Robert Hardy
| Born | October 29, 1925 |
| Hometown | Cheltenham, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Sally Pearson, Elizabeth Fox |
| Children | Justine Hardy |
| Parents | Jocelyn Hardy, Henry Harrison Hardy |
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The NTAs are a stark reminder that the streaming revolution hasn’t happened to most of Britain
- In July, Ofcom apparently sounded the death knell for broadcast television with a Media Nations report that spoke sadly of ‘long-term decline’. We the people are fleeing old-school terrestrial television, the regulator insisted. So, what are we to make of this year’s National Television Award winners?
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'Alternative to Irish backstop' consultant in line for £200m contract
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Goods from around the world 'could get cheaper after a no-deal Brexit'
Former P&O Ferries boss Robert Hardy said no-deal was like redecorating a house, looking 'an awful lot worse before it gets better.'
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Great British Car Journeys, review: nostalgic road trips, great and small, but without the drama
One of my abiding memories of All Creatures Great and Small is the opening credits: Christopher Timothy and Robert Hardy chortling in their Austin 7 while traversing the lush Yorkshire Dales. Laughs were almost non-existent in Great British Car Journeys (Channel 4), a well-meaning but dull travelogue featuring amateur historian Timothy and All Creatures co-star (and vintage cars fan) Peter Davison, pootling around the British Isles in a Morgan 4/4, 1935 Everyman Guide in hand.
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Bill Sellars obituary
Christopher Timothy, left, and Robert Hardy in All Creatures Great and Small, 1979. The television producer Bill Sellars, who has died aged 93, was in charge of a number of popular BBC dramas, notably every episode of All Creatures Great and Small. Based on the experiences and bestselling books of the vet Alf Wight (writing as James Herriot), the series depicted life in a 1930s veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire.
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Dame Judi Dench: My life now is just trees. Trees and champagne
Dame Judi Dench: My life now is just trees. Trees and champagne
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Robert Hardy, Harry Potter actor who played Churchill eight times
To television audiences for more than 10 years, Robert Hardy was the cantankerous vet Siegfried Farnon in TV series All Creatures Great and Small. Hardy had spent 20 years acting authority figures on TV when the role of Siegfried Farnon came along. The character from Alf Wight’s semi-autobiographical novels, written under the penname James Herriot, was based on his senior partner in a North Yorkshire veterinary practice, Donald Sinclair.
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Robert Hardy dead: Harry Potter author JK Rowling pays tribute to actor
Yesterday (3 August), Robert Hardy’s family announced the Harry Potter and All Creatures Great And Small actor had passed away. "It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Hardy CBE today announced his death, following a tremendous life: a giant career in theatre, television and film spanning more than 70 years,” his children Emma, Justine and Paul said in a joint statement. Hardy was known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, in the Harry Potter films, first ap
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JK Rowling pays tribute to Harry Potter's Robert Hardy
The Cornelius Fudge actor passed away on Wednesday.
