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Cedric Hardwicke

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Biography

Born in 1893, Cedric Hardwicke began acting in his teens - his first movie role was as early as 1911! - and began to…more

Born

Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK

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Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- The Twilight Zone
  Uncle Simon Polk
  - S 5: Ep 8 Uncle Simon
    11/15/63
- The Gertrude Berg Show
  Professor Crayton
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Bird
    4/5/62
  - S 1: Ep 25 Dad's Day
    3/29/62
  - S 1: Ep 24 Gentleman Caller
    3/22/62
  - S 1: Ep 23 Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
    3/15/62
  - S 1: Ep 22 One of Our Books is Missing
    3/8/62
  - + 21 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Climax!
  Sir Francis Brittain
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Hanging Judge
    1/12/56
- Climax!
  Professor Robertson
  - S 1: Ep 25 No Stone Unturned
    5/19/55
Guest Star (47)

Role
- The Outer Limits
  Colas
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Forms of Things Unknown
    5/4/64
- Burke's Law
  John Busch
  - S 1: Ep 1 Who Killed Holly Howard?
    9/20/63
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 March 18, 1963
    3/18/63
- The Jack Paar Show
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 125 February 23, 1962
    2/23/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 June 16, 1961
    6/16/61
- The United States Steel Hour
  Lowell Chalmers
  - S 7: Ep 12 Revolt in Hadley
    3/9/60
  - S 7: Ep 11 The Women of Hadley Act
    2/24/60
- The Twilight Zone
  Uncle Simon Polk
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 30 April 12, 1959: Brook Benton, Johnnie Ray, Gertrude Berg, Teresa Brewer, Sir Cedric Hardwicke
    4/12/59
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 29 March 28, 1959
    3/28/59
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 10: Ep 5 EPISODE #435
    10/5/58
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 23 March 6, 1958
    3/6/58
- Studio One
  Sir Alaric
  - S 10: Ep 15 The Other Place
    1/13/58
- Mr. Adams and Eve
  Gerald Fortescue
  - S 2: Ep 8 Man with Raven
    11/15/57
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Earl of Hertford
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Prince and the Pauper
    10/28/57
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  John Anderson
  - S 2: Ep 33 A Man Greatly Beloved
    5/12/57
- Climax!
  Dr. Martin Crandall
  - S 3: Ep 30 Strange Deaths at Burnleigh
    5/2/57
- Matinee Theatre
  Canon Skerritt
  - S 2: Ep 112 Shadow and Substance
    3/1/57
- Playhouse 90
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Ninth Day
    1/10/57
- Climax!
  Danielson
  - S 3: Ep 9 Flight to Tomorrow
    11/8/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Mr. Princey
  - S 2: Ep 1 Wet Saturday
    9/30/56
- Climax!
  Clifton Lattimer
  - S 2: Ep 40 The Man Who Lost His Head
    7/26/56
- Producers' Showcase
  Julius Caesar
  - S 2: Ep 8 Caesar and Cleopatra
    3/5/56
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 1/31/1956
    1/31/56
- Four Star Playhouse
  Sir George
  - S 4: Ep 14 Tunnel of Fear
    1/19/56
- Matinee Theatre
  Mr. Krane
  - S 1: Ep 45 Mr. Krane
    1/3/56
- TV Reader's Digest
  Martin Archer-Shee
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Archer-Shee Case
    10/31/55
- Climax!
  Utterson
  - S 1: Ep 34 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    7/28/55
- Cameo Theatre
  The Inca
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Inca of Perusalem
    7/3/55
- Front Row Center
  Edward Barrett
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
    6/8/55
- The Elgin TV Hour
  August Draper
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Thousand Dollar Window
    3/22/55
- Motorola Television Hour
  Hawkins
  - S 1: Ep 13 Black Chiffon
    4/20/54
- Motorola Television Hour
  The Golux
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Thirteen Clocks
    12/29/53
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Beard
    11/24/53
- Suspense
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Interruption
    11/3/53
  - S 5: Ep 50 Death in Passing
    8/25/53
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  John O'Fell
  - S 3: Ep 7 In the Pincers
    10/16/53
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 7 A Criminal Assignment
    10/12/53
- Medallion Theatre
  Inspector Grodman
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Big Bow Mystery
    9/26/53
- General Electric Theater
  Hillary Joyce
  - S 1: Ep 4 Best Seller
    3/1/53
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Robert Malcolm
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Return Of Ulysses
    9/1/52
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 44 Crossroads
    8/1/52
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 45 Teresa Brewer; Orson Bean; Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Bobby Feller
    7/13/52
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 2: Ep 11 EPISODE #26
    11/26/50
- This Is Show Business
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 36 6/4/1950
    6/4/50
- Your Show of Shows
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 13 May 20, 1950
    5/30/50
- Celebrity Time
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 46 12/4/1949
    12/4/49
  - S 1: Ep 17 5/15/1949
    5/15/49
- Who Said That?
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 46 11/19/1949
    11/19/49
- We, The People
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 11 Mary Margaret McBride/Sir Cedric Hardwicke
    3/15/49

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- Cedric has 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Cedric attended RADA.
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- Hardwicke was knighted in 1934.
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- Cedric: I can't act. I have never acted. And I shall never act. What I can do is suspend my audience's power of judgement till I've finished.
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- Cedric: Actors must practice restraint else think what might happen in a love scene.
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- Cedric: When actors are talking, they are servants of the dramatist. It is what they can show the audience when they are not talking that reveals the fine actor.
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