Born in 1925, Hardy began his career in Shakespearean roles onstage in Stratford-upon-Avon in the years after World War II. Hardy appeared as Cornelius Fudge in four “Harry Potter” films ― “Chamber of Secrets,” “Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Goblet of Fire” and “Order of the Phoenix” ― who was often at odds with the series’ titular hero, be it smearing his name in The Daily Prophet or sending Dementors to Hogwarts. Her work has also appeared on KUT's Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan. FACEBOOK The stories and chemistry between the actors helped it become one of the BBC’s most successful and popular family evening dramas. Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser: Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain. He first took on the role in “Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years,” a 1981 British mini-series, for which he won a Bafta, Britain’s most prestigious film and television award. Thanksgiving Is Different In 2020. Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy was born in Cheltenham, England, in the Cotswolds, on Oct. 29, 1925. Hardy was also known for his many portrayals of Winston Churchill and as the irascible vet Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. For the execution of … He became a familiar face to a new generation of fans when he was cast, in his late 70s, as Fudge, the imperfect minister for magic (he once unwisely posted the flying fiends known as Dementors around Hogwarts), in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002) and three of its sequels. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Hardy played Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter series but his career spanned much more than that. xx, — Chris Rankin (@chrisrankin) August 3, 2017. He was 91. His family says Hardy died Thursday. BBC news tells me Robert Hardy, the Minister of Magic has died. 'Harry Potter' actor Robert Hardy dies Robert Hardy, a British film and TV actor best known for playing Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in four of the Harry Potter films, died on Thursday. Robert Hardy, the veteran British character actor whose roles included Cornelius Fudge in four Harry Potter movies, an eccentric veterinary surgeon in “All Creatures Great and Small” and numerous incarnations of Winston Churchill, died on Thursday in London. Robert Hardy, right, in his role as Cornelius Fudge. He was 91. Robert Hardy, Actor: Sense and Sensibility. It is now considered a classic reference work on the subject. He was 91. In 2015 Hardy, writing in the Daily Mail, said portraying the wartime leader had “undoubtedly been the greatest challenge of my acting career … To prepare I spent nine months listening - morning, afternoon and evening – to 24 double-sided long playing records of all the speeches he’d made. Privacy Policy, Actor Robert Hardy Dead At 91; Played Cornelius Fudge In 'Harry Potter' Movies. “So very sad to hear about Robert Hardy. He was an essential part of the team that raised the great Tudor warship the Mary Rose. He was such a talented actor and everybody who worked with him on Potter loved him,” she wrote. Hardy had been due to play Churchill once again in the stage production of The Audience, with Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II, but, at the age of 87, was forced to pull out because of injury. His children, Emma, Justine and Paul, released the following statement on his passing (via The Guardian): “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. He was hailed for his portrayal of Henry V in the 1960 British mini-series “An Age of Kings,” and of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in “Elizabeth R,” the mini-series starring Glenda Jackson, which was shown in the United States in 1972. “Gruff, elegant, twinkly, and always dignified, he is celebrated by all who knew him and loved him, and everyone who enjoyed his work,” Hardy’s family said in a statement to the BBC.

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