forsten
An Ideal Husband (1998) .... Lord Caversham
Thunderpants (2002) .... Doctor
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Cornelius Fudge
The Gathering (2002) .... The Bishop
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Cornelius Fudge
Making Waves (2004) .... Father Parry
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Cornelius Fudge
Lassie (2005) .... Judge Murray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) .... Cornelius Fudge
Framed (2008) .... Provost
Old Harry (2009, Short) .... Old Harry
Joseph's Reel (2015, Short) .... Old Joseph
Snapshot Wedding (2017 pre-production) .... Donald
Television
An Age of Kings (1960)
The Spread of the Eagle (1963) .... Coriolanus
The Troubleshooters (1966–1970)
The Baron (1966), episode "A Memory of Evil"
The Saint (1968), season 6, episode 4, "The Desperate Diplomat"
Manhunt (1969) .... Abwehr Sgt Graz
Elizabeth R (1971) .... Robert Dudley
The Gathering Storm (1974) .... Joachim von Ribbentrop
Edward the Seventh (1975) .... Albert, Prince Consort
Upstairs, Downstairs (1975), season 5, episode 8, "Such A Lovely Man"
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) Episode: "A Lady of Virtue"
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1980 and 1988–1990; entire series) .... Siegfried Farnon
Twelfth Night (1980)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1980), narrator of BAFTA winning animation by Cosgrove Hall Films
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), Winston Churchill
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) .... King Richard
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, episode "The Master Blackmailer" (1992) .... Charles Augustus Milverton
Jenny's War (1985) .... Klein
Northanger Abbey (1986) .... General Tilney
Hot Metal (1986–1988) .... Terence "Twiggy" Rathbone
War and Remembrance (1988) .... Winston Churchill
Middlemarch (1994) .... Mr. Brooke
Gulliver's Travels (1996) .... Dr. Parnell
Castle Ghosts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (1997) .... Host
Inspector Morse, episode "Twilight of the Gods"
Midsomer Murders (1999), season 2, episode 3, "Dead Man's Eleven"
The 10th Kingdom (2000) .... Chancellor Griswold
The Lost World (2001) .... Professor Illingworth
Foyle's War, "The German Woman"
Spooks (2003), second series, episode 4, "Blood and Money" .... Governor of the Bank of England
Making Waves (2004)
Agatha Christie's Marple, series 2, episode 4, "The Sittaford Mystery" (2006) .... Winston Churchill
Little Dorrit (2008)
Margaret (2009) .... Willie Whitelaw
Lewis, series 4, episode "Dark Matter" (2010)
Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (2015) .... Winston Churchill
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