Cedric Hardwicke

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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

Rope

Mr. Henry Kentley

The Ten Commandments

Sethi

The Twilight Zone

Simon Polk

Suspicion

General McLaidlaw

The War of the Worlds

Commentary (voice)

Around the World in 80 Days

Francis Cromarty

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mr. Princey

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	The Making of The Ten Commandments MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2001	Rope Unleashed MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook MOVIE	Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
1964	The Pumpkin Eater MOVIE	Mr. James - Jo's father
1964	The Unknown MOVIE	Colas
1963	Burke's Law TV	John Busch
1963	The Outer Limits TV	Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1962	Five Weeks in a Balloon MOVIE	Fergusson
1961	The Gertrude Berg Show TV	Professor Crayton
1959	The Twilight Zone TV	Simon Polk
1957	Baby Face Nelson MOVIE	Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1957	The Story of Mankind MOVIE	High Judge
1957	DuPont Show of the Month TV	Lord Hertford
1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar TV	Self
1956	Around the World in 80 Days MOVIE	Francis Cromarty
1956	The Ten Commandments MOVIE	Sethi
1956	The Power and the Prize MOVIE	Mr. Carew
1956	Dr. Fu Manchu TV	Self
1956	The Vagabond King MOVIE	Tristan
1956	Gaby MOVIE	Mr. Edgar Carrington
1956	Helen of Troy MOVIE	Priam
1956	Diane MOVIE	Ruggieri
1955	Richard III MOVIE	King Edward IV of England
1955	Matinee Theater TV	Self
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	Mr. Princey
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	John Anderson
1955	MGM Parade TV	Self
1955	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde MOVIE	Mr. George Utterson
1954	Climax! TV	Professor Robertson
1954	Climax! TV	Mr. Utterson
1954	Climax! TV	Sir Francis Brittain
1954	Climax! TV	Clifton Lattimer
1954	Climax! TV	Danielson
1954	Climax! TV	Dr, Martin Crandall
1954	Bait MOVIE	Prologue Speaker
1953	The Motorola Television Hour TV	Self
1953	The Motorola Television Hour TV	Dr. Hawkins
1953	The War of the Worlds MOVIE	Commentary (voice)
1953	Salome MOVIE	Tiberius Caesar
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Self
1952	Botany Bay MOVIE	Gov. Phillip
1952	This Is Your Life TV	Self
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Sir George
1952	Caribbean MOVIE	Captain Francis Barclay
1952	The Green Glove MOVIE	Father Goron
1951	The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel MOVIE	Dr. Karl Strolin
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Self
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	John O'Fell
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	Dr. Umlauf
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	Company Vice President J.R. Williams
1951	Mr. Imperium MOVIE	Bernand
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Robert Malcolm
1950	The White Tower MOVIE	Nicholas Radcliffe
1950	Cameo Theatre TV	The Inca
1950	Your Show of Shows TV	Self
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self
1950	Robert Montgomery Presents TV	Self
1949	Now Barabbas MOVIE	Governor
1949	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court MOVIE	King Arthur
1949	Suspense TV	Self
1948	Studio One TV	Sir Alaric
1948	The Winslow Boy MOVIE	Arthur Winslow
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self
1948	I Remember Mama MOVIE	Mr. Hyde
1948	A Woman's Vengeance MOVIE	Dr. James Libbard
1948	Rope MOVIE	Mr. Henry Kentley
1948	Song of My Heart MOVIE	Grand Duke
1947	Tycoon MOVIE	Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v
1947	Lured MOVIE	Julian Wilde
1947	Ivy MOVIE	Inspector Orpington
1947	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby MOVIE	Ralph Nickleby
1946	The Imperfect Lady MOVIE	Lord Belmont
1946	Beware of Pity MOVIE	Dr. Albert Condor
1946	Sentimental Journey MOVIE	Dr. Jim Miller
1945	The Picture of Dorian Gray MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1945	French Town... MOVIE	Narrator
1944	The Keys of the Kingdom MOVIE	Monsignor at Tweedside
1944	Wilson MOVIE	Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
1944	The Lodger MOVIE	Robert Bonting
1944	Wing and a Prayer MOVIE	Admiral
1943	The Cross of Lorraine MOVIE	Father Sebastian
1943	The Moon Is Down MOVIE	Col. Lanser
1943	Forever and a Day MOVIE	Mr. Dabb
1942	Commandos Strike at Dawn MOVIE	Admiral Bowen
1942	Invisible Agent MOVIE	Conrad Stauffer
1942	The Ghost of Frankenstein MOVIE	Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
1942	Valley of the Sun MOVIE	Lord Warrick
1941	Suspicion MOVIE	General McLaidlaw
1941	Sundown MOVIE	l'évêque Coombes
1940	Victory MOVIE	Mr. Jones
1940	The Howards of Virginia MOVIE	Fleetwood Peyton
1940	Tom Brown's School Days MOVIE	Dr. Thomas Arnold
1940	The Invisible Man Returns MOVIE	Richard Cobb
1939	The Hunchback of Notre Dame MOVIE	Frollo
1939	Stanley and Livingstone MOVIE	Dr. David Livingstone
1939	On Borrowed Time MOVIE	Mr. Brink
1937	King Solomon's Mines MOVIE	Allan Quartermain
1937	Green Light MOVIE	Dean Harcourt
1936	Laburnum Grove MOVIE	Mr. Baxley
1936	Tudor Rose MOVIE	Earl of Warwick
1936	Things to Come MOVIE	Theotocopulos
1935	Peg of Old Drury MOVIE	David Garrick
1935	Becky Sharp MOVIE	Marquis of Steyne
1935	Les Misérables MOVIE	Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
1934	Bella Donna MOVIE	Dr. Meyer Isaacson
1934	The King of Paris MOVIE	Max Till
1934	Jew Süss MOVIE	Rabbi Gabriel
1934	The Lady Is Willing MOVIE	Gustav Dupont
1934	Nell Gwyn MOVIE	Charles II
1933	The Ghoul MOVIE	Broughton
1933	Orders Is Orders MOVIE	Brigadier
1932	Rome Express MOVIE	Alistair McBane
1931	Dreyfus MOVIE	Captain Alfred Dreyfus
1926	Nelson MOVIE	Horatio Nelson

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