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