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
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Sethi
Things to Come
(1936)
Theotocopulos
Rope
(1948)
Mr. Henry Kentley
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Frollo
Suspicion
(1941)
General McLaidlaw
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Francis Cromarty
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Salome
(1953)
Tiberius Caesar
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Monsignor at Tweedside
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
The Lodger
(1944)
Robert Bonting
Les Misérables
(1935)
Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Lured
(1947)
Julian Wilde
Richard III
(1955)
King Edward IV of England
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Richard Cobb
Full Filmography
Acting
Nelson
(1926)
Horatio Nelson
Dreyfus
(1931)
Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Rome Express
(1932)
Alistair McBane
The Ghoul
(1933)
Broughton
Orders Is Orders
(1933)
Brigadier
The Lady Is Willing
(1934)
Gustav Dupont
The King of Paris
(1934)
Max Till
Nell Gwyn
(1934)
Charles II
Bella Donna
(1934)
Dr. Meyer Isaacson
Jew Süss
(1934)
Rabbi Gabriel
Peg of Old Drury
(1935)
David Garrick
Becky Sharp
(1935)
Marquis of Steyne
Les Misérables
(1935)
Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Laburnum Grove
(1936)
Mr. Baxley
Things to Come
(1936)
Theotocopulos
Tudor Rose
(1936)
Earl of Warwick
King Solomon's Mines
(1937)
Allan Quartermain
Green Light
(1937)
Dean Harcourt (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Mr. Brink
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Frollo
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Dr. David Livingstone
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Richard Cobb
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)
Dr. Thomas Arnold
Victory
(1940)
Mr. Jones
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Fleetwood Peyton
Sundown
(1941)
l'évêque Coombes
Suspicion
(1941)
General McLaidlaw
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
Valley of the Sun
(1942)
Lord Warrick (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Invisible Agent
(1942)
Conrad Stauffer
Commandos Strike at Dawn
(1942)
Admiral Bowen
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Mr. Dabb
The Cross of Lorraine
(1943)
Father Sebastian
The Moon Is Down
(1943)
Col. Lanser
The Lodger
(1944)
Robert Bonting
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Monsignor at Tweedside
Wing and a Prayer
(1944)
Admiral
Wilson
(1944)
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
French Town...
(1945)
Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Beware of Pity
(1946)
Dr. Albert Condor
The Imperfect Lady
(1946)
Lord Belmont
Sentimental Journey
(1946)
Dr. Jim Miller
Tycoon
(1947)
Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(1947)
Ralph Nickleby
Ivy
(1947)
Inspector Orpington
Lured
(1947)
Julian Wilde
The Winslow Boy
(1948)
Arthur Winslow
A Woman's Vengeance
(1948)
Dr. James Libbard
I Remember Mama
(1948)
Mr. Hyde
Song of My Heart
(1948)
Grand Duke
Rope
(1948)
Mr. Henry Kentley
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1949)
King Arthur
Now Barabbas
(1949)
Governor
The White Tower
(1950)
Nicholas Radcliffe
Mr. Imperium
(1951)
Bernand
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Dr. Karl Strolin
Botany Bay
(1952)
Gov. Phillip
The Green Glove
(1952)
Father Goron
Caribbean
(1952)
Captain Francis Barclay
Salome
(1953)
Tiberius Caesar
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Bait
(1954)
Prologue Speaker
Richard III
(1955)
King Edward IV of England
The Vagabond King
(1956)
Tristan
Diane
(1956)
Ruggieri
The Power and the Prize
(1956)
Mr. Carew
Gaby
(1956)
Mr. Edgar Carrington
Helen of Troy
(1956)
Priam
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Sethi
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Francis Cromarty
The Story of Mankind
(1957)
High Judge
Baby Face Nelson
(1957)
Doc Saunders (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
(1962)
Fergusson
The Unknown
(1964)
Colas
The Pumpkin Eater
(1964)
Mr. James - Jo's father
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
Rope Unleashed
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Directing