Person
Cedric Hardwicke
Born 19 February 1893 Died 6 August 1964, aged 71 TMDB ↗
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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33age in their first credit on record (1926)
65years on screen and counting
8credits in 1956, their busiest year
106dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Age: 97 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991as Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
Age: 71 The Pumpkin Eater
1964as Mr. James - Jo's father
Age: 71 The Unknown
1964as Colas
Age: 69 Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962as Fergusson
Age: 64 Baby Face Nelson
1957as Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Age: 64 The Story of Mankind
1957as High Judge
Age: 63 Around the World in 80 Days
1956as Francis Cromarty
Age: 63 The Ten Commandments
1956as Sethi
Age: 63 The Power and the Prize
1956as Mr. Carew
Age: 63 The Vagabond King
1956as Tristan
Age: 63 Gaby
1956as Mr. Edgar Carrington
Age: 62 Helen of Troy
1956as Priam
Age: 62 Diane
1956as Ruggieri
Age: 62 Richard III
1955as King Edward IV of England
Age: 62 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1955as Mr. George Utterson
Age: 61 Bait
1954as Prologue Speaker
Age: 60 The War of the Worlds
1953as Commentary (voice)
Age: 60 Salome
1953as Tiberius Caesar
Age: 59 Botany Bay
1952as Gov. Phillip
Age: 59 Caribbean
1952as Captain Francis Barclay
Age: 59 The Green Glove
1952as Father Goron
Age: 58 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951as Dr. Karl Strolin
Age: 58 Mr. Imperium
1951as Bernand
Age: 57 The White Tower
1950as Nicholas Radcliffe
Age: 56 Now Barabbas
1949as Governor
Age: 56 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949as King Arthur
Age: 55 The Winslow Boy
1948as Arthur Winslow
Age: 55 I Remember Mama
1948as Mr. Hyde
Age: 55 A Woman's Vengeance
1948as Dr. James Libbard
Age: 54 Rope
1948as Mr. Henry Kentley
Age: 54 Song of My Heart
1948as Grand Duke
Age: 54 Tycoon
1947as Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v
Age: 54 Lured
1947as Julian Wilde
Age: 54 Ivy
1947as Inspector Orpington
Age: 54 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947as Ralph Nickleby
Age: 53 The Imperfect Lady
1946as Lord Belmont
Age: 53 Beware of Pity
1946as Dr. Albert Condor
Age: 53 Sentimental Journey
1946as Dr. Jim Miller
Age: 52 The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945as Narrator (voice)
Age: 51 The Keys of the Kingdom
1944as Monsignor at Tweedside
Age: 51 Wilson
1944as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Age: 50 The Lodger
1944as Robert Bonting
Age: 50 Wing and a Prayer
1944as Admiral
Age: 50 The Cross of Lorraine
1943as Father Sebastian
Age: 50 The Moon Is Down
1943as Col. Lanser
Age: 49 Forever and a Day
1943as Mr. Dabb
Age: 49 Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942as Admiral Bowen
Age: 49 Invisible Agent
1942as Conrad Stauffer
Age: 49 The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942as Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
Age: 48 Valley of the Sun
1942as Lord Warrick
Age: 48 Suspicion
1941as General McLaidlaw
Age: 48 Sundown
1941as l'évêque Coombes
Age: 47 Victory
1940as Mr. Jones
Age: 47 The Howards of Virginia
1940as Fleetwood Peyton
Age: 47 Tom Brown's School Days
1940as Dr. Thomas Arnold
Age: 46 The Invisible Man Returns
1940as Richard Cobb
Age: 46 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939as Frollo
Age: 46 Stanley and Livingstone
1939as Dr. David Livingstone
Age: 46 On Borrowed Time
1939as Mr. Brink
Age: 44 King Solomon's Mines
1937as Allan Quartermain
Age: 44 Green Light
1937as Dean Harcourt
Age: 43 Laburnum Grove
1936as Mr. Baxley
Age: 43 Tudor Rose
1936as Earl of Warwick
Age: 43 Things to Come
1936as Theotocopulos
Age: 42 Peg of Old Drury
1935as David Garrick
Age: 42 Becky Sharp
1935as Marquis of Steyne
Age: 42 Les Misérables
1935as Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Age: 41 Bella Donna
1934as Dr. Meyer Isaacson
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Age: 41 The King of Paris
1934as Max Till
Age: 41 Jew Süss
1934as Rabbi Gabriel
Age: 41 The Lady Is Willing
1934as Gustav Dupont
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Age: 41 Nell Gwyn
1934as Charles II
Age: 40 The Ghoul
1933as Broughton
Age: 40 Orders Is Orders
1933as Brigadier
Age: 39 Rome Express
1932as Alistair McBane
Age: 38 Dreyfus
1931as Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Age: 33 Nelson
1926as Horatio Nelson
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TV credits
Age: 70 Burke's Law
1963as John Busch
Age: 70 The Outer Limits
1963as Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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Age: 68 The Gertrude Berg Show
1961as Professor Crayton
Age: 66 The Twilight Zone
1959as Simon Polk
Age: 64 DuPont Show of the Month
1957as Lord Hertford
Age: 63 Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
Age: 62 Matinee Theater
1955
Age: 62 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Mr. Princey
Age: 62 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as John Anderson
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Professor Robertson
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Mr. Utterson
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Sir Francis Brittain
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Clifton Lattimer
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Danielson
Age: 61 Climax!
1954as Dr, Martin Crandall
Age: 60 The Motorola Television Hour
1953 Age: 60 The Motorola Television Hour
1953as Dr. Hawkins
Age: 59 General Electric Theater
1953
Age: 59 Four Star Playhouse
1952as Sir George
Age: 58 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Age: 58 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as John O'Fell
Age: 58 The Red Skelton Show
1951as Company Vice President J.R. Williams
Age: 58 The Red Skelton Show
1951as Dr. Umlauf
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Age: 57 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Robert Malcolm
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Age: 57 Cameo Theatre
1950as The Inca
Age: 57 Your Show of Shows
1950
Age: 56 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Age: 55 Suspense
1949
Age: 55 Studio One
1948as Sir Alaric