Robert Hardy: Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small star dies

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The actor Robert Hardy, star of TV series All Creatures Great and Small, has died aged 91, his family has said.
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He was also known for numerous portrayals of Winston Churchill.

In more recent years, he appeared as Cornelius Fudge, The Minister for Magic, in four of the Harry Potter films.

His children Emma, Justine and Paul said in a statement: "Dad is also remembered as a meticulous linguist, a fine artist, a lover of music and a champion of literature, as well a highly respected historian, and a leading specialist on the longbow.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40818839

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Fuller obituary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13783739

[niyad]

1. requiescat in pace

[Aristus]

2. His portrayal as Winston Churchill in "War And Remembrance" was eerie.

He wasn't impersonating Churchill. Hardy seemed to become Churchill.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Indeed - from the obituary:

He played Winston Churchill six times in all, even once in French on stage in Paris, but most memorably in the 1981 mini-series The Wilderness Years.

Hardy said himself of his complete immersion into the character, "My family complained loudly about my behaviour while I was playing him."

[SharonClark]

3. He had a remarkable 70 year career.

I'm always surprised when he pops up in an old movie and he's a young man and then, there he is in Harry Potter. Harry Potter introduced many young people to some of Britain's finest and most enduring actors. He was one of them.

[JaneQPublic]

5. He'll always be Siegfried to me.

TV's most erudite and quotable veterinarian.

[GusBob]

6. Big fan of ACG&S, both the show and the books

The unflappable and eccentric Seigfried Farnon. It is said that Mr Hardy captured the character so well that even the real-life Seigfried was amazed at the resemblance.

You can watch all the episodes on You Tube, as well as the specials which talk about filming the series

He was a great actor

[LanternWaste]

7. Me too. Any episode of ACG&S is comfort food for my ears and brains.

Me too. Any episode of ACG&S is comfort food for my ears and brains and Siegfried had *the* perfect amount of intolerance for stupidity brilliantly contrasted by a warm heart.

[monmouth4]

8. A superb actor who will be sorely missed. I he was in the cast, you knew it would be good..n/t

[progressoid]

9. 91?

Wow, I guess I didn't realize how long he's been acting!

[sarge43]

10. Milverton, The Master Blackmailer, Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Urbane and totally evil, brilliant performance

Peaceful passage, good sir and thank you.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. Heh heh, beat me to it!

Superlative actor, whether playing hero or villian.

[sarge43]

13. Luck of the draw.

If performance is remembered decades later, it is good, better than good.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. It was on TV here in Britain just last night

I didn't watch it, but I might look for it on catch-up TV now.

[sharp_stick]

11. I loved All Creatures Great and Small

the books and the series.

Somewhere, years ago, I had a hardcover omnibus copy of the three books that contained all kinds of extra boxes describing life in Yorkshire. It had a recipe for Yorkshire Pudding that I still use.

[canetoad]

15. Excellent character actor

K&R

[lunamagica]

16. ...

[sinkingfeeling]

17. I didn't think he was that old. R.I.P.

[ananda]

18. Great actor!

One of my faves.

RIP